The 1st Curtis Cup Match was played on 21 May 1932 at Wentworth Golf Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England. The United States won 51⁄2 to 31⁄2.[1][2]
| Dates | 21 May 1932 | ||||
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| Venue | Wentworth Golf Club (East Course) | ||||
| Location | Virginia Water, Surrey, England | ||||
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| United States wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
The match was played on the East course, measuring about 6,000 yards. The foursomes began at 10:30 am and the singles at 2 pm. All the match pairings were announced the previous day. Britain used all 8 of their players while the Americans used the same six in both sessions.[3][4] The United States won all three foursomes matches and, although Britain did better in the afternoon, America won two singles matches and won the contest.[1]
Format
editThe contest was played in a single day, with three foursomes in the morning and six singles matches in the afternoon, a total of 9 points.
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
editEight players for Great Britain & Ireland and USA participated in the event. Both teams had a playing captain, although the American captain, Marion Hollins, was one of the two reserves.
 Great Britain
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 Joyce Wethered
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| Elsie Corlett
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| Diana Fishwick
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| Molly Gourlay
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| Wanda Morgan
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 Doris Park
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| Charlotte Watson
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| Enid Wilson
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 Team USA
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| Marion Hollins | captain, reserve | ||||
| Leona Cheney | |||||
| Helen Hicks | |||||
| Dorothy Higbie | reserve | ||||
| Opal Hill | |||||
| Maureen Orcutt | |||||
| Virginia Van Wie | |||||
| Glenna Vare | |||||
The American reserves, Marion Hollins and Dorothy Higbie, did not play in any matches.
Morning foursomes
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Results | 
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| Wethered/Morgan |  1 up
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Vare/Hill |
| Wilson/Watson | 2 & 1
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Van Wie/Hicks |
| Gourlay/Park | 1 up
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Orcutt/Cheney |
| 0 | Session | 3 |
| 0 | Overall | 3 |
Afternoon singles
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Results |
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| Joyce Wethered |  6 & 4
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Glenna Vare |
| Enid Wilson | 2 & 1
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Helen Hicks |
| Wanda Morgan | 2 & 1
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Virginia Van Wie |
| Diana Fishwick | 4 & 3
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Maureen Orcutt |
| Molly Gourlay | halved | Opal Hill |
| Elsie Corlett | 5 & 3
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Leona Cheney |
| 31⁄2 | Session | 21⁄2 |
| 31⁄2 | Overall | 51⁄2 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Golf – Ladies International Match – Victory of U.S.". The Times. 23 May 1932. p. 6.
- ^ "British Ladies Defeated – Surprising American victory – Visitors win all foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 23 May 1932. p. 6.
- ^ "Golf – Ladies' International Match – Britain v. U.S. at Wentworth to-day". The Times. 21 May 1932. p. 4.
- ^ "To-day's match with America – New departure in Women's golf". The Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1932. p. 16.