PREVIEW: Curtis Cup 2024
The biennial Curtis Cup returns this year with matches taking place from August 29 to September 1 at Sunningdale Golf Club (Old Course) in Sunningdale, England, pitting eight amateurs from the United States against eight amateurs from Great Britain and Ireland.
Sunningdale Golf Club opened in 1900 and was designed by Willie Park Jr. The club’s first professional was Jack White, who won the Open Championship in 1904.
The opening ceremony will take place on Thursday, August 29th. The games will begin on Friday, August 30th and end on Sunday, September 1st.
There will be three alternate-shot foursomes and three four-ball matches on each of the first two days of competition. There will be eight singles matches on Sunday. Each win is worth a full point, and games tied after 18 holes are worth half a point. The USA needs 10 points to defend the Cup, while GB&I needs 10.5 points to reclaim it.
player
United States
Zoe Campos, 21, Valencia, California.
Anna Davis, 18, Spring Valley, California.
Rachel Kuehn, 23, Asheville, NC
Asterisk Talley, 15, Chowchilla, California.
Catherine Park, 20, Irvine, California.
Jasmine Koo, 18, Cerritos, California.
Melanie Green, 22, Medina, NY
Megan Schofill, 23, Monticello, Florida.
Great Britain and Ireland
Sara Byrne, 23, Ireland
Beth Coulter, 19, Ireland
Hannah Darling, 21, Scotland
Aine Donegan, 21, Scotland
Lorna McClymont, 23, Scotland
Euphemia Rhodes, 22, England
Patience Rhodes, 20, England
Lottie Woad, 20, England
Woad is ranked number 1 in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com women’s rankings.
Captains
Meghan Stasi (USA)
Stasi is a pillar of the USGA. She is a four-time US Women’s Mid-Amateur champion (2006, 2007, 2010 and 2012), making her the most successful player of all time along with Ellen Port. She was a member of the 2008 Curtis Cup team on the Old Course at St. Andrews.
She has also been named Florida State Golf Association Player of the Year eight times and was the youngest person ever inducted into the FSGA Hall of Fame in 2021. She owns 17 FSGA titles and played college golf at Tulane. She also won seven Philadelphia Women’s Amateur titles from 1999 to 2005. She reached the semifinals of the 2005 North and South Women’s Amateur, losing to champion Morgan Pressel in 20 holes.
After college, she became an assistant coach at Ole Miss and was named head coach at age 23, making her the youngest head coach in all of Division I track and field.
Catriona Matthew (UK&I)
Matthew has won 11 times as a professional worldwide, including four on the LPGA Tour. She won the 2009 Women’s British Open and represented Europe on nine Solheim Cup teams. As non-playing captain, she also helped Europe to victory in 2019 and 2021.
She took part in three Curtis Cups (1990, 1992, 1994) and was part of the winning team in 1992. She defended the cup with a draw in 1994. She won the Scottish Women’s Amateur in 1991, 1993 and 1994 and the British Women’s Amateur in 1993.
She represented GB&I at the World Amateur Women’s Team Championships.
2022 Curtis Cup
The United States won seven of the eight individual matches to win 15.5-4.5 over Great Britain and Ireland at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. It was the third straight victory for the Americans, who were led by All-American Amari Avery of the University of Southern California (3-1 record) and Stanford star Rose Zhang (2-1-1).
The USA leads the all-time series with 31-8-3.
Previous events in Sunningdale
1948 British Masters (Norman Von Nida)
1953 British Champions (Harry Bradshaw)
1956 British Amateur Women (Wiffi Smith)
1960 British Masters (Jimmy Hitchcock)
1968 British Champions (Peter Thomson)
Walker Cup 1987 (USA)
1997 British Women’s Open (Karrie Webb)
2001 British Women’s Open (Se Ri Pak)
2004 British Women’s Open (Karen Stupples)
2008 Women’s British Open (Jiyai Shin)
2009 Senior British Open (Loren Roberts)
2015 Senior British Open (Marco Dawson)
2021 Senior British Open (Stephen Dodd)
Notable past participants from the USA
Glenna Collett Vare, Patty Berg, Louise Suggs, JoAnne Carner, Anne Sander, Judy Bell, Hollis Stacy, Nancy Lopez, Carol Semple Thompson, Beth Daniel, Juli Inkster, Paula Creamer, Michelle Wie, Lexi Thompson, Andrea Lee, Jennifer Kupcho, Rose Zhang
Notable GB&I Participants
Pamela Barton, Joyce Wethered, Angela Bonallack, Belle Robertson, Mary McKenna, Laura Davies, Catriona Matthew, Janice Moodie, Karen Stupples, Mel Reid, Leona Maguire, Bronte Law, Charlotte Thomas, Hannah Darling
Schedule
Thursday, August 29 (opening ceremony)
Friday, August 30 (three foursomes and three fourball games)
Saturday, August 31 (three foursomes and three fourball games)
Sunday, September 1st (Eight singles matches)
Broadcast schedule
Friday, August 30: 8:00 a.m. ET to 12:00 p.m. ET, Golf Channel, 12:00 p.m. ET to 1:30 p.m. ET, Peacock
Saturday, August 31: 8:00 a.m. ET to 12:00 p.m. ET, Golf Channel, 12:00 p.m. ET to 1:30 p.m. ET, Peacock
Sunday, September 1: 5:00 a.m. ET to 10:30 a.m. ET, Golf Channel
Future Curtis Cup Venues
2026: Bel-Air Country Club, Los Angeles, California / June 12-14
2030: National Golf Links of America, Southampton, NY./7-9. June
2034: Pine Valley Golf Club, Pine Valley, NJ/dates to be announced
2038: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Oregon/dates to be announced
