1936 Curtis Cup
Dates | 6 May 1936 | ||||
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Venue | Gleneagles Hotel (King's Course) | ||||
Location | Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland | ||||
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United States retains the Curtis Cup | |||||
The 3rd Curtis Cup Match was played on 6 May 1936 on the King's Course at Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland. The match ended in a tie at 41⁄2 each and the United States, as the holders, retained the trophy.[1][2]
The final match to finish was between Jessie Anderson and . America led 41⁄2–31⁄2 and had already retained the Cup but Britain could still tie the contest. Anderson and Cheney were all square after 17 holes. Cheney took 5 at the last but Anderson holed a putt of 7 or 8 yards for a 4, to win her match and tie the contest.[1][2]
Format[]
The 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[]
Eight players for Great Britain & Ireland and USA participated in the event.
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played in 1934 | |||
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played in 1932 and 1934 | |||
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played in 1934 |
Bridget Newell and did not play in any matches.
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Glenna Collett Vare | playing captain, played in 1932 | ||||
Patty Berg | |||||
played in 1932 and 1934 | |||||
Maureen Crews | played in 1932 and 1934 | ||||
Charlotte Glutting | played in 1934 | ||||
played in 1934 | |||||
Opal Hill | played in 1932 and 1934 | ||||
Marion Miley | played in 1934 |
and Marion Miley did not play in any matches.
Morning foursomes[]
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Results | ![]() |
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Morgan/Garon | halved | Vare/Berg |
Walker/Burton | ![]() |
Crews/Cheney |
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Hill/Glutting |
11⁄2 | Session | 11⁄2 |
11⁄2 | Overall | 11⁄2 |
Afternoon singles[]
References[]
- ^ a b "The Curtis Cup – A halved match". The Times. 7 May 1936. p. 5.
- ^ a b "Women's international match – Britain and America draw in thrilling finish". The Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1936. p. 3.
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