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The 35th
Curtis Cup The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match. It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and The R&A and is contested by teams representing the United States and " ...
Match was played from 30 May to 1 June 2008 on
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, Scotland. The United States won 13 to 7. This was the first Curtis Cup played over three days, including fourball matches for the first time.
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won all her five matches.


Format

The contest was a three-day competition, with three foursomes and three fourball matches on each of the first two days, and eight singles matches on the final day, a total of 20 points. Each of the 20 matches is worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match is all square after the 18th hole extra holes are not played. Rather, each side earns a point toward their team total. The team that accumulates at least 10 points wins the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retains the Cup.


Teams

Eight players for the Great Britain & Ireland and USA participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team. The Great Britain & Ireland team was selected by the
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in March 2008. The American team was selected by the USGA's International Team Selection Committee in January 2008.


Friday's matches


Morning foursomes


Afternoon fourballs


Saturday's matches


Morning foursomes


Afternoon fourballs


Sunday's singles matches


References


External links


Official siteUSGA archive
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Curtis Cup The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match. It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and The R&A and is contested by teams representing the United States and " ...
Curtis Cup The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match. It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and The R&A and is contested by teams representing the United States and " ...
Curtis Cup The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match. It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and The R&A and is contested by teams representing the United States and " ...
Curtis Cup The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match. It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and The R&A and is contested by teams representing the United States and " ...