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
Dates8–9 June 1956
VenuePrince's Golf Club
LocationSandwich, Kent, England
Captains
United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
5 4 United States
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

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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 12 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 5 points won the competition.

Teams

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  &     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

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  &   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

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  &   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

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  1. ^ a b "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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