USA builds commanding 9-3 lead, Closer to reclaiming the Curtis Cup
Some GB&I supporters - courtesy of USGA
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The USA appears on the verge of reclaiming the Curtis Cup from Great Britain and Ireland.
After earning five of the available six points to grab a 9-3 lead on Saturday – including a sweep of the three morning four-ball encounters, captain Virginia Derby Grimes’ charges need just 1½ of the available eight points in Sunday’s singles to return the Cup to American soil after a three-point defeat in 2016 in the Republic of Ireland.
The lone bright spot for GB&I came from the tandem of Olivia Mehaffey, 20, of Northern Ireland, and Sophie Lamb, 20, of England. The duo registered their second foursomes victory of the competition, defeating Kupcho, the No. 2 player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking™, and world No. 1 Lilia Vu, 2 and 1. Mehaffey is one of two returning players from the victorious 2016 team and the side’s highest-ranked golfer in the WAGR (No. 16), while Lamb was the low amateur in last year’s Women’s British Open.
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Day 2
Fourball
Olivia Mehaffey & Sophie Lamb bt Jennifer Kupcho & Kristen Gillman 3 &2Alice Hewson & Annabell Fuller lost to Mariel Galdiano & Lilia VuLily 2&1
May Humphreys & Shannon McWilliam lost to Lucy Li & Andrea Lee 3&2
GB&I 0 USA 3
Day 2 Foursomes
Olivia Mehaffey &Sophie Lamb bt Jennifer Kupcho & L. Vu 2&1
A Fuller & I Clyburn lost to K Gillman and L Stephenson 6&5
P Grant & S McWilliam lost to L Li & S Schubert 7&5
GB&I 1 USA 2
Score after Day 2 - GB&I 3 USA 9
