2016 Curtis Cup
The 39th Curtis Cup Match was played from 10 to 12 June 2016 at Dun Laoghaire Golf Club near Enniskerry, Ireland. Great Britain and Ireland won 111⁄2 to 81⁄2. Bronte Law became the first golfer from Great Britain and Ireland to win 5 matches in a Curtis Cup match, a feat only previously achieved by Stacy Lewis in 2008.[1]
| Dates | 10–12 June 2016 | ||||
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| Venue | Dun Laoghaire Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Enniskerry, Ireland | ||||
| Captains |
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| Great Britain & Ireland wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
Format
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 is worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match is all square after the 18th hole extra holes are not played. Rather, each side earns 1⁄2 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulates at least 101⁄2 points wins the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retains the Cup.
Teams
Eight players for the Great Britain & Ireland and USA participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.
Six members of the Great Britain & Ireland team were selected automatically, the top four in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) as of 27 April 2016 and the leading two players in the LGU’s Order of Merit not selected from the WAGR. The remaining two were picked by the LGU Selection Panel.[2]
 &  Great Britain & Ireland | ||||
| Name | Age | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Elaine Farquharson-Black |
48 | non-playing captain | ||
| Maria Dunne |
32 | Selection Panel Pick | ||
 Alice Hewson |
18 | WAGR | ||
| Bronte Law |
21 | WAGR, played in 2012 and 2014 | ||
| Meghan MacLaren |
21 | LGU Order of Merit | ||
| Leona Maguire |
21 | WAGR, played in 2010 and 2012 | ||
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18 | WAGR | ||
| Rochelle Morris |
20 | LGU Order of Merit | ||
| Charlotte Thomas |
23 | Selection Panel Pick, played in 2014 | ||
The American team was selected by the USGA’s International Team Selection Committee.[3] American captain Robin Burke is the wife of Jack Burke Jr.
 Team USA | |||||
| Name | Age | Notes | |||
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| Robin Burke | 53 | non-playing captain | |||
| Sierra Brooks | 17 | ||||
| Mariel Galdiano | 17 | ||||
| Andrea Lee | 17 | ||||
| Mika Liu | 17 | ||||
| Hannah O'Sullivan | 18 | ||||
| Bailey Tardy | 19 | ||||
| Monica Vaughn | 21 | ||||
| Bethany Wu | 19 | ||||
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Law/Mehaffey | 2 & 1 |
O'Sullivan/Galdiano |
| Thomas/Maguire | 4 & 2 |
Lee/Liu |
| MacLaren/Dunne | 1 up |
Tardy/Vaughn |
| 2 | Session | 1 |
| 2 | Overall | 1 |
Afternoon fourballs
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Maguire/Law | 4 & 3 |
Wu/Brooks |
| Mehaffey/Thomas | 1 up |
O'Sullivan/Galdiano |
| MacLaren/Hewson | 2 & 1 |
Tardy/Vaughn |
| 1 | Session | 2 |
| 3 | Overall | 3 |
Saturday's matches
Morning foursomes
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Maguire/Thomas | 1 up |
Wu/O'Sullivan |
| MacLaren/Dunne | 1 up |
Brooks/Lee |
| Mehaffey/Law | 3 & 2 |
Tardy/Vaughn |
| 2 | Session | 1 |
| 5 | Overall | 4 |
Afternoon fourballs
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Mehaffey/Law | 3 & 2 |
Vaughn/Wu |
| MacLaren/Dunne | 3 & 2 |
Tardy/Galdiano |
| Maguire/Thomas | 5 & 4 |
O'Sullivan/Liu |
| 3 | Session | 0 |
| 8 | Overall | 4 |
Sunday's singles matches
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Olivia Mehaffey | halved | Hannah O'Sullivan |
| Charlotte Thomas | 4 & 3 |
Bailey Tardy |
| Leona Maguire | 3 & 2 |
Sierra Brooks |
| Rochelle Morris | 4 & 3 |
Monica Vaughn |
| Alice Hewson | 2 & 1 |
Andrea Lee |
| Bronte Law | 2 up |
Mika Liu |
| Meghan MacLaren | 2 & 1 |
Bethany Wu |
| Maria Dunne | 2 & 1 |
Mariel Galdiano |
| 31⁄2 | Session | 41⁄2 |
| 111⁄2 | Overall | 81⁄2 |
References
- "GB&I Reclaims Curtis Cup With 11.5-8.5 Victory Over USA". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- "GB&I Curtis Cup Team Named". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- "2016 USA Squad Announced". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.