| Dates | August 8–9, 1958 | ||||
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| Venue | Brae Burn Country Club | ||||
| Location | West Newton, Massachusetts | ||||
| Captains |
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| British Isles retains the Curtis Cup | |||||
| ← 19561960 → | |||||
The 10th Curtis Cup Match was played on August 8 and 9, 1958 at the Brae Burn Country Club in West Newton, Massachusetts. The match was tied with both team having 41⁄2 points, and so the British Isles retained the trophy as the previous winner.
The British Isles won two of the three foursomes matches but the United States won three of the six singles matches and halved another to tie the contest.
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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| Virginia Dennehy | non-playing captain | ||||
| Meriam Bailey | |||||
| JoAnne Gunderson | |||||
| Ann Casey Johnstone | |||||
| Barbara McIntire | |||||
| Anne Richardson | |||||
| Polly Riley | played in 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956 | ||||
| Barbara Romack | played in 1954 and 1956 | ||||
| Anne Quast | |||||
Meriam Bailey and Anne Richardson did not play in any matches
 &  British Isles
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| Name | Notes | |||
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 Daisy Ferguson
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playing captain | |||
 Angela Bonallack
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played in 1956 | |||
| Bridget Jackson
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| Elizabeth Price
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played in 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956 | |||
 Janette Robertson
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played in 1954 and 1956 | |||
| Frances Smith
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played in 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956 | |||
| Dorothea Sommerville
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| Jessie Valentine
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played in 1936, 1938, 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956 | |||
Dorothea Sommerville did not play in any matches.
Friday's foursomes matches
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Results | 
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| Bonallack/Price |   2 & 1
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Romack/Riley |
| Robertson/Smith | 3 & 2
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Gunderson/Quast |
| Jackson/Valentine |  6 & 5
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McIntyre/Johnstone |
| 2 | Session | 1 |
| 2 | Overall | 1 |
18-hole scores: Bonallack/Price 2 up, Robertson/Smith 5 up, McIntyre/Johnstone 5 up
Saturday's singles matches
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Results |
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| Jessie Valentine | 2 up
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JoAnne Gunderson |
| Angela Bonallack | halved | Barbara McIntire |
| Elizabeth Price | 4 & 2
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Anne Quast |
| Janette Robertson | 3 & 2
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Ann Casey Johnstone |
| Bridget Jackson | 4 & 2
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Barbara Romack |
| Frances Smith | 2 up
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Polly Riley |
| 21⁄2 | Session | 31⁄2 |
| 41⁄2 | Overall | 41⁄2 |
18-hole scores: Gunderson 2 up, McIntire 1 up, Quast 3 up, Robertson 5 up, Romack 2 up, Smith/Riley all square
References
- ^ "Curtis Cup retained by Britain". The Glasgow Herald. August 11, 1958. p. 8.
- "Britain wins foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. August 9, 1958. p. 7.
- "A Curtis Cup tie in the finest sense" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 11. September 1958.
- "Youth versus experience in Curtis Cup" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 8. July 1958.
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