1960 Curtis Cup

The 11th Curtis Cup Match was played on 20 and 21 May 1960 at Lindrick Golf Club in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. The United States won by 61⁄2 matches to 21⁄2, to regain the Curtis Cup.^[1]

11th Curtis Cup Match

Dates	20–21 May 1960
Venue	Lindrick Golf Club
Location	Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
Captains	Maureen Garrett (British Isles) Mildred Prunaret (USA)
21⁄2 61⁄2
United States wins the Curtis Cup
← 1958 1962 →

The United States won two of the three foursomes matches and then won four of the six singles with another match halved.^[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
Maureen Garrett	non-playing captain
Angela Bonallack	played in 1956 and 1958
Philomena Garvey	played in 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956
Belle McCorkindale
Ruth Porter
Elizabeth Price	played in 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956 and 1958
Janette Robertson	played in 1954, 1956 and 1958
Frances Smith	played in 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956 and 1958
Marley Spearman

Marley Spearman did not play in any matches

United States
Name	Notes
Mildred Prunaret	non-playing captain
Judy Bell
Judy Eller
Joanne Goodwin
JoAnne Gunderson	played in 1958
Ann Casey Johnstone	played in 1958
Barbara McIntire	played in 1958
Anne Quast	played in 1958

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Friday's foursomes matches

&	Results
Bonallack/Price	1 up	Gunderson/McIntire
McCorkindale/Robertson	4 & 2	Eller/Quast
Porter/Smith	3 & 2	Goodwin/Johnstone
1	Session	2
1	Overall	2

18-hole scores: Gunderson/McIntire 4 up, Eller/Quast 3 up, Goodwin/Johnstone 6 up

Saturday's singles matches

Ruth Porter was a late replacement for Frances Smith who was due to play in the final singles match.

&	Results
Elizabeth Price	halved	Barbara McIntire
Angela Bonallack	2 & 1	JoAnne Gunderson
Janette Robertson	2 up	Anne Quast
Philomena Garvey	4 & 3	Judy Eller
Belle McCorkindale	8 & 7	Judy Bell
Ruth Porter	1 up	Joanne Goodwin
11⁄2	Session	41⁄2
21⁄2	Overall	61⁄2

18-hole scores: Price 3 up, Gunderson 3 up, Quast 1 up, Eller 3 up, Bell 7 up, Porter 1 up

References

1. Horne, Cyril (23 May 1960). "America regains Curtis Cup". The Glasgow Herald. p. 8.
2. Horne, Cyril (21 May 1960). "Britain loses Curtis Cup foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. p. 12.
3. "Curtis Cup won on sporting match" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 10. July 1960.
4. "Lindrick and St. David's, to test Curtis cuppers" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 11. April 1960.

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