1962 Curtis Cup
| Dates | August 17–18, 1962 | ||||
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| Venue | Broadmoor Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||||
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| United States wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
The 12th Curtis Cup Match was played on August 17 and 18, 1962 at the Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The United States won by 8 matches to 1, to retain the trophy.[1]
The United States won all three foursomes matches and five of the six singles matches to win the contest.[2][1][3] This was the last Curtis Cup in which 36-hole matches were played.
Format
[edit]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 36 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
[edit] United States
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| Name | Notes | ||||
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| Polly Riley | non-playing captain | ||||
| Jean Ashley | |||||
| Judy Bell | played in 1960 | ||||
| Clifford Ann Creed | |||||
| Anne Decker | played in 1958 and 1960 | ||||
| JoAnne Gunderson | played in 1958 and 1960 | ||||
| Ann Casey Johnstone | played in 1958 and 1960 | ||||
| Barbara McIntire | played in 1958 and 1960 | ||||
| Phyllis Preuss | |||||
 &  British Isles
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| Name | Notes | |||
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 Frances Stephens
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playing captain | |||
| Angela Bonallack
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played in 1956, 1958 and 1960 | |||
| Sally Bonallack
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| Diane Robb Frearson
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| Ann Irvin
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| Ruth Porter
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played in 1960 | |||
| Jean Roberts
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| Marley Spearman
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played in 1960 | |||
| Sheila Vaughan
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Friday's foursomes matches
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Results | 
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| A. Bonallack/Spearman |  7 & 5
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Decker/McIntyre |
| Irvin/Vaughan | 4 & 3
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Creed/Gunderson |
| Frearson/Porter | 8 & 7
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Ashley/Johnstone |
| 0 | Session | 3 |
| 0 | Overall | 3 |
18-hole scores: Decker/McIntyre 6 up, Creed/Gunderson 1 up, Ashley/Johnstone 4 up
Saturday's singles matches
[edit]Jean Roberts was a late replacement for Ann Irvin who was due to play in the fourth singles match.
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Results |
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| Marley Spearman | 5 & 4
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Anne Decker |
| Angela Bonallack | 2 & 1
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JoAnne Gunderson |
| Diane Robb Frearson |   8 & 7
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Judy Bell |
| Jean Roberts | 1 up
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Phyllis Preuss |
| Sally Bonallack | 6 & 5
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Clifford Ann Creed |
| Sheila Vaughan | 5 & 4
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Barbara McIntire |
| 1 | Session | 5 |
| 1 | Overall | 8 |
18-hole scores: Decker 3 up, Gunderson 5 up, Frearson 7 up, Preuss 5 up, Creed 6 up, McIntire 5 up
References
[edit]- ^ a b "United States retain Curtis Cup". The Glasgow Herald. August 20, 1962. p. 4.
- ^ "United States' clean sweep in foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. August 18, 1962. p. 5.
- ^ "American team brilliant in the Curtis Cup match" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 16. September 1962.
- ^ "British Isles seek to regain Curtis Cup" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 11. July 1962.