USA Brings Curtis Cup Back Home


The USA took advantage of its huge 9˝ to 2˝ lead entering Sunday's singles matches to beat the squad from Great Britain and Ireland and win the Curtis Cup at St. Louis Country Club in Missouri.

The Americans needed only one and a half points entering the singles matches to regain the Cup, which it lost in 2012 at Nairn, Scotland, by a score of 10˝ and 9˝.

On Sunday, the Yanks quickly took care of business as Emma Talley beat the GB&I's Bronte Law 4 and 3 and Ally McDonald edged Annabel Dimmock by the same score to secure the necessary points for the victory.

GB&I earned 4˝ points in singles, while the USA got 3˝, for the final 13-7 score.

“Dreams do come true, that's for sure,” said a Talley, who went 3-0-1 during the match. “This was the best week ever. I'm just happy to play with my friends and to do it for my country is even better.”

“That is the coolest trophy of all the seven that I've ever won,” said St. Louis native and USA captain Ellen Port, who has captured six individual USGA championships. “That is the most special trophy, always, that I will ever have, and ever have been a part of.”

Despite the loss, GB&I captain Tegwen Matthews was pleased with how her team performed on Sunday. “I’m so proud of the girls for how they rallied all day today,” said Matthews, who is now 1-1 as captain after she led her team to victory in 2012. “Especially when they knew the match was gone, and yet they never gave up. That could have put the chins really even further down.

“But no, we won the afternoon singles session. So that's a great way to finish and gives everyone a bit of a boost to say the least from a pretty disastrous two days.”

Team USA now leads the overall series in the biennial amateur golf competition 28-7-3.

For updated scores, visit http://www.usga.org/ChampEventScore_newFeed.aspx?id=17179869201&year=2014&type=summary.