1938 Curtis Cup

4th Curtis Cup Match

Dates	September 7–8, 1938
Venue	Essex County Club
Location	Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
Captains	Frances Stebbins (USA) Margaret Wallace-Williamson (Great Britain)
51⁄2 31⁄2
United States wins the Curtis Cup

The 4th Curtis Cup Match was played on September 7 and 8, 1938 at the Essex County Club in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. The United States won 51⁄2 to 31⁄2.[1][2][3] Britain had led by 2 points after the foursomes but America won 5 of the 6 singles to win the match.

Format

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 18 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

Both USA and Great Britain & Ireland selected just 7 players for the event.

Team USA
Name	Notes
Frances Stebbins	non-playing captain
Patty Berg	played in 1936
Charlotte Glutting	played in 1934 and 1936
Kathryn Hemphill
Marion Miley	played in 1934 and 1936
Maureen Orcutt	played in 1932, 1934 and 1936
Estelle Page
Glenna Vare	played in 1932 and 1936

The British team was selected in late May, during the Womens Amateur Championship.[4]

Great Britain
Name	Notes
Margaret Wallace-Williamson	non-playing captain
Jessie Anderson	played in 1936
Nan Baird
Elsie Corlett	played in 1932
Helen Holm	played in 1936
Clarrie Tiernan
Phyllis Wade	played in 1936
Pat Walker	played in 1934 and 1936

Wednesday's foursomes matches

	Results
Holm/Tiernan	2 up	Page/Orcutt
Anderson/Corlett	1 up	Vare/Berg
Walker/Wade	halved	Miley/Hemphill
21⁄2	Session	1⁄2
21⁄2	Overall	1⁄2

Thursday's singles matches

	Results
Helen Holm	6 & 5	Estelle Page
Jessie Anderson	1 up	Patty Berg
Elsie Corlett	2 & 1	Marion Miley
Pat Walker	2 & 1	Glenna Vare
Clarrie Tiernan	2 & 1	Maureen Orcutt
Nan Baird	1 up	Charlotte Glutting
1	Session	5
31⁄2	Overall	51⁄2

References

1. "Golf – U.S. retain Curtis Cup". The Times. September 9, 1938. p. 12.
2. "British golfers lead in Curtis Cup – Splendid chance of winning trophy for first time – Miss Anderson revives memories". The Glasgow Herald. September 8, 1938. p. 2.
3. "The Curtis Cup remains in America – Britain's dismal display in singles: Miss Tiernan alone victorious – Mrs Holm's surprising defeat". The Glasgow Herald. September 9, 1938. p. 19.
4. "Scots in Curtis Cup team". The Glasgow Herald. May 21, 1938. p. 3.

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