1938 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. 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
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| 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.
 Great Britain
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| Name | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Margaret Wallace-Williamson
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non-playing captain | |||
| Jessie Anderson
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played in 1936 | |||
| Nan Baird
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 Elsie Corlett
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played in 1932 | |||
| Helen Holm
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played in 1936 | |||
 Clarrie Tiernan
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| Phyllis Wade
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played in 1936 | |||
| Pat Walker
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played in 1934 and 1936 | |||
Wednesday's foursomes matches
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Results | 
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|---|---|---|
| Holm/Tiernan |  2 up
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Page/Orcutt |
| Anderson/Corlett | 1 up
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Vare/Berg |
| Walker/Wade | halved | Miley/Hemphill |
| 21⁄2 | Session | 1⁄2 |
| 21⁄2 | Overall | 1⁄2 |
Thursday's singles matches
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Results |
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|---|---|---|
| Helen Holm |  6 & 5
|
Estelle Page |
| Jessie Anderson | 1 up
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Patty Berg |
| Elsie Corlett | 2 & 1
|
Marion Miley |
| Pat Walker | 2 & 1
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Glenna Vare |
| Clarrie Tiernan | 2 & 1
|
Maureen Orcutt |
| Nan Baird | 1 up
|
Charlotte Glutting |
| 1 | Session | 5 |
| 31⁄2 | Overall | 51⁄2 |
References
- ^ "Golf – U.S. retain Curtis Cup". The Times. September 9, 1938. p. 12.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Scots in Curtis Cup team". The Glasgow Herald. May 21, 1938. p. 3.