1934 Curtis Cup
Golf competition in Chevy Chase, Maryland
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The 2nd Curtis Cup Match was played on September 27 and 28, 1934 at the Chevy Chase Club in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The United States won 61â2 to 21â2.[1]
- Glenna Collett-Vare (USA)
- Doris Chambers (Great Britain)
| Dates | September 27â28, 1934 | ||||
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| Venue | Chevy Chase Club | ||||
| Location | Chevy Chase, Maryland | ||||
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| United States wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
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 18 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 1â2 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 5 points won the competition.
Teams
Eight players for the US and for Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event. The American's had a non-playing captain, Glenna Collett-Vare, while Britain's captain, Doris Chambers, was one of the team.
 Team USA | |||||
| Name | Notes | ||||
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| Glenna Collett-Vare | non-playing captain | ||||
| Leona Cheney | played in 1932 | ||||
| Charlotte Glutting | |||||
| Aniela Goldthwaite | |||||
| Opal Hill | played in 1932 | ||||
| Marion Miley | |||||
| Maureen Orcutt | played in 1932 | ||||
| Lucille Robinson | |||||
| Virginia Van Wie | played in 1932 | ||||
Marion Miley did not play any matches.
The British team was selected in July. Doris Chambers was the captain-manager.[2] They travelled first to Canada on the SS Duchess of York.[3]
 Great Britain | ||||
| Name | Notes | |||
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 Doris Chambers |
playing captain | |||
| Pam Barton |
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 Freda Coats |
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| Diana Fishwick |
played in 1932 | |||
| Molly Gourlay |
played in 1932 | |||
| Wanda Morgan |
played in 1932 | |||
| Diana Plumpton |
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 Pat Walker |
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The captain, Doris Chambers, and Freda Coats did not play any matches.[4][5][6]
Thursday's foursomes matches
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Results |  |
|---|---|---|
| Barton/Gourlay | halved | Van Wie/Glutting |
| Fishwick/Morgan |  2 up |
Orcutt/Cheney |
| Plumpton/Walker |  2 up |
Hill/Robinson |
| 11â2 | Session | 11â2 |
| 11â2 | Overall | 11â2 |
Friday's singles matches
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Diana Fishwick | 2 & 1 |
Virginia Van Wie |
| Pam Barton | 7 & 5 |
Leona Cheney |
| Molly Gourlay | 4 & 2 |
Maureen Orcutt |
| Wanda Morgan | 3 & 2 |
Charlotte Glutting |
| Diana Plumpton | 3 & 2 |
Opal Hill |
| Pat Walker | 3 & 2 |
Aniela Goldthwaite |
| 1 | Session | 5 |
| 21â2 | Overall | 61â2 |