| Dates | 6–7 June 1952 | ||||
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| Venue | Muirfield | ||||
| Location | Scotland | ||||
| Captains |
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| British Isles wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
The 7th Curtis Cup Match was played on 6 and 7 June 1952 at Muirfield in Scotland. The British Isles won by 5 matches to 4, to win the Curtis Cup for the first time. [1]
The British Isles won two of the three foursomes matches and tied the 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.
 &  British Isles | ||||
| Name | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Katharine Cairns | non-playing captain | |||
| Jeanne Bisgood | played in 1950 | |||
 Jean Donald | played in 1948 and 1950 | |||
 Philomena Garvey | played in 1948 and 1950 | |||
| Kitty MacCann | ||||
| Moira Paterson | ||||
| Elizabeth Price | played in 1950 | |||
| Frances Stephens | played in 1950 | |||
| Jessie Valentine | played in 1936, 1938 and 1950 | |||
MacCann did not play in any matches
 United States | |||||
| Name | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aniela Goldthwaite | non-playing captain, played in 1934 and 1936 | ||||
| Grace DeMoss | |||||
| Claire Doran | |||||
| Dorothy Kirby | played in 1948 and 1950 | ||||
| Marjorie Lindsay | |||||
| Mae Murray | |||||
| Patricia O'Sullivan | |||||
| Polly Riley | played in 1948 and 1950 | ||||
 &  | Results |  |
|---|---|---|
| Donald/Price |  3 & 2 | Kirby/DeMoss |
| Stephens/Valentine |  6 & 4 | Doran/Lindsay |
| Paterson/Garvey | 2 & 1 | Riley/O'Sullivan |
| 2 | Session | 1 |
| 2 | Overall | 1 |
18-hole scores: Donald/Price 4 up, Doran/Lindsay 6 up, Paterson/Garvey 1 up
| & | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Donald | 1 up | Dorothy Kirby |
| Frances Stephens | 2 & 1 | Marjorie Lindsay |
| Moira Paterson | 6 & 4 | Polly Riley |
| Jeanne Bisgood | 6 & 5 | Mae Murray |
| Philomena Garvey | 3 & 2 | Claire Doran |
| Elizabeth Price | 3 & 2 | Grace DeMoss |
| 3 | Session | 3 |
| 5 | Overall | 4 |
18-hole scores: Donald 2 up, Stephens/Lindsay all square, Riley 4 up, Bisgood 4 up, Garvey 2 up, Price 1 up
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