| Dates | September 2–3, 1954 | ||||
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| Venue | Merion Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Ardmore, Pennsylvania | ||||
| Captains |
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| United States wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
| ← 19521956 → | |||||
The 8th Curtis Cup Match was played on September 2 and 3, 1954 at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. The United States won by 6 matches to 3.
The United States won all three foursomes matches and won three of the six singles matches.
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
 United States
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| Name | Notes | ||||
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| Edith Flippin | non-playing captain | ||||
| Claire Doran | played in 1952 | ||||
| Mary Lena Faulk | |||||
| Patricia Lesser | |||||
| Dorothy Kirby | played in 1948, 1950 and 1952 | ||||
| Polly Riley | played in 1948, 1950 and 1952 | ||||
| Barbara Romack | |||||
| Grace DeMoss Smith | played in 1952 | ||||
| Joyce Ziske | |||||
 &  British Isles
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| Name | Notes | |||
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 Dorothy Beck
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playing captain | |||
| Jeanne Bisgood
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played in 1950 and 1952 | |||
 Philomena Garvey
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played in 1948, 1950 and 1952 | |||
 Marjorie Peel
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| Elizabeth Price
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played in 1950 and 1952 | |||
| Janette Robertson
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| Frances Stephens
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played in 1950 and 1952 | |||
| Jessie Valentine
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played in 1936, 1938, 1950 and 1952 | |||
Dorothy Beck did not select herself for any matches.
Thursday's foursomes matches
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Results | 
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| Stephens/Price |  6 & 4
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Faulk/Riley |
| Valentine/Garvey | 6 & 5
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Doran/Lesser |
| Peel/Robertson | 6 & 5
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Kirby/Romack |
| 0 | Session | 3 |
| 0 | Overall | 3 |
18-hole scores: Faulk/Riley 3 up, Doran/Lesser 7 up, Kirby/Romack 3 up
Friday's singles matches
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Results |
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| Frances Stephens |  1 up
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Mary Lena Faulk |
| Jeanne Bisgood | 4 & 3
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Claire Doran |
| Elizabeth Price | 9 & 8
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Polly Riley |
| Philomena Garvey | 3 & 1
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Dorothy Kirby |
| Jessie Valentine | 4 & 3
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Grace DeMoss Smith |
| Janette Robertson | 3 & 1
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Joyce Jiske |
| 3 | Session | 3 |
| 3 | Overall | 6 |
18-hole scores: Stephens 1 up, Bisgood 1 up, Riley 8 up, Garvey/Kirby all square, Smith 2 up, Ziske 1 up
References
- ^ "Curtis Cup regained by United States". The Glasgow Herald. September 4, 1954. p. 9.
- "Britain loses all three foursomes matches". The Glasgow Herald. September 3, 1954. p. 4.
- "A Women's Championship-International Style" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 15. November 1954.
- "The Curtis Cup teams" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 11. August 1954.
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