1958 Curtis Cup

The 10th Curtis Cup Match was played on August 8 and 9, 1958 at the Brae Burn Country Club in West Newton, Massachusetts. The match was tied with both team having 41⁄2 points, and so the British Isles retained the trophy as the previous winner.[1]

10th Curtis Cup Match
DatesAugust 8–9, 1958
VenueBrae Burn Country Club
LocationWest Newton, Massachusetts
Captains
  • Virginia Dennehy (USA)
  • Daisy Ferguson (British Isles)
41⁄2 41⁄2
British Isles retains the Curtis Cup

The British Isles won two of the three foursomes matches but the United States won three of the six singles matches and halved another to tie the contest.[2][1][3]

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 36 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
   United States
Name Notes
Virginia Dennehy non-playing captain
Meriam Bailey
JoAnne Gunderson
Ann Casey Johnstone
Barbara McIntire
Anne Richardson
Polly Riley played in 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956
Barbara Romack played in 1954 and 1956
Anne Quast

Meriam Bailey and Anne Richardson did not play in any matches

&    British Isles
Name Notes
Daisy Ferguson playing captain
Angela Bonallack played in 1956
Bridget Jackson
Elizabeth Price played in 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956
Janette Robertson played in 1954 and 1956
Frances Smith played in 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956
Dorothea Sommerville
Jessie Valentine played in 1936, 1938, 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956

Dorothea Sommerville did not play in any matches.

[4]

Friday's foursomes matches
& Results
Bonallack/Price 2 & 1 Romack/Riley
Robertson/Smith 3 & 2 Gunderson/Quast
Jackson/Valentine 6 & 5 McIntyre/Johnstone
2 Session 1
2 Overall 1

18-hole scores: Bonallack/Price 2 up, Robertson/Smith 5 up, McIntyre/Johnstone 5 up

Saturday's singles matches
& Results
Jessie Valentine 2 up JoAnne Gunderson
Angela Bonallack halved Barbara McIntire
Elizabeth Price 4 & 2 Anne Quast
Janette Robertson 3 & 2 Ann Casey Johnstone
Bridget Jackson 4 & 2 Barbara Romack
Frances Smith 2 up Polly Riley
21⁄2 Session 31⁄2
41⁄2 Overall 41⁄2

18-hole scores: Gunderson 2 up, McIntire 1 up, Quast 3 up, Robertson 5 up, Romack 2 up, Smith/Riley all square

References
  1. "Curtis Cup retained by Britain". The Glasgow Herald. August 11, 1958. p. 8.
  2. "Britain wins foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. August 9, 1958. p. 7.
  3. "A Curtis Cup tie in the finest sense" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 11. September 1958.
  4. "Youth versus experience in Curtis Cup" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 8. July 1958.

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