1960 Curtis Cup
| Dates | 20–21 May 1960 | ||||
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| Venue | Lindrick Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||
| Captains |
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| United States wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
The 11th Curtis Cup Match was played on 20 and 21 May 1960 at Lindrick Golf Club in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. The United States won by 61⁄2 matches to 21⁄2, to regain the Curtis Cup.[1]
The United States won two of the three foursomes matches and then won four of the six singles with another match halved.[2][1][3]
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]
 &  British Isles
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| Name | Notes | |||
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 Maureen Garrett
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non-playing captain | |||
| Angela Bonallack
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played in 1956 and 1958 | |||
 Philomena Garvey
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played in 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956 | |||
 Belle McCorkindale
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| Ruth Porter
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| Elizabeth Price
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played in 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956 and 1958 | |||
| Janette Robertson
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played in 1954, 1956 and 1958 | |||
| Frances Smith
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played in 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956 and 1958 | |||
| Marley Spearman
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Marley Spearman did not play in any matches
 United States
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| Name | Notes | ||||
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| Mildred Prunaret | non-playing captain | ||||
| Judy Bell | |||||
| Judy Eller | |||||
| Joanne Goodwin | |||||
| JoAnne Gunderson | played in 1958 | ||||
| Ann Casey Johnstone | played in 1958 | ||||
| Barbara McIntire | played in 1958 | ||||
| Anne Quast | played in 1958 | ||||
Friday's foursomes matches[edit]
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Results | 
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| Bonallack/Price |  1 up
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Gunderson/McIntire |
| McCorkindale/Robertson |  4 & 2
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Eller/Quast |
| Porter/Smith | 3 & 2
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Goodwin/Johnstone |
| 1 | Session | 2 |
| 1 | Overall | 2 |
18-hole scores: Gunderson/McIntire 4 up, Eller/Quast 3 up, Goodwin/Johnstone 6 up
Saturday's singles matches[edit]
Ruth Porter was a late replacement for Frances Smith who was due to play in the final singles match.
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Results |
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| Elizabeth Price | halved | Barbara McIntire |
| Angela Bonallack | 2 & 1
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JoAnne Gunderson |
| Janette Robertson | 2 up
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Anne Quast |
| Philomena Garvey | 4 & 3
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Judy Eller |
| Belle McCorkindale | 8 & 7
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Judy Bell |
| Ruth Porter | 1 up
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Joanne Goodwin |
| 11⁄2 | Session | 41⁄2 |
| 21⁄2 | Overall | 61⁄2 |
18-hole scores: Price 3 up, Gunderson 3 up, Quast 1 up, Eller 3 up, Bell 7 up, Porter 1 up
References[edit]
- ^ a b Horne, Cyril (23 May 1960). "America regains Curtis Cup". The Glasgow Herald. p. 8.
- ^ Horne, Cyril (21 May 1960). "Britain loses Curtis Cup foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. p. 12.
- ^ "Curtis Cup won on sporting match" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 10. July 1960.
- ^ "Lindrick and St. David's, to test Curtis cuppers" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 11. April 1960.