1934 Curtis Cup
The 2nd Curtis Cup Match was played on September 27 and 28, 1934 at the Chevy Chase Club in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The United States won 61⁄2 to 21⁄2.[1]
Dates | September 27–28, 1934 | ||||
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Venue | Chevy Chase Club | ||||
Location | Chevy Chase, Maryland | ||||
Captains |
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United States wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
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 18 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
Eight players for the USA and for Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event. The American's had a non-playing captain, Glenna Collett-Vare, while Britain's captain, Doris Chambers, was one of the team.
Team USA | |||||
Name | Notes | ||||
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Glenna Collett-Vare | non-playing captain | ||||
Leona Cheney | played in 1932 | ||||
Charlotte Glutting | |||||
Aniela Goldthwaite | |||||
Opal Hill | played in 1932 | ||||
Marion Miley | |||||
Maureen Orcutt | played in 1932 | ||||
Lucille Robinson | |||||
Virginia Van Wie | played in 1932 |
Marion Miley did not play any matches.
The British team was selected in July. Doris Chambers was the captain-manager.[2] They travelled first to Canada on the SS Duchess of York.[3]
Great Britain | ||||
Name | Notes | |||
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Doris Chambers | playing captain | |||
Pam Barton | ||||
Freda Coats | ||||
Diana Fishwick | played in 1932 | |||
Molly Gourlay | played in 1932 | |||
Wanda Morgan | played in 1932 | |||
Diana Plumpton | ||||
Pat Walker |
The captain, Doris Chambers, and Freda Coats did not play any matches.[4][5][6]
Thursday's foursomes matches
Results | ||
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Barton/Gourlay | halved | Van Wie/Glutting |
Fishwick/Morgan | 2 up | Orcutt/Cheney |
Plumpton/Walker | 2 up | Hill/Robinson |
11⁄2 | Session | 11⁄2 |
11⁄2 | Overall | 11⁄2 |
Friday's singles matches
Results | ||
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Diana Fishwick | 2 & 1 | Virginia Van Wie |
Pam Barton | 7 & 5 | Leona Cheney |
Molly Gourlay | 4 & 2 | Maureen Orcutt |
Wanda Morgan | 3 & 2 | Charlotte Glutting |
Diana Plumpton | 3 & 2 | Opal Hill |
Pat Walker | 3 & 2 | Aniela Goldthwaite |
1 | Session | 5 |
21⁄2 | Overall | 61⁄2 |
References
- "Britain's defeat – American women triumph in Curtis Cup match". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. September 29, 1934. Retrieved October 21, 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "British ladies to meet Canada and America". The Glasgow Herald. July 19, 1934. p. 4.
- "British women's team". The Glasgow Herald. September 1, 1934. p. 19.
- "British women golfers in America". The Glasgow Herald. September 27, 1934. p. 3.
- "Curtis Cup golf". The Glasgow Herald. September 28, 1934. p. 12.
- "British women golfers beaten". The Glasgow Herald. September 29, 1934. p. 10.