DUN LAOGHAIRE, DUBLIN TO STAGE 2014 CURTIS CUP
The attendance figures for the 37th Curtis Cup match exceeded the Ladies Golf Union's anticipated figure of around 8,000.
In fact, despite the "iffy" weather, the figure of 9,190 paying spectators was achieved for the three days at The Nairn Golf - a record for a three-day Curtis Cup fixture in Scotland.
"9,190 beats the St Andrews figure in 2008 by miles," said a delighted Susan Simpson, the LGU Head of Golf Operations.
The 38th Curtis Cup match in 2014 will be played at St Louis Country Club, Missouri.
The next Curtis Cup on this side of the Atlantic will be the 39th and will be hosted by Dun Laoghaire Golf Club, near Dublin in 2016.
QUOTES FROM THE TEAM CAPTAINS
TEGWEN MATTHEWS (Great Britain and Ireland)
This is the best day in my whole life. I'm really going to party tonight.
The only sad bit is that Sue Turner (the team manager who died after being appointed) was not here to share this triumph with us. But I bet she's partying up in heaven!
Kelly Tidy's win in the top singles was so important. She has such an impressive match-play record that I deliberately put her in at No 1 so that she would have the chance to win and the good news would filter down through the team in the matches behind.
And that's exactly what happened.
What a great effort by Kelly to come back so brilliantly from three down after six holes to win the top singles in a Curtis Cup. It was vital for the overall team spirit during the afternoon.
It is a very special moment too to think that we now have the Curtis Cup, the Ryder Cup, the Walker Cup and the Solheim Cup in our possession on this side of the Atlantic.
Majestic that the GB and I women's amateur team completed the set.
PAT CORNETT (United States).
Our girls did not play badly. It was simply a case of the GB and I girls played that bit better. I am proud of the United States effort. Both teams, in fact, played the game in the spirit that Margaret and Harriet Curtis envisaged when they put up the idea of a Curtis Cup international match.
I think the turning point - when the match started to turn the way of GB and Ireland - was near the end of the second day when the home team won two late four-ball matches.
MOST SUCCESSFUL PLAYERS
Brooke Pancake finished as the MVP (the most successful player) of the 2012 Curtis Cup with 3 1/2 pt out of a possible five by the American.
Top players for GB and I were Kelly Tidy, Holly Clyburn and Stephanie Meadow who each earned 3pt.
NAIRN A LUCKY VENUE FOR GB AND I
Great Britain and Ireland teams have a 100 per cent winning record at The Nairn Golf Club.
Victories were recorded in the 1991 Vagliano Trophy, the 1999 Walker Cup and now the 2012 Curtis Cup.
In fact, despite the "iffy" weather, the figure of 9,190 paying spectators was achieved for the three days at The Nairn Golf - a record for a three-day Curtis Cup fixture in Scotland.
"9,190 beats the St Andrews figure in 2008 by miles," said a delighted Susan Simpson, the LGU Head of Golf Operations.
The 38th Curtis Cup match in 2014 will be played at St Louis Country Club, Missouri.
The next Curtis Cup on this side of the Atlantic will be the 39th and will be hosted by Dun Laoghaire Golf Club, near Dublin in 2016.
QUOTES FROM THE TEAM CAPTAINS
TEGWEN MATTHEWS (Great Britain and Ireland)
This is the best day in my whole life. I'm really going to party tonight.
The only sad bit is that Sue Turner (the team manager who died after being appointed) was not here to share this triumph with us. But I bet she's partying up in heaven!
Kelly Tidy's win in the top singles was so important. She has such an impressive match-play record that I deliberately put her in at No 1 so that she would have the chance to win and the good news would filter down through the team in the matches behind.
And that's exactly what happened.
What a great effort by Kelly to come back so brilliantly from three down after six holes to win the top singles in a Curtis Cup. It was vital for the overall team spirit during the afternoon.
It is a very special moment too to think that we now have the Curtis Cup, the Ryder Cup, the Walker Cup and the Solheim Cup in our possession on this side of the Atlantic.
Majestic that the GB and I women's amateur team completed the set.
PAT CORNETT (United States).
Our girls did not play badly. It was simply a case of the GB and I girls played that bit better. I am proud of the United States effort. Both teams, in fact, played the game in the spirit that Margaret and Harriet Curtis envisaged when they put up the idea of a Curtis Cup international match.
I think the turning point - when the match started to turn the way of GB and Ireland - was near the end of the second day when the home team won two late four-ball matches.
MOST SUCCESSFUL PLAYERS
Brooke Pancake finished as the MVP (the most successful player) of the 2012 Curtis Cup with 3 1/2 pt out of a possible five by the American.
Top players for GB and I were Kelly Tidy, Holly Clyburn and Stephanie Meadow who each earned 3pt.
NAIRN A LUCKY VENUE FOR GB AND I
Great Britain and Ireland teams have a 100 per cent winning record at The Nairn Golf Club.
Victories were recorded in the 1991 Vagliano Trophy, the 1999 Walker Cup and now the 2012 Curtis Cup.
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