1932 Curtis Cup

1st Curtis Cup Match
Dates	21 May 1932
Venue	Wentworth Golf Club; (East Course)
Location	Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Captains	Joyce Wethered (Great Britain); Marion Hollins (USA);
	United States wins the Curtis Cup
	1934 →

The 1st Curtis Cup Match was played on 21 May 1932 at Wentworth Golf Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England. The United States won 51⁄2 to 31⁄2.^[1]^[2]

The match was played on the East course, measuring about 6,000 yards. The foursomes began at 10:30 am and the singles at 2 pm. All the match pairings were announced the previous day. Britain used all 8 of their players while the Americans used the same six in both sessions.^[3]^[4] The United States won all three foursomes matches and, although Britain did better in the afternoon, America won two singles matches and won the contest.^[1]

Format

The contest was played in a single day, with three foursomes in the morning and six singles matches in the afternoon, a total of 9 points.

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

Eight players for Great Britain & Ireland and USA participated in the event. Both teams had a playing captain, although the American captain, Marion Hollins, was one of the two reserves.

Name	Notes
Great Britain
Joyce Wethered	playing captain
Elsie Corlett
Diana Fishwick
Molly Gourlay
Wanda Morgan
Doris Park
Charlotte Watson
Enid Wilson

Name	Notes
Team USA
Marion Hollins	captain, reserve
Leona Cheney
Helen Hicks
Dorothy Higbie	reserve
Opal Hill
Maureen Orcutt
Virginia Van Wie
Glenna Vare

The American reserves, Marion Hollins and Dorothy Higbie, did not play in any matches.

Morning foursomes

	Results
Wethered/Morgan	1 up	Vare/Hill
Wilson/Watson	2 & 1	Van Wie/Hicks
Gourlay/Park	1 up	Orcutt/Cheney
0	Session	3
0	Overall	3

Afternoon singles

	Results
Joyce Wethered	6 & 4	Glenna Vare
Enid Wilson	2 & 1	Helen Hicks
Wanda Morgan	2 & 1	Virginia Van Wie
Diana Fishwick	4 & 3	Maureen Orcutt
Molly Gourlay	halved	Opal Hill
Elsie Corlett	5 & 3	Leona Cheney
31⁄2	Session	21⁄2
31⁄2	Overall	51⁄2

References

^ ^a ^b "Golf – Ladies International Match – Victory of U.S.". The Times. 23 May 1932. p. 6.
^ "British Ladies Defeated – Surprising American victory – Visitors win all foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 23 May 1932. p. 6.
^ "Golf – Ladies' International Match – Britain v. U.S. at Wentworth to-day". The Times. 21 May 1932. p. 4.
^ "To-day's match with America – New departure in Women's golf". The Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1932. p. 16.

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[times-1] "Golf – Ladies International Match – Victory of U.S.". The Times. 23 May 1932. p. 6.

[gh-2] "British Ladies Defeated – Surprising American victory – Visitors win all foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 23 May 1932. p. 6.

[3] "Golf – Ladies' International Match – Britain v. U.S. at Wentworth to-day". The Times. 21 May 1932. p. 4.

[4] "To-day's match with America – New departure in Women's golf". The Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1932. p. 16.

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