| Dates | 21–22 May 1948 | ||||
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| Venue | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Southport, England | ||||
| Captains |
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| United States wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
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The 5rd Curtis Cup Match was played on 21 and 22 May 1948 at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. The United States won 61⁄2 to 21⁄2.[1]
The United States won two of the three foursomes matches and won four and halved another of the six singles.[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 18 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
 &  British Isles | ||||
| Name | Notes | |||
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 Doris Chambers |
non-playing captain | |||
| Zara Bolton |
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 Jean Donald |
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| Diana Critchley |
played in 1932 and 1934 | |||
| Philomena Garvey |
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| Jacqueline Gordon |
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| Helen Holm |
played in 1936 and 1938 | |||
| Clarrie Reddan |
played in 1938 | |||
| Maureen Ruttle |
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Diana Critchley did not play in any matches.
 United States | |||||
| Name | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenna Collett Vare | playing captain, played in 1932, 1936 and 1938 | ||||
| Dorothy Kielty | |||||
| Dorothy Kirby | |||||
| Grace Lenczyk | |||||
| Estelle Page | played in 1938 | ||||
| Polly Riley | |||||
| Louise Suggs | |||||
Friday's foursomes matches
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Donald/Gordon | 3 & 2 |
Suggs/Lenczyk |
| Garvey/Bolton | 4 & 3 |
Kirby/Vare |
| Ruttle/Reddan | 5 & 4 |
Page/Kielty |
| 1 | Session | 2 |
| 1 | Overall | 2 |
Saturday's singles matches
Diana Critchley was due to play in the final singles match, but withdrew due to illness and was replaced by Zara Bolton.[1]
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Philomena Garvey | halved | Louise Suggs |
| Jean Donald | 2 up |
Dorothy Kirby |
| Jacqueline Gordon | 5 & 3 |
Grace Lenczyk |
| Helen Holm | 3 & 2 |
Estelle Page |
| Maureen Ruttle | 3 & 2 |
Polly Riley |
| Zara Bolton | 2 & 1 |
Dorothy Kielty |
| 11⁄2 | Session | 41⁄2 |
| 21⁄2 | Overall | 61⁄2 |
References
- 1 2 3 "Curtis Cup for America". The Glasgow Herald. 24 May 1948. p. 4.
- ↑ "Scotswoman outstanding in Curtis Cup match". The Glasgow Herald. 22 May 1948. p. 4.
- ↑ "Impressions: The Curtis Cup trip" (PDF). USGA Journal, Combining Timely Turf Topics: 19. August 1948.
- ↑ "Curtis Cup renewal" (PDF). USGA Journal, Combining Timely Turf Topics: 2. Spring 1948.