2012 Curtis Cup

37th Curtis Cup Match

Dates	8–10 June 2012
Venue	Nairn Golf Club
Location	Nairn, Scotland
Captains	Tegwen Matthews (GB&I) Pat Cornett (USA)
10½ 9½
Great Britain & Ireland wins the Curtis Cup

The 37th Curtis Cup Match was played from 8 to 10 June 2012 at Nairn Golf Club in Nairn, Scotland. Great Britain and Ireland won 10½ to 9½.^[1]

Format

The contest was a three-day competition, with three foursomes and three fourball matches on each of the first two days, and eight singles matches on the final day, a total of 20 points.

Each of the 20 matches is worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match is all square after the 18th hole extra holes are not played. Rather, each side earns ½ a point toward their team total. The team that accumulates at least 10½ points wins the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retains the Cup.

Teams

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

The Great Britain & Ireland team was selected by the Selection Panel of the LGU in March 2012.^[2]

& Great Britain & Ireland
Name	Age	Notes
Tegwen Matthews	56	non-playing captain
Amy Boulden	18
Holly Clyburn	21	played in 2010
Charley Hull	16
Bronte Law	17
Leona Maguire	17	played in 2010
Stephanie Meadow	20
Pamela Pretswell	22	played in 2010
Kelly Tidy	20

Five of the American team were selected in December 2011 (Anderson, Duncan, Ernst, Lua and Pancake).^[3] The remaining three members of the team (McCloskey, Popson and Tubert) were announced in January 2012.^[4][5]

Team USA
Name	Age	Notes
Pat Cornett	56	non-playing captain
Amy Anderson	19
Lindy Duncan	21
Austin Ernst	20
Tiffany Lua	21	played in 2010
Lisa McCloskey	20
Brooke Pancake	22
Erica Popson	21
Emily Tubert	20

Friday's matches

Morning foursomes

&	Results
Tidy/Boulden	1 up	Ernst/Pancake
Clyburn/Law	2 & 1	Anderson/Lua
Maguire/Meadow	5 & 4	Duncan/McCloskey
0	Session	3
0	Overall	3

Afternoon fourballs

&	Results
Prestwell/Hull	4 & 3	Anderson/Tubert
Tidy/Clyburn	2 & 1	Pancake/Popson
Law/Boulden	3 & 2	Duncan/McCloskey
2	Session	1
2	Overall	4

Saturday's matches

Morning foursomes

&	Results
Pretswell/Hull	3 & 2	Anderson/Lua
Clyburn/Boulden	2 up	Ernst/Pancake
Meadow/Maguire	3 & 1	Duncan/McCloskey
1	Session	2
3	Overall	6

Afternoon fourballs

&	Results
Clyburn/Tidy	1 up	Anderson/Tubert
Maguire/Law	halved	Pancake/Ernst
Meadow/Pretswell	2 up	Popson/Lua
2½	Session	½
5½	Overall	6½

Sunday's singles matches

&	Results
Kelly Tidy	2 & 1	Austin Ernst
Amy Boulden	3 & 1	Emily Tubert
Holly Clyburn	3 & 2	Erica Popson
Pamela Pretswell	4 & 3	Lisa McCloskey
Bronte Law	2 up	Tiffany Lua
Charley Hull	5 & 3	Lindy Duncan
Stephanie Meadow	4 & 2	Amy Anderson
Leona Maguire	6 & 5	Brooke Pancake
5	Session	3
10½	Overall	9½

References

1. "GB&I Wins 2012 Curtis Cup Match". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
2. "International Selectors Spring GB & I Curtis Cup Surprises". www.lgu.org. Ladies Golf Union. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
3. "Anderson, Duncan, Ernst, Lua, Pancake to compete in Match at The Nairn Golf Club". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
4. "Collegians McCloskey, Popson, Tubert round out eight-woman squad". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
5. "2012 USA Curtis Cup Team Bios". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

External links

• USGA archive
• 2012 Curtis Cup (about.sports)

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