1958 Curtis Cup
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{{Infobox team golf tournament
| name = Curtis Cup
| year = 1958
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| dates = August 8–9, 1958
| venue = Brae Burn Country Club
| location = West Newton, Massachusetts
| home = USA
| away = British Isles
| homecaptain = Virginia Dennehy
| awaycaptain = Daisy Ferguson
| homescore = 4{{1/2}}
| awayscore = 4{{1/2}}
| result = British Isles retains
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The 10th Curtis Cup Match was played on August 8 and 9, 1958 at the Brae Burn Country Club in West Newton, Massachusetts. The match was tied with both team having 4{{1/2}} points, and so the British Isles retained the trophy as the previous winner.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ohY1AAAAIBAJ&pg=1201%2C4496484 |title=Curtis Cup retained by Britain |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=8 |date=August 11, 1958}}
The British Isles won two of the three foursomes matches but the United States won three of the six singles matches and halved another to tie the contest.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oRY1AAAAIBAJ&pg=4096%2C4335559 |title=Britain wins foursomes |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=7 |date=August 9, 1958}}{{cite journal |url=https://gsrpdf.lib.msu.edu/?file=/1950s/1958/580909.pdf |title=A Curtis Cup tie in the finest sense |newspaper=USGA Journal and Turf Management |date=September 1958 |page=11}}
Format
The contest was played over two days, with three foursomes on the first day and six singles matches on the second day, a total of 9 points. Matches were over 36 holes.
Each of the 9 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. Rather, each side earned {{1/2}} a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 5 points won the competition.
Teams
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|colspan="6"|{{flagicon|USA|size=70px}} United States |
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!Name !Notes |
| Virginia Dennehy
|non-playing captain |
| Meriam Bailey
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| JoAnne Gunderson
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| Ann Casey Johnstone
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| Barbara McIntire
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| Anne Richardson
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| Polly Riley
|played in 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956 |
| Barbara Romack
|played in 1954 and 1956 |
| Anne Quast
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Meriam Bailey and Anne Richardson did not play in any matches
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|colspan=5| {{flagicon|GBR|size=70px}} & {{flagicon|IRL|size=70px}} British Isles |
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!Name !Notes |
| {{flagicon|NIR}} Daisy Ferguson
|playing captain |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Angela Bonallack
|played in 1956 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Bridget Jackson
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} Elizabeth Price
|played in 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956 |
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Janette Robertson
|played in 1954 and 1956 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Frances Smith
|played in 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956 |
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Dorothea Sommerville
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| {{flagicon|SCO}} Jessie Valentine
|played in 1936, 1938, 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956 |
Dorothea Sommerville did not play in any matches.
Friday's foursomes matches
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! width=160| {{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} & {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}} ! Results ! width=160| {{flagicon|USA|size=50px}} |
| Bonallack/Price
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 2 & 1 |Romack/Riley |
| Robertson/Smith
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 3 & 2 |Gunderson/Quast |
| Jackson/Valentine
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 6 & 5 |McIntyre/Johnstone |
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| 2 | Session | 1 |
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! 2 ! Overall ! 1 |
18-hole scores: Bonallack/Price 2 up, Robertson/Smith 5 up, McIntyre/Johnstone 5 up
Saturday's singles matches
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! width=160| {{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} & {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}} ! Results ! width=160| {{flagicon|USA|size=50px}} |
| Jessie Valentine
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 up |JoAnne Gunderson |
| Angela Bonallack
|halved |Barbara McIntire |
| Elizabeth Price
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 4 & 2 |Anne Quast |
| Janette Robertson
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 3 & 2 |Ann Casey Johnstone |
| Bridget Jackson
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 4 & 2 |Barbara Romack |
| Frances Smith
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 2 up |Polly Riley |
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| 2{{1/2}} | Session | 3{{1/2}} |
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! 4{{1/2}} ! Overall ! 4{{1/2}} |
18-hole scores: Gunderson 2 up, McIntire 1 up, Quast 3 up, Robertson 5 up, Romack 2 up, Smith/Riley all square
References
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