Largest Margins of Victory in Curtis Cup
The Curtis Cup is played every other year between squads of amateur women golfers, one representing the United States (USA) and one representing Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I). Players compete in several different individual and pairs match-play formats, in which winning a match earns one point for their side, and tying a match earns a half-point.
Largest Team Winning Margins in Curtis Cup
The largest margins of victory in the overall Curtis Cup, so far, belong to Team USA. The American side has posted multiple double-digit wins:- 14-point victory — 2018 Curtis Cup, USA 17, GB&I 3
- 11 points — 1982 Curtis Cup, USA 14.5, GB&I 3.5
- 11 points — 2022 Curtis Cup, USA 15.5, GB&I 4.5
- 10 points — 1990 Curtis Cup, USA 14, GB&I 4
Largest Winning Margins in Singles, Foursomes, Fourballs
All singles and doubles matches in the Curtis Cup today are 18 holes. In the past, though, singles and foursomes matches were 36 holes. The 18-hole and 36-hole records are listed here for those formats (fourballs have always been 18 holes in the Curtis Cup).
18-hole singles match: 9 and 8 — Wiffi Smith, USA, def. Philomena Garvey, GB&I, 1956
36-hole singles match: 9 and 8 — Polly Riley, USA, def. Elizabeth Price, GB&I, 1954
18-hole foursomes match: 8 and 6 — Carol Sorenson/Barbara Fay White, USA, def. Bridget Jackson/Susan Armitage, GB&I, 1964
36-hole foursomes match: 8 and 7 — Jean Ashley/Ann Casey Johnston, USA, def. Diane Robb Frearson/Ruth Porter, 1962
18-hole fourball match: 5 and 4 — Leona Maguire/Charlotte Thomas, GB&I def. Hannah O'Sullivan/Mika Liu, USA, 2016
Related articles:
- Most career points won by a Curtis Cup golfer
- List of all Curtis Cup captains
- Scores of all Curtis Cup matches
United States Golf Association. Curtis Cup Match Record Book, All-Time Records, Match Play and Miscellaneous.
