32nd Curtis Cup Match
DatesAugust 3–4, 2002
VenueFox Chapel Golf Club
LocationPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Captains
United States 11 7 United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
United States wins the Curtis Cup

The 32nd Curtis Cup Match was played on August 3 and 4, 2002 at Fox Chapel Golf Club near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The United States won 11 to 7.[1] Carol Semple Thompson made her 12th and final appearance, having first played in 1974.

Format

The contest was a two-day competition, with three foursomes and six singles matches on each day, a total of 18 points.

Each of the 18 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 912 points won the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retained the Cup.

Teams

Eight players for the USA and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.[2]

United States   Team USA
Name Age Notes
Mary Budke 48 non-playing captain
Emily Bastel 21
Meredith Duncan 22
Mollie Fankhauser 21
Leigh Anne Hardin 20
Angela Jerman 21
Laura Myerscough 22
Courtney Swaim 22
Carol Semple Thompson 53 played 11 times from 1974 to 2000


United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Great Britain & Ireland
Name Age Notes
England Pam Benka 56 non-playing captain
Northern Ireland Alison Coffey 29
England Emma Duggleby 31 played in 2000
England Rebecca Hudson 23 played in 1998 and 2000
Wales Sarah Jones 19
Scotland Vikki Laing 21
England Fame More 21
England Kerry Smith 30
Scotland Heather Stirling 25

Saturday's matches

Morning foursomes

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Hudson/Duggleby United States 4 & 3 Duncan/Jerman
Stirling/Laing United States 1 up Fankhauser/Thompson
Smith/Coffey United States 3 & 2 Swaim/Myerscough
0 Session 3
0 Overall 3

Afternoon singles

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Rebecca Hudson United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 up Emily Bastel
Emma Duggleby United States 2 & 1 Leigh Anne Hardin
Fame More United States 5 & 4 Meredith Duncan
Sarah Jones United States 6 & 5 Angela Jerman
Heather Stirling United States 4 & 2 Courtney Swaim
Vikki Laing United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Mollie Fankhauser
2 Session 4
2 Overall 7

Sunday's matches

Morning foursomes

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Stirling/Laing United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 1 Hardin/Bastel
Hudson/Smith United States 4 & 2 Myerscough/Swaim
Duggleby/Coffey United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 & 2 Duncan/Jerman
2 Session 1
4 Overall 8

Afternoon singles

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Rebecca Hudson United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 1 Mollie Fankhauser
Vikki Laing United States 1 up Carol Semple Thompson
Emma Duggleby United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 & 3 Leigh Anne Hardin
Heather Stirling United States 2 up Laura Myerscough
Alison Coffey United States 3 & 1 Meredith Duncan
Sarah Jones United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 5 & 3 Courtney Swaim
3 Session 3
7 Overall 11

References

  1. "Semple Thompson Leads USA to Curtis Cup Victory". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. August 4, 2002. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  2. "The 32nd Curtis Cup Match Fact Sheet". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. Retrieved October 9, 2016.

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