The 7th Curtis Cup Match was played on 6 and 7 June 1952 at Muirfield in Scotland. The British Isles won by 5 matches to 4, to win the Curtis Cup for the first time.[1]

7th Curtis Cup Match
Dates6–7 June 1952
VenueMuirfield
LocationScotland
Captains
United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
5 4 United States
British Isles wins the Curtis Cup
← 1950
1954 →

The British Isles won two of the three foursomes matches and tied the singles to win by five matches to four.[2][1][3]

Format

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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 12 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 5 points won the competition.

Teams

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  &     British Isles
Name Notes
  Katharine Cairns non-playing captain
  Jeanne Bisgood played in 1950
  Jean Donald played in 1948 and 1950
  Philomena Garvey played in 1948 and 1950
  Kitty MacCann
  Moira Paterson
  Elizabeth Price played in 1950
  Frances Stephens played in 1950
  Jessie Valentine played in 1936, 1938 and 1950

MacCann did not play in any matches

    United States
Name Notes
Aniela Goldthwaite non-playing captain, played in 1934 and 1936
Grace DeMoss
Claire Doran
Dorothy Kirby played in 1948 and 1950
Marjorie Lindsay
Mae Murray
Patricia O'Sullivan
Polly Riley played in 1948 and 1950

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Friday's foursomes matches

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  &   Results  
Donald/Price    3 & 2 Kirby/DeMoss
Stephens/Valentine   6 & 4 Doran/Lindsay
Paterson/Garvey    2 & 1 Riley/O'Sullivan
2 Session 1
2 Overall 1

18-hole scores: Donald/Price 4 up, Doran/Lindsay 6 up, Paterson/Garvey 1 up

Saturday's singles matches

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  &   Results  
Jean Donald   1 up Dorothy Kirby
Frances Stephens    2 & 1 Marjorie Lindsay
Moira Paterson   6 & 4 Polly Riley
Jeanne Bisgood    6 & 5 Mae Murray
Philomena Garvey   3 & 2 Claire Doran
Elizabeth Price    3 & 2 Grace DeMoss
3 Session 3
5 Overall 4

18-hole scores: Donald 2 up, Stephens/Lindsay all square, Riley 4 up, Bisgood 4 up, Garvey 2 up, Price 1 up

References

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  1. ^ a b "Britain's first Curtis Cup victory". The Glasgow Herald. 9 June 1952. p. 9.
  2. ^ "Britain leads in Curtis Cup foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 7 June 1952. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Britain wins the Curtis Cup" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 9. July 1952.
  4. ^ "The ladies look to Muirfield" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 9. April 1952.

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