The 33rd Curtis Cup Match was played on 12 and 13 June 2004 at Formby Golf Club in Formby, Merseyside, England. The United States won 10 to 8.[1] Great Britain and Ireland won 5 of the 6 foursomes but American dominated in the singles, winning 9 of the 12 matches. Michelle Wie became the youngest ever Curtis Cup player, at the age of 14.
| Dates | 12–13 June 2004 | ||||
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| Venue | Formby Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Formby, Merseyside, England | ||||
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| United States wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
Format
editThe contest was a two-day competition, with three foursomes and six singles matches on each day, a total of 18 points.
Each of the 18 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 91⁄2 points won the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retained the Cup.
Teams
editEight players for Great Britain & Ireland and USA participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.[2]
 &  Great Britain & Ireland
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| Name | Age | Notes | ||
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 Ada O'Sullivan
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40 | non-playing captain | ||
| Claire Coughlan
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24 | |||
 Emma Duggleby
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32 | played in 2000 and 2002 | ||
 Anna Highgate
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22 | |||
 Anne Laing
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29 | |||
| Danielle Masters
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21 | |||
| Shelley McKevitt
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24 | |||
| Fame More
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23 | played in 2002 | ||
| Nicola Timmins
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24 | |||
 Team USA
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| Name | Age | Notes | |||
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| Martha Kirouac | 55 | non-playing captain | |||
| Erica Blasberg | 19 | ||||
| Paula Creamer | 17 | ||||
| Sarah Huarte | 22 | ||||
| Liz Janangelo | 20 | ||||
| Brittany Lang | 18 | ||||
| Jane Park | 17 | ||||
| Annie Thurman | 21 | ||||
| Michelle Wie | 14 | ||||
Saturday's matches
editMorning foursomes
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Results | 
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| McKevitt/Duggleby |  3 & 2
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Park/Creamer |
| Timmins/Masters | 1 up
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Huarte/Thurman |
| Laing/Coughlan | 1 up
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Lang/Wie |
| 3 | Session | 0 |
| 3 | Overall | 0 |
Afternoon singles
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Results |
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| Emma Duggleby | 3 & 2
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Liz Janangelo |
| Danielle Masters |  1 up
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Erica Blasberg |
| Fame More | 5 & 3
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Paula Creamer |
| Anna Highgate | 5 & 4
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Michelle Wie |
| Shelley McKevitt | 4 & 3
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Jane Park |
| Anne Laing | 4 & 3
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Annie Thurman |
| 1 | Session | 5 |
| 4 | Overall | 5 |
Sunday's matches
editMorning foursomes
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Results |
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| Duggleby/McKevitt | 2 & 1
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Blasberg/Huarte |
| Laing/Coughlan | 3 & 2
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Janangelo/Wie |
| Timmins/Masters | 5 & 4
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Lang/Thurman |
| 2 | Session | 1 |
| 6 | Overall | 6 |
Afternoon singles
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Results |
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| Emma Duggleby | 3 & 2
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Paula Creamer |
| Anne Laing | 3 & 1
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Jane Park |
| Shelley McKevitt | 1 up
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Liz Janangelo |
| Nicola Timmins | 6 & 5
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Michelle Wie |
| Claire Coughlan | 2 up
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Brittany Lang |
| Danielle Masters | 1 up
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Annie Thurman |
| 2 | Session | 4 |
| 8 | Overall | 10 |
References
edit- ^ "USA Retains Curtis Cup with 10-8 Victory". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. 13 June 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "The 33rd Curtis Cup Match Fact Sheet". United States Golf Association. Retrieved 9 October 2016.