1956 Curtis Cup

The 9th Curtis Cup Match was played on 8 and 9 June 1956 at Prince's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, England. The British Isles won by 5 matches to 4, to win the Curtis Cup for the second time.^[1]

9th Curtis Cup Match

Dates	8–9 June 1956
Venue	Prince's Golf Club
Location	Sandwich, Kent, England
Captains	Zara Bolton (British Isles) Edith Flippin (USA)
5 4
British Isles wins the Curtis Cup
← 1954 1958 →

The United States won two of the three foursomes matches but the British Isles won four of the six singles to win by five matches to four.^[2][1][3]

Format

The contest was played over two days, with three foursomes on the first day and six singles matches on the second day, a total of 9 points. Matches were over 36 holes.

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

&    British Isles
Name	Notes
Zara Bolton	non-playing captain
Veronica Anstey
Philomena Garvey	played in 1948, 1950, 1952 and 1954
Ann Howard
Elizabeth Price	played in 1950, 1952 and 1954
Janette Robertson	played in 1954
Frances Smith	played in 1950, 1952 and 1954
Jessie Valentine	played in 1936, 1938, 1950, 1952 and 1954
Angela Ward

Howard did not play in any matches

United States
Name	Notes
Edith Flippin	non-playing captain
Carolyn Cudone
Mary Ann Downey
Patricia Lesser	played in 1954
Jane Nelson
Polly Riley	played in 1948, 1950, 1952 and 1954
Barbara Romack	played in 1954
Wiffi Smith

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Friday's foursomes matches

&	Results
Valentine/Garvey	2 & 1	Lesser/Smith
Smith/Price	5 & 3	Riley/Romack
Robertson/Anstey	6 & 4	Downey/Cudone
1	Session	2
1	Overall	2

18-hole scores: Valentine/Garvey & Lesser/Smith all square, Smith/Price 2 up, Robertson/Anstey 2 up

Saturday's singles matches

&	Results
Jessie Valentine	6 & 4	Patricia Lesser
Philomena Garvey	9 & 8	Wiffi Smith
Frances Smith	1 up	Polly Riley
Janette Robertson	6 & 4	Barbara Romack
Angela Ward	4 & 3	Mary Ann Downey
Elizabeth Price	7 & 6	Jane Nelson
4	Session	2
5	Overall	4

18-hole scores: Lesser 2 up, W. Smith 2 up, F. Smith/Riley all square, Romack 2 up, Ward 5 up, Price 9 up

References

1. "Britain wins Curtis Cup through singles superiority". The Glasgow Herald. 11 June 1956. p. 4.
2. "U.S. lead in Curtis Cup". The Glasgow Herald. 9 June 1956. p. 5.
3. "The Curtis Cup in a British home" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 10. July 1956.
4. "Curtis Cup teams" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 16. April 1956.

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