2012 Curtis Cup
| Dates | 8–10 June 2012 | ||||
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| Venue | Nairn Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Nairn, Scotland | ||||
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| Great Britain & Ireland wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
The 37th Curtis Cup Match was played from 8 to 10 June 2012 at Nairn Golf Club in Nairn, Scotland. Great Britain and Ireland won 101⁄2 to 91⁄2.[1]
Format
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Eight players for the Great Britain & Ireland and USA participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.
The Great Britain & Ireland team was selected by the Selection Panel of the LGU in March 2012.[2]
| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Great Britain & Ireland | ||||
| Name | Age | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales Tegwen Matthews | 56 | non-playing captain | ||
| Wales Amy Boulden | 18 | |||
| England Holly Clyburn | 21 | played in 2010 | ||
| England Charley Hull | 16 | |||
| England Bronte Law | 17 | |||
| Republic of Ireland Leona Maguire | 17 | played in 2010 | ||
| Northern Ireland Stephanie Meadow | 20 | |||
| Scotland Pamela Pretswell | 22 | played in 2010 | ||
| England Kelly Tidy | 20 | |||
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Five of the American team were selected in December 2011 (Anderson, Duncan, Ernst, Lua and Pancake).[3] The remaining three members of the team (McCloskey, Popson and Tubert) were announced in January 2012.[4][5]
| United States Team USA | |||||
| Name | Age | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Cornett | 56 | non-playing captain | |||
| Amy Anderson | 19 | ||||
| Lindy Duncan | 21 | ||||
| Austin Ernst | 20 | ||||
| Tiffany Lua | 21 | played in 2010 | |||
| Lisa McCloskey | 20 | ||||
| Brooke Pancake | 22 | ||||
| Erica Popson | 21 | ||||
| Emily Tubert | 20 | ||||
Friday's matches
[edit | edit source]Morning foursomes
[edit | edit source]| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Tidy/Boulden | United States 1 up | Ernst/Pancake |
| Clyburn/Law | United States 2 & 1 | Anderson/Lua |
| Maguire/Meadow | United States 5 & 4 | Duncan/McCloskey |
| 0 | Session | 3 |
| 0 | Overall | 3 |
Afternoon fourballs
[edit | edit source]| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Prestwell/Hull | United States 4 & 3 | Anderson/Tubert |
| Tidy/Clyburn | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 | Pancake/Popson |
| Law/Boulden | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 | Duncan/McCloskey |
| 2 | Session | 1 |
| 2 | Overall | 4 |
Saturday's matches
[edit | edit source]Morning foursomes
[edit | edit source]| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Pretswell/Hull | United States 3 & 2 | Anderson/Lua |
| Clyburn/Boulden | United States 2 up | Ernst/Pancake |
| Meadow/Maguire | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 1 | Duncan/McCloskey |
| 1 | Session | 2 |
| 3 | Overall | 6 |
Afternoon fourballs
[edit | edit source]| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Clyburn/Tidy | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up | Anderson/Tubert |
| Maguire/Law | halved | Pancake/Ernst |
| Meadow/Pretswell | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 up | Popson/Lua |
| 21⁄2 | Session | 1⁄2 |
| 51⁄2 | Overall | 61⁄2 |
Sunday's singles matches
[edit | edit source]| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Tidy | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 | Austin Ernst |
| Amy Boulden | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 1 | Emily Tubert |
| Holly Clyburn | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 | Erica Popson |
| Pamela Pretswell | United States 4 & 3 | Lisa McCloskey |
| Bronte Law | United States 2 up | Tiffany Lua |
| Charley Hull | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 5 & 3 | Lindy Duncan |
| Stephanie Meadow | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 & 2 | Amy Anderson |
| Leona Maguire | United States 6 & 5 | Brooke Pancake |
| 5 | Session | 3 |
| 101⁄2 | Overall | 91⁄2 |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- USGA archive
- 2012 Curtis Cup (about.sports) Archived 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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