The bi-annual Curtis Cup is back this year, and the matches head to Sunningdale Golf Club (Old Course) in Sunningdale, England, from August 29 to September 1. Eight female amateurs from the USA will take on eight female amateurs from Great Britain & Ireland.
Sunningdale Golf Club opened in 1900 and was designed by Willie Park Jr. The club's first professional was Jack White, who won the 1904 Open Championship.
The opening ceremony will be on Thursday, August 29, and play will start on Friday, August 30, and end on Sunday, September 1.
Each of the first two competition days features three foursomes (alternate-shot) and three four-ball matches. On Sunday, eight singles matches are contested. One full point is awarded for each victory, while a half-point is earned for matches that are tied after 18 holes. The USA needs 10 points to retain the Cup, while GB&I requires 10.5 points to reclaim it.
PlayersUnited States
Zoe Campos, 21, Valencia, Calif.
Anna Davis, 18, Spring Valley, Calif.
Rachel Kuehn, 23, Asheville, N.C.
Asterisk Talley, 15, Chowchilla, Calif.
Catherine Park, 20, Irvine, Calif.
Jasmine Koo, 18, Cerritos, Calif.
Melanie Green, 22, Medina, N.Y.
Megan Schofill, 23, Monticello, Fla.
Great Britain and Ireland
Sara Byrne, 23, Ireland
Beth Coulter, 19, Ireland
Hannah Darling, 21, Scotland
Aine Donegan, 21, Scotland
Lorna McClymont, 23, Scotland
Euphemie Rhodes, 22, England
Patience Rhodes, 20, England
Lottie Woad, 20, England
Woad is ranked No. 1 in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com Women's Rankings.
Captains
Meghan Stasi (USA)
Stasi is a USGA mainstay. She is a four-time champion of the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur (2006, 2007, 2010, and 2012), tied with Ellen Port for the most all-time. She was a member of the 2008 Curtis Cup team at The Old Course in St. Andrews.
She is also an eight-time Florida State Golf Association Player of the Year and was the youngest individual ever inducted into the FSGA Hall of Fame in 2021. She owns 17 FSGA titles and played her collegiate golf at Tulane. She also won seven Philadelphia Women's Amateur titles from 1999 to 2005. She advanced to the semifinals of the 2005 North and South Women’s Amateur and lost to champion Morgan Pressel in 20 holes.
After college, she became an assistant coach at Ole Miss and, at age 23, was named Head Coach, becoming the youngest head coach in all of Division I athletics.
Catriona Matthew (GB&I)
Matthew has won 11 times professionally worldwide, including four times on the LPGA Tour. She won the 2009 Women’s British Open and represented Europe on nine Solheim Cup teams. As the non-playing captain, she also helped Europe win in 2019 and 2021.
She played in three Curtis Cups (1990, 1992, 1994) and was part of the winning side in 1992. They retained the cup in 1994 with a tie. She won the Scottish Women’s Amateur in 1991, 1993, and 1994 and the British Women’s Amateur in 1993.
She represented GB&I in the Women’s World Amateur Team Championship.
2022 Curtis Cup
The USA claimed seven of the eight singles matches en route to a 15.5-4.5 victory over Great Britain & Ireland at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa. It was the third consecutive victory for the Americans, who were led by University of Southern California All-American Amari Avery (3-1 record) and Stanford star Rose Zhang (2-1-1).
The USA leads the all-time series 31-8-3.
Previous events at Sunningdale
1948 British Masters (Norman Von Nida)
1953 British Masters (Harry Bradshaw)
1956 Women's British Amateur (Wiffi Smith)
1960 British Masters (Jimmy Hitchcock)
1968 British Masters (Peter Thomson)
1987 Walker Cup (USA)
1997 Women's British Open (Karrie Webb)
2001 Women's British Open (Se Ri Pak)
2004 Women's British Open (Karen Stupples)
2008 Women's British Open (Jiyai Shin)
2009 Senior British Open (Loren Roberts)
2015 Senior British Open (Marco Dawson)
2021 Senior British Open (Stephen Dodd)
Notable past USA participants
Glenna Collett Vare, Patty Berg, Louise Suggs, JoAnne Carner, Anne Sander, Judy Bell, Hollis Stacy, Nancy Lopez, Carol Semple Thompson, Beth Daniel, Juli Inkster, Paula Creamer, Michelle Wie, Lexi Thompson, Andrea Lee, Jennifer Kupcho, Rose Zhang
Notable GB&I participants
Pamela Barton, Joyce Wethered, Angela Bonallack, Belle Robertson, Mary McKenna, Laura Davies, Catriona Matthew, Janice Moodie, Karen Stupples, Mel Reid, Leona Maguire, Bronte Law, Charlotte Thomas, Hannah Darling
Playing schedule
Thursday, Aug. 29 (Opening Ceremony)
Friday, Aug. 30 (Three foursomes and three four-ball matches)
Saturday, Aug. 31 (Three foursomes and three four-ball matches)
Sunday, Sept. 1 (Eight singles matches)
Broadcast schedule
Friday, Aug. 30: 8:00 a.m. ET to 12:00 p.m. ET, Golf Channel, 12:00 p.m. ET to 1:30 p.m. ET, Peacock
Saturday, Aug. 31: 8:00 a.m. ET to 12:00 p.m. ET, Golf Channel, 12:00 p.m. ET to 1:30 p.m. ET, Peacock
Sunday, Sep. 1: 5:00 a.m. ET to 10:30 a.m. ET, Golf Channel
Future Curtis Cup sites
2026: Bel-Air Country Club, Los Angeles, Calif../June 12-14
2030: National Golf Links of America, Southampton, N.Y../June 7-9
2034: Pine Valley Golf Club, Pine Valley, N.J./Dates TBD
2038: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Dates TBD