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Being selected to play in the Curtis Cup is one of the highest achievements for amateur women golfers who are American, British or Irish. The Ryder Cup-style competition is played every other year, with two, 10-player teams, one representing Great Britain & Ireland, the other the United States.

The 2028 Curtis Cup Match will be the 45th time this tournament is played. The Curtis Cup is a team, match-play tournament contested by two squads of amateur women golfers, one representing the United States (USA), one representing Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I).

The 2026 Curtis Cup Match was the 44th time this tournament was played. The United States squad defeated the Great Britain & Ireland squad by a 6-point margin to reclaim the Cup in this every-other-year competition between the two sides' best amateur women golfers. Following this American victory, Team USA had 32 wins in the tournament that dates to 1932; Team GB&I had nine victories and there were three ties. Final score : United States 13, Great Britain & Ireland 7 (match results below) Dates played : June 12-14, 2026 Location : Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, California Team captains : Catriona Matthew for GB&I; Meghan Stasi for USA Team rosters : Team GB&I — Beth Coulter, Sophia Fullbrook, Lily Hirst, Isla McDonald-O'Brien, Charlotte Naughton, Nellie Ong, Patience Rhodes, Davina Xanh Team USA — Kiara Romero, Farah O'Keefe, Asterisk Talley, Anna Davis, Kary Hollenbaugh, Jasmine Koo, Avery Weed, Kelly Xu Notes : Team United Sta...

The Curtis Cup is one of the biggest events in women's amateur golf. Here, we'll list the largest margins of victory (which also means the worst losses) in the competition's history, for Team USA/Team GB&I, and also in the individual matches.

The Curtis Cup takes place every other year between teams of amateur women golfers, one representing the United States (Team USA) and one Great Britain & Ireland (Team GB&I). In the event's history, which dates to 1932, only four golfers have earned 10 or more points over their Curtis Cup careers. But just one of those has reached 20 points.

The Walker Cup and Curtis Cup are, by far, the highest-profile competitions for male and female amateur golfers, respectively, in the golf world. Have a brother and sister ever both played in them? What about a husband and wife — are there any married couples in which the husband was a Walker Cup player and the wife was a Curtis Cup player? In both cases, the answer is yes.

Have there ever been two golfing sisters who both played in the Curtis? Have there been any mother-and-daughter pairs who both played in the Curtis Cup? The answers are yes and yes. But it's rare.

The 2024 Curtis Cup Match is the 43rd time this tournament is being played. The Curtis Cup is a team, match-play tournament contested by two squads of amateur women golfers, one representing the United States (USA), one representing Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I).

The 2022 Curtis Cup was the 42nd time this international, amateur team competition was played. A team of women amateurs representing Great Britain & Ireland plays a team of women amateurs representing the United States every two years in the Curtis Cup. The event is jointly run by the USGA and R&A. The all-time standings after the American sides' victory in 22 was 31 wins for Team USA, 8 wins for Team GB&I, plus three ties.

The Curtis Cup is the name of the biennial golf tournament that pits teams of women amateurs representing Great Britain & Ireland and the United States. It has been played since 1932. ( View the results of every Curtis Cup match ever played .) But who put the "Curtis" in Curtis Cup? Why is the competition named that?

This edition of the Curtis Cup was originally scheduled to be played in 2020. However, it was postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. The 2021 Curtis Cup was the 41st time this competition between teams of amateur women golfers representing Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I) and the United States (USA) was played. Following Team USA's victory, the all-time standings were 30 wins for the United States, eight wins for Team GB&I, with three ties.

The list of Curtis Cup captains goes back to 1932, when the biennial tournament played by the best women amateur golfers was first played. Below is the full list of those who've served in the captain's role for the United States team and the Great Britain & Ireland team.

Below you'll find the final scores of each Curtis Cup played since the even began in 1932. But you can also find much more than that here: the scores of every foursomes, fourballs and singles match ever played.

The 2002 Curtis Cup was the 32nd time this tournament was played. Following Team USA's victory, the all-time standings were 23 wins for Team USA, six for GB&I, and three ties.

The 2000 Curtis Cup was the 31st time this tournament was played. Following Team USA's victory, the all-time standings were 22 wins for Team USA, six for GB&I, and three ties.

The 1998 Curtis Cup was the 30th time this tournament was played. Following Team USA's victory, the all-time standings were 21 wins for Team USA, six for GB&I, and three ties.

The 1996 Curtis Cup was the 29th time this tournament was played. Following Team GB&I's victory, the all-time standings were 20 wins for Team USA, six for GB&I, and three ties.

The two teams halved the 1994 Curtis Cup, but as the defending champion Team GB&I retained the trophy. Following this result, the all-time standings were 20 wins for Team USA, five for GB&I, and three ties.

The 1992 Curtis Cup was the 27th time this tournament was played. Following Team GB&I's victory, the all-time standings were 20 wins for Team USA, five for GB&I, and two ties.

The 1990 Curtis Cup was the 26th time this tournament was played. Following Team USA's victory, the all-time standings were 20 wins for Team USA, four for GB&I, and two ties.