MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, Mass. (AP) — The girls from the United States did Harriot and Margaret Curtis proud.
Playing at the Essex County Club, the home course of the two women who donated the trophy that began the Curtis Cup in 1932, the U.S. beat Great Britain and Ireland 12.5-7.5 on Sunday in the 36th biennial competition.
The Americans needed only two of eight points in the singles to retain the cup after sweeping all six fourball and foursome matches Saturday to take a commanding 8.5-3.5 lead.
Sunday’s matches also were expected to be the final amateur appearance for several members of the U.S. team. Alexis Thompson and Jennifer Song, the reigning U.S. Women’s Amateur and Women’s Amateur Public Links champion, may play in next week’s Shoprite LPGA Classic in Galloway, N.J.
