The 41st

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Match was played from 26–28 August 2021 at

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near

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. It was originally scheduled for 12–14 June 2020 but was postponed to 2021 in response to the

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. Great Britain & Ireland had the better of the first day and led to by 4 points to 1 points at the end of the day. The USA team levelled the match at 6 points a piece by the end of the second day. The third day singles matches were initially very tight but ultimately, most of the matches swung toward the USA team and they secured 6 points of the 8 available. The USA team retained the Curtis Cup with a total score of 12 to 7 for the GB&I team. It was the USA's first away win in the contest since 2008.

Format

The contest was a three-day competition, with three

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and three fourball matches on each of the first two days, and eight singles matches on the final day, a total of 20 points. Each of the 20 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match ended all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. Rather, each side earned point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 10 points won the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder would have retained the Cup.

Teams

Eight players for Great Britain & Ireland and USA participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team. The Great Britain & Ireland team was announced on 9 August 2021.

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Rachel Heck Rachel Heck (born ) is an American amateur golfer. Early life and amateur career Heck, a native of Memphis, Tennessee started playing golf with her two sisters almost as soon as she could walk, competing in friendly competitions for ice cream. ...

and

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were the first players to make the American team, as the three highest-ranked Americans in the

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(WAGR) on 21 July 2021. Automatic selection was also given to

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, the winner of the 2021 U.S. Women's Amateur, which finished on 8 August. The winner of the 2021

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, which was awarded to the number one ranked player in the WAGR after that event, was also guaranteed a place, provided they were American. This was won by Zhang who was already guaranteed a place. The remainder of the team was announced on 9 August. Note: "Rank" is the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of the start of the Cup.

Thursday's matches

Morning foursomes

Afternoon fourballs

Friday's matches

Morning foursomes

Afternoon fourballs

Saturday's singles matches

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References

External links

The R&A site
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