1950 Curtis Cup
| Dates | September 4–5, 1950 | ||||
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| Venue | Country Club of Buffalo | ||||
| Location | Williamsville, New York | ||||
| Captains |
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| United States wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
The 6th Curtis Cup Match was played on September 4 and 5, 1950 at the Country Club of Buffalo in Williamsville, New York. The United States won 71⁄2 to 11⁄2.[1]
Matches were played over 36 holes for the first time. The United States won two of the three foursomes matches and won five and halved the other match in the singles.[2][1][3]
Format[edit]
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[edit]
 United States
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| Name | Notes | ||||
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| Glenna Collett Vare | non-playing captain, played in 1932, 1936, 1938 and 1948 | ||||
| Beverly Hanson | |||||
| Dorothy Kielty | played in 1948 | ||||
| Dorothy Kirby | played in 1948 | ||||
| Peggy Kirk | |||||
| Grace Lenczyk | played in 1948 | ||||
| Dorothy Porter | |||||
| Polly Riley | played in 1948 | ||||
| Helen Sigel | |||||
 &  British Isles
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| Name | Notes | |||
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 Diana Critchley
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playing captain, played in 1932, 1934 and 1948 | |||
| Jeanne Bisgood
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 Jean Donald
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played in 1948 | |||
 Philomena Garvey
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played in 1948 | |||
| Elizabeth Price
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| Frances Stephens
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| Jessie Valentine
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played in 1936 and 1938 | |||
Diana Critchley did not select herself for any matches.
Monday's foursomes matches[edit]
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Results | 
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| Donald/Valentine |  3 & 2
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Porter/Hanson |
| Stephens/Price |  1 up
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Sigel/Kirk |
| Garvey/Bisgood | 6 & 5
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Kielty/Kirby |
| 1 | Session | 2 |
| 1 | Overall | 2 |
18-hole scores: Donald/Valentine 1 up, Stephens/Price 4 up, Kielty/Kirby 2 up
Tuesday's singles matches[edit]
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Results |
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| Frances Stephens | halved | Dorothy Porter |
| Jessie Valentine | 7 & 6
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Polly Riley |
| Jean Donald | 6 & 5
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Beverly Hanson |
| Philomena Garvey | 3 & 1
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Dorothy Kielty |
| Jeanne Bisgood | 1 up
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Peggy Kirk |
| Elizabeth Price | 5 & 4
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Grace Lenczyk |
| 1⁄2 | Session | 51⁄2 |
| 11⁄2 | Overall | 71⁄2 |
18-hole scores: Porter 1 up, Riley 5 up, Hanson 4 up, Kielty 5 up, Bisgood/Kirk all square, Price/Lenczyk all square
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Britain's heaviest defeat in Curtis Cup golf". The Glasgow Herald. September 6, 1950. p. 9.
- ^ "Americans lead in Curtis Cup". The Gazette (Montreal). September 5, 1950. p. 16.
- ^ "The British ladies view our courses" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 18. November 1950.
- ^ "The Curtis Cup teams" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 11. August 1950.