Curtis Cup Captains: All the Golfers Who've Served
The list of Curtis Cup captains goes back to 1932, when the biennial tournament played by the best women amateur golfers was first played. Below is the full list of those who've served in the captain's role for the United States team and the Great Britain & Ireland team.
You won't find a lot of big names on the list (aside from Joyce Wethered and Glenna Collet Vare, two early legends who captained) unless you follow women's amateur golf. Most of the people who've been Curtis Cup captains were previously important players for their side in the event.
While some of the captains on the following list did turn pro, many were lifelong amateurs, and all of them were best-known in their competitive careers for their accomplishments in the amateur ranks.
The List: Curtis Cup Captains
(Click on a year to view the final score, golf course, team rosters and match scores from that Curtis Cup.)
| Year | GB&I | USA |
| 2024 | Catriona Matthew | Meghan Stasi |
| 2022 | Elaine Ratcliffe | Sarah Ingram |
| 2021 | Elaine Ratcliffe | Sarah Ingram |
| 2018 | Elaine Farquharson-Black | Virginia Derby Grimes |
| 2016 | Elaine Farquharson-Black | Robin Burke |
| 2014 | Tegwen Matthews | Ellen Port |
| 2012 | Tegwen Matthews | Patricia Cornett |
| 2010 | Mary McKenna | Noreen Mohler |
| 2008 | Mary McKenna | Carol Semple Thompson |
| 2006 | Ada O’Sullivan | Carol Semple Thompson |
| 2004 | Ada O’Sullivan | Martha Wilkinson Kirouac |
| 2002 | Pam Benka | Mary Budke |
| 2000 | Claire Dowling | Jane Bastanchury Booth |
| 1998 | Ita Butler | Barbara McIntire |
| 1996 | Ita Butler | Martha Lang |
| 1994 | Elizabeth Boatman | Lancy Smith |
| 1992 | Elizabeth Boatman | Judith Oliver |
| 1990 | Jill Thornhill | Leslie Shannon |
| 1988 | Diane Robb Bailey | Judy Bell |
| 1986 | Diane Robb Bailey | Judy Bell |
| 1984 | Diane Robb Bailey | Phyllis Preuss |
| 1982 | Marie O’Donnell | Betty Probasco |
| 1980 | Carol Comboy | Nancy Roth Syms |
| 1978 | Carol Comboy | Helen Sigel Wilson |
| 1976 | Belle McCorkindale Robertson | Barbara McIntire |
| 1974 | Belle McCorkindale Robertson | Marion “Sis” Choate |
| 1972 | Frances Stephens Smith | Jean Ashley Crawford |
| 1970 | Jeanne Bisgood | Carolyn Cudone |
| 1968 | Zara Davis Bolton | Evelyn Monsted |
| 1966 | Zara Davis Bolton | Dorothy Germain Porter |
| 1964 | Elsie Corlett | Helen Hawes |
| 1962 | Frances Stephens Smith | Polly Riley |
| 1960 | Maureen Ruttle Garrett | Mildred Prunaret |
| 1958 | Daisy Ferguson | Virginia Dennehy |
| 1956 | Zara Davis Bolton | Edith Flippin |
| 1954 | Dorothy Beck | Edith Flippin |
| 1952 | Katherine Cairns | Aniela Goldthwaite |
| 1950 | Diana Fishwick Critchley | Glenna Collett Vare |
| 1948 | Doris Chambers | Glenna Collett Vare |
| 1938 | R.H. Wallace-Williamson | Francis Stebbins |
| 1936 | Doris Chambers | Glenna Collett Vare |
| 1934 | Doris Chambers | Glenna Collett Vare |
| 1932 | Joyce Wethered | Marion Hollins |
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