1956 Curtis Cup
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- Zara Bolton (British Isles)
- Edith Flippin (USA)
| Dates | 8–9 June 1956 | ||||
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| Venue | Prince's Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Sandwich, Kent, England | ||||
| Captains |
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| British Isles wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
The 9th Curtis Cup Match was played on 8 and 9 June 1956 at Prince's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, England. The British Isles won by 5 matches to 4, to win the Curtis Cup for the second time.[1]
The United States won two of the three foursomes matches but the British Isles won four of the six singles to win by five matches to four.[2][1][3]
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
 &  British Isles | ||||
| Name | Notes | |||
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 Zara Bolton |
non-playing captain | |||
| Veronica Anstey |
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 Philomena Garvey |
played in 1948, 1950, 1952 and 1954 | |||
| Ann Howard |
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| Elizabeth Price |
played in 1950, 1952 and 1954 | |||
 Janette Robertson |
played in 1954 | |||
| Frances Smith |
played in 1950, 1952 and 1954 | |||
| Jessie Valentine |
played in 1936, 1938, 1950, 1952 and 1954 | |||
| Angela Ward | ||||
Howard did not play in any matches
 United States | |||||
| Name | Notes | ||||
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| Edith Flippin | non-playing captain | ||||
| Carolyn Cudone | |||||
| Mary Ann Downey | |||||
| Patricia Lesser | played in 1954 | ||||
| Jane Nelson | |||||
| Polly Riley | played in 1948, 1950, 1952 and 1954 | ||||
| Barbara Romack | played in 1954 | ||||
| Wiffi Smith | |||||
