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2002 Curtis Cup

The 32nd Curtis Cup Match was played on August 3 and 4, 2002 at Fox Chapel Golf Club near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The United States won 11 to 7. Carol Semple Thompson made her 12th and final appearance, having first played in 1974.


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Fox Chapel Golf Club
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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United States wins the Curtis Cup

The 32nd Curtis Cup Match was played on August 3 and 4, 2002 at Fox Chapel Golf Club near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The United States won 11 to 7. Carol Semple Thompson made her 12th and final appearance, having first played in 1974.

The contest was a two-day competition, with three foursomes and six singles matches on each day, a total of 18 points.

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Eight players for the USA and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.

Column 1Column 2Column 3
Team USA
Mary Budke48non-playing captain
Emily Bastel21
Meredith Duncan22
Mollie Fankhauser21
Leigh Anne Hardin20
Angela Jerman21
Laura Myerscough22
Courtney Swaim22
Carol Semple Thompson53played 11 times from 1974 to 2000
Column 1Column 2Column 3
& Great Britain & Ireland
Pam Benka56non-playing captain
Alison Coffey29
Emma Duggleby31played in 2000
Rebecca Hudson23played in 1998 and 2000
Sarah Jones19
Vikki Laing21
Fame More21
Kerry Smith30
Heather Stirling25
&Results
Hudson/Duggleby4 & 3Duncan/Jerman
Stirling/Laing1 upFankhauser/Thompson
Smith/Coffey3 & 2Swaim/Myerscough
0Session3
&Results
Rebecca Hudson2 upEmily Bastel
Emma Duggleby2 & 1Leigh Anne Hardin
Fame More5 & 4Meredith Duncan
Sarah Jones6 & 5Angela Jerman
Heather Stirling4 & 2Courtney Swaim
Vikki Laing1 upMollie Fankhauser
2Session4
&Results
Stirling/Laing3 & 1Hardin/Bastel
Hudson/Smith4 & 2Myerscough/Swaim
Duggleby/Coffey4 & 2Duncan/Jerman
2Session1
&Results
Rebecca Hudson3 & 1Mollie Fankhauser
Vikki Laing1 upCarol Semple Thompson
Emma Duggleby4 & 3Leigh Anne Hardin
Heather Stirling2 upLaura Myerscough
Alison Coffey3 & 1Meredith Duncan
Sarah Jones5 & 3Courtney Swaim
3Session3
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