1938 Curtis Cup
# 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 :

| 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 :

| 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 |
