The 42nd Curtis Cup Match was played from June 10–12, 2022 at Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pennsylvania. It was played less than a year after the previous contest, at Conwy Golf Club in 2021, which had been delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The USA team retained the Curtis Cup by a score of 15 to 4.
Format The contest is 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 ends all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. Rather, each side earned point toward their team total. The team that accumulates at least 10 points won the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retains the Cup.
Teams
Eight players for USA and Great Britain & Ireland will participate in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.
Sarah LeBrun Ingram and Elaine Ratcliffe were named captains of the US and "Great Britain and Ireland" teams. They had captained the teams at Conwy Golf Club in 2021.
Jensen Castle, the 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur champion, and Rose Zhang, the recipient of the 2021 Mark H. McCormack Medal, received automatic places in the US team. Rachel Heck and Rachel Kuehn also gained automatic selection based on the World Amateur Golf Ranking on April 6, 2022. The remaining four places were announced on April 15, 2022. USANameAgeRankNotesSarah LeBrun Ingramc. 56–non-playing captainAmari Avery1815Jensen Castle2155played in 2021Megha Ganne1817Rachel Heck204played in 2021Rachel Kuehn2111played in 2021Emilia Migliaccio2219played in 2021Latanna Stone2042Rose Zhang191played in 2021
The Great Britain & Ireland team was announced on April 25, 2022. Hannah Darling and Caley McGinty were automatic selections as the top two in the World Amateur Golf Ranking on April 21, 2022. & Great Britain & IrelandNameAgeRankNotes Elaine Ratcliffe49–non-playing captain Hannah Darling1814played in 2021 Louise Duncan2248played in 2021 Annabell Fuller1944played in 2018 and 2021 Charlotte Heath2059played in 2021 Caley McGinty2110played in 2021 Emily Price2276 Lauren Walsh2146played in 2021 Amelia Williamson2147 Note: "Rank" is the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of the start of the Cup.
Friday's matches
Morning fourballs & Results Darling/Fuller 1 up Heck/Kuehn McGinty/Walsh 3 & 2 Avery/Ganne Duncan/Heath 2 & 1 Zhang/Migliaccio 1 Session 2 1 Overall 2
Afternoon foursomes & Results Darling/Fuller 5 & 3 Castle/Stone McGinty/Price 3 & 2 Kuehn/Avery Heath/Williamson 4 & 2 Zhang/Heck 0 Session 3 1 Overall 5
Saturday's matches
Morning fourballs & Results McGinty/Walsh 5 & 4 Castle/Kuehn Darling/Fuller 2 & 1 Avery/Ganne Heath/Duncan 1 up Migliaccio/Stone 1 Session 2 2 Overall 7
Afternoon foursomes & Results McGinty/Walsh halved Heck/Zhang Williamson/Price 2 up Avery/Kuehn Darling/Fuller 2 & 1 Castle/Stone 1 Session 1 3 Overall 8
Sunday's singles matches & Results Louise Duncan 7 & 5 Rose Zhang Caley McGinty 2 & 1 Rachel Kuehn Lauren Walsh 2 & 1 Rachel Heck Hannah Darling 2 & 1 Jensen Castle Charlotte Heath 1 up Latanna Stone Annabell Fuller 6 & 5 Emilia Migliaccio Amelia Williamson 2 & 1 Megha Ganne Emily Price 4 & 3 Amari Avery 1 Session 7 4 Overall 15
References
External links USGA site The R&A site