| Dates | 8–9 June 1956 | ||||
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| Venue | Prince's Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Sandwich, Kent, England | ||||
| Captains |
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| British Isles wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
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The 9th Curtis Cup Match was played on 8 and 9 June 1956 at Prince's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, England. The British Isles won by 5 matches to 4, to win the Curtis Cup for the second time.[1]
The United States won two of the three foursomes matches but the British Isles won four of the six singles to win by five matches to four.[2][1][3]
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 36 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
 &  British Isles | ||||
| Name | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zara Bolton |
non-playing captain | |||
| Veronica Anstey |
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| Philomena Garvey |
played in 1948, 1950, 1952 and 1954 | |||
| Ann Howard |
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| Elizabeth Price |
played in 1950, 1952 and 1954 | |||
 Janette Robertson |
played in 1954 | |||
| Frances Smith |
played in 1950, 1952 and 1954 | |||
| Jessie Valentine |
played in 1936, 1938, 1950, 1952 and 1954 | |||
| Angela Ward | ||||
Howard did not play in any matches
 United States | |||||
| Name | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edith Flippin | non-playing captain | ||||
| Carolyn Cudone | |||||
| Mary Ann Downey | |||||
| Patricia Lesser | played in 1954 | ||||
| Jane Nelson | |||||
| Polly Riley | played in 1948, 1950, 1952 and 1954 | ||||
| Barbara Romack | played in 1954 | ||||
| Wiffi Smith | |||||
Friday's foursomes matches
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Valentine/Garvey | 2 & 1 |
Lesser/Smith |
| Smith/Price | 5 & 3 |
Riley/Romack |
| Robertson/Anstey | 6 & 4 |
Downey/Cudone |
| 1 | Session | 2 |
| 1 | Overall | 2 |
18-hole scores: Valentine/Garvey & Lesser/Smith all square, Smith/Price 2 up, Robertson/Anstey 2 up
Saturday's singles matches
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Jessie Valentine | 6 & 4 |
Patricia Lesser |
| Philomena Garvey | 9 & 8 |
Wiffi Smith |
| Frances Smith | 1 up |
Polly Riley |
| Janette Robertson | 6 & 4 |
Barbara Romack |
| Angela Ward | 4 & 3 |
Mary Ann Downey |
| Elizabeth Price | 7 & 6 |
Jane Nelson |
| 4 | Session | 2 |
| 5 | Overall | 4 |
18-hole scores: Lesser 2 up, W. Smith 2 up, F. Smith/Riley all square, Romack 2 up, Ward 5 up, Price 9 up
References
- 1 2 "Britain wins Curtis Cup through singles superiority". The Glasgow Herald. 11 June 1956. p. 4.
- ↑ "U.S. lead in Curtis Cup". The Glasgow Herald. 9 June 1956. p. 5.
- ↑ "The Curtis Cup in a British home" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 10. July 1956.
- ↑ "Curtis Cup teams" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 16. April 1956.