The 14th Curtis Cup Match was played on July 29 and 30, 1966 on the Cascades course at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia. The United States won by 13 matches to 5, to retain the trophy.[1]
| Dates | July 29–30, 1966 | ||||
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| Venue | The Homestead | ||||
| Location | Hot Springs, Virginia | ||||
| Captains |
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| United States wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
The United States took a 7–2 lead after the opening day and won two of the foursomes and three of the singles matches on the final day to win the contest.[2][1]
Format edit
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 edit
 United States
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| Name | Notes | ||||
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| Dorothy Germain Porter | non-playing captain, played in 1950 | ||||
| Jean Ashley | played in 1962 | ||||
| Barbara Fay Boddie | played in 1964 | ||||
| Carol Flenniken | played in 1964 | ||||
| Barbara McIntire | played in 1958, 1960, 1962 and 1964 | ||||
| Phyllis Preuss | played in 1962 and 1964 | ||||
| Nancy Syms | played in 1964 | ||||
| Anne Welts | played in 1958, 1960 and 1962 | ||||
| Helen Wilson | played in 1950 | ||||
 &  British Isles
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| Name | Notes | |||
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 Zara Bolton
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playing captain, played in 1948 | |||
 Susan Armitage
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played in 1964 | |||
| Angela Bonallack
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played in 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962 and 1964 | |||
 Ita Burke
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| Liz Chadwick
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 Marjory Fowler
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| Joan Hastings
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| Belle Robertson
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played in 1960 | |||
| Pam Tredinnick
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Chadwick was not in the original team, being selected as first reserve, but was added when Julia Greenhalgh later withdrew with an injured hand.[3][4]
Friday's matches edit
Morning foursomes edit
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Results | 
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| Bonallack/Armitage |  1 up
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Ashley/Preuss |
| Robertson/Hastings | halved | Welts/McIntire |
| Chadwick/Tredinnick | 1 up
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Boddie/Flenniken |
| 1⁄2 | Session | 21⁄2 |
| 1⁄2 | Overall | 21⁄2 |
Afternoon singles edit
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Results |
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| Belle Robertson | 1 up
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Jean Ashley |
| Susan Armitage | halved | Anne Welts |
| Angela Bonallack | 3 & 2
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Barbara Fay Boddie |
| Liz Chadwick | 2 up
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Nancy Syms |
| Ita Burke |  3 & 1
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Helen Wilson |
| Marjory Fowler | 3 & 1
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Carol Flenniken |
| 11⁄2 | Session | 41⁄2 |
| 2 | Overall | 7 |
Saturday's matches edit
Morning foursomes edit
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Results |
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| Bonallack/Armitage | 3 & 1
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Ashley/Preuss |
| Chadwick/Burke | 1 up
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McIntire/Welts |
| Robertson/Hastings | 2 & 1
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Boddie/Flenniken |
| 1 | Session | 2 |
| 3 | Overall | 9 |
Afternoon singles edit
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Results |
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| Angela Bonallack | 2 & 1
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Jean Ashley |
| Belle Robertson | halved | Anne Welts |
| Susan Armitage | 3 & 2
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Barbara Fay Boddie |
| Pamela Tredinnick | halved | Nancy Syms |
| Liz Chadwick | 3 & 2
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Phyllis Preuss |
| Ita Burke | 2 & 1
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Carol Flenniken |
| 2 | Session | 4 |
| 5 | Overall | 13 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Americans retain Curtis Cup". The Glasgow Herald. August 1, 1966. p. 10.
- ^ "Americans set to keep Curtis Cup". The Glasgow Herald. July 30, 1966. p. 5.
- ^ "Three Scots in Curtis Cup team". The Glasgow Herald. June 11, 1966. p. 7.
- ^ "Curtis Cup team change". The Glasgow Herald. July 12, 1966. p. 6.