2024 Curtis Cup

Although this was the first Curtis Cup match to be held at Sunningdale, an unofficial match between America and Britain was played there on 1 May 1930, two years before the first Curtis Cup match.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Rv49AAAAIBAJ&pg=5380%2C4682488 |title=American ladies arrive |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=30 April 1930 |page=22}} The match was arranged by Glenna Collett and Molly Gourlay. The American team was selected from a group that had just arrived in England to play in the Women's Amateur Championship at Formby starting on 12 May. There were five foursomes matches followed by ten singles matches in the afternoon.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t6NAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5161%2C17345 |title=British v American women |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=1 May 1930 |page=2}} The match was level after the foursomes, with each team winning two matches and one match halved. Britain won six of the ten singles matches to win the contest.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uKNAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4196%2C308629 |title=American women defeated |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=2 May 1930 |page=16}}

The contest was a three-day competition, with three foursomes and three fourball matches on each of the first two days, and eight singles matches on the final day, a total of 20 points.

Each of the 20 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match ended all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. Rather, each side earned {{1/2}} point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 10{{1/2}} points won the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retained the Cup.

Eight players for Great Britain & Ireland and USA participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.

The Great Britain & Ireland team was announced on 1 August 2024. The top five players from the World Amateur Golf Ranking were chosen, together with three selections. Mimi and Patience Rhodes are sisters.{{cite web |title=Great Britain and Ireland team announced for the 43rd Curtis Cup |url=https://www.randa.org/articles/great-britain-and-ireland-team-announced-for-the-43rd-curtis-cup |publisher=The R&A |date=1 August 2024 |access-date=12 August 2024}}

Zoe Campos, Catherine Park and Jasmine Koo were the first players to make the American team, as the three highest-ranked Americans in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) on 10 July 2024.{{cite web |title=First Three Players Named to 2024 USA Curtis Cup Team |url=https://championships.usga.org/curtiscup/2024/articles/campos-park-koo-first-3-2024-usa-curtis-cup-team.html |first=Julia |last=Pine |publisher=United States Golf Association |date=11 July 2024 |access-date=12 August 2024}} The rest of the team was announced on 12 August.{{cite web |title=2024 USA Curtis Cup Team Finalized With Final 5 Players |url=https://championships.usga.org/curtiscup/2024/articles/2024-usa-curtis-cup-team-finalized-with-final-5-players.html |first=Julia |last=Pine |publisher=United States Golf Association |date=12 August 2024 |access-date=13 August 2024}}

Note: "Rank" is the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of the start of the Cup.

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• [https://www.randa.org/en/championships/curtis-cup The R&A site]
• [https://championships.usga.org/curtiscup.html USGA site]

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