2004 Curtis Cup

The 33rd Curtis Cup Match was played on 12 and 13 June 2004 at Formby Golf Club in Formby, Merseyside, England. The United States won 10 to 8.[1] Great Britain and Ireland won 5 of the 6 foursomes but American dominated in the singles, winning 9 of the 12 matches. Michelle Wie became the youngest ever Curtis Cup player, at the age of 14.

33rd Curtis Cup Match
Dates12–13 June 2004
VenueFormby Golf Club
LocationFormby, Merseyside, England
Captains
  • Ada O'Sullivan (GB&I)
  • Martha Kirouac (USA)

 8 10
United States wins the Curtis Cup

Format

The contest was a two-day competition, with three foursomes and six singles matches on each day, a total of 18 points.

Each of the 18 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 ½ a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 9½ points won the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retained the Cup.

Teams

Eight players for Great Britain & Ireland and USA participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.[2]

& Great Britain & Ireland
Name Age Notes
Ada O'Sullivan 40 non-playing captain
Claire Coughlan 24
Emma Duggleby 32 played in 2000 and 2002
Anna Highgate 22
Anne Laing 29
Danielle Masters 21
Shelley McKevitt 24
Fame More 23 played in 2002
Nicola Timmins 24


   Team USA
Name Age Notes
Martha Kirouac 55 non-playing captain
Erica Blasberg 19
Paula Creamer 17
Sarah Huarte 22
Liz Janangelo 20
Brittany Lang 18
Jane Park 17
Annie Thurman 21
Michelle Wie 14

Saturday's matches

Morning foursomes
& Results
McKevitt/Duggleby 3 & 2 Park/Creamer
Timmins/Masters 1 up Huarte/Thurman
Laing/Coughlan 1 up Lang/Wie
3 Session 0
3 Overall 0

Afternoon singles
& Results
Emma Duggleby 3 & 2 Liz Janangelo
Danielle Masters 1 up Erica Blasberg
Fame More 5 & 3 Paula Creamer
Anna Highgate 5 & 4 Michelle Wie
Shelley McKevitt 4 & 3 Jane Park
Anne Laing 4 & 3 Annie Thurman
1 Session 5
4 Overall 5

Sunday's matches

Morning foursomes
& Results
Duggleby/McKevitt 2 & 1 Blasberg/Huarte
Laing/Coughlan 3 & 2 Janangelo/Wie
Timmins/Masters 5 & 4 Lang/Thurman
2 Session 1
6 Overall 6

Afternoon singles
& Results
Emma Duggleby 3 & 2 Paula Creamer
Anne Laing 3 & 1 Jane Park
Shelley McKevitt 1 up Liz Janangelo
Nicola Timmins 6 & 5 Michelle Wie
Claire Coughlan 2 up Brittany Lang
Danielle Masters 1 up Annie Thurman
2 Session 4
8 Overall 10

References
  1. "USA Retains Curtis Cup with 10-8 Victory". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. 13 June 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. "The 33rd Curtis Cup Match Fact Sheet". United States Golf Association. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

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