2000 Curtis Cup
Dates | 24–25 June 2000 | ||||
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Venue | Ganton Golf Club | ||||
Location | Ganton, North Yorkshire, England | ||||
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United States wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
The 31st Curtis Cup Match was played on 24 and 25 June 2000 at Ganton Golf Club in Ganton, North Yorkshire, England. The United States won 10 to 8.[1][2]
Format[]
The 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[]
Eight players for Great Britain & Ireland and USA participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.[3][4]
& Great Britain & Ireland | ||||
Name | Age | Notes | ||
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42 | non-playing captain | |||
26 | played in 1998 | |||
Becky Brewerton | 17 | |||
26 | played in 1998 | |||
Emma Duggleby | 28 | |||
Rebecca Hudson | 21 | played in 1998 | ||
Becky Morgan | 25 | played in 1998 | ||
24 | ||||
33 |
Team USA | |||||
Name | Age | Notes | |||
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52 | non-playing captain | ||||
19 | played in 1998 | ||||
33 | |||||
36 | played in 1998 | ||||
Hilary Homeyer | 21 | ||||
21 | |||||
Angela Stanford | 21 | ||||
Carol Semple Thompson | 51 | played 10 times from 1974 to 1998 | |||
45 | played in 1990 and 1992 |
Saturday's matches[]
Morning foursomes[]
& | Results | |
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Andrew/Morgan | 1 up | Bauer/Thomspon |
Brewerton/Hudson | 1 up | Keever/Stanford |
Duggleby/O'Brien | halved | Homeyer/Grimes |
1⁄2 | Session | 21⁄2 |
1⁄2 | Overall | 21⁄2 |
Afternoon singles[]
Sunday's matches[]
Morning foursomes[]
& | Results | |
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Brewerton/Hudson | 2 & 1 | Bauer/Thompson |
Duggleby/O'Brien | 7 & 6 | Keever/Stanford |
Andrew/Morgan | 3 & 1 | Homeyer/Grimes |
2 | Session | 1 |
4 | Overall | 8 |
Afternoon singles[]
References[]
- ^ "Curtis Cup: Bauer holds US line as local heroes fight back". The Daily Telegraph. 26 June 2000. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Last day rally too late for GB & I". Golf Today. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "GB & I Curtis Cup team announced". Golf Today. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "US Curtis Cup team announced". Golf Today. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
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