| 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 | |||||
| ← 19541958 → | |||||
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.
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.
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
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| Name | Notes | |||
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 Zara Bolton
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non-playing captain | |||
| Veronica Anstey
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 Philomena Garvey
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played in 1948, 1950, 1952 and 1954 | |||
| Ann Howard
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| Elizabeth Price
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played in 1950, 1952 and 1954 | |||
 Janette Robertson
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played in 1954 | |||
| Frances Smith
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played in 1950, 1952 and 1954 | |||
| Jessie Valentine
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played in 1936, 1938, 1950, 1952 and 1954 | |||
| Angela Ward
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Howard did not play in any matches
 United States
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| Name | Notes | ||||
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| 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 | 
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| Valentine/Garvey |  2 & 1
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Lesser/Smith |
| Smith/Price |  5 & 3
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Riley/Romack |
| Robertson/Anstey | 6 & 4
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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 |
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| Jessie Valentine | 6 & 4
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Patricia Lesser |
| Philomena Garvey | 9 & 8
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Wiffi Smith |
| Frances Smith | 1 up
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Polly Riley |
| Janette Robertson | 6 & 4
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Barbara Romack |
| Angela Ward | 4 & 3
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Mary Ann Downey |
| Elizabeth Price | 7 & 6
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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
- ^ "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.
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