| Dates | 24–25 June 2000 | ||||
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| Venue | Ganton Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Ganton, North Yorkshire, England | ||||
| Captains |
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| United States wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
The 31st Curtis Cup Match was played on 24 and 25 June 2000 at Ganton Golf Club in Ganton, North Yorkshire, England. The United States won 10 to 8. [1] [2]
The contest was a two-day competition, with three foursomes and six singles matches on each day, a total of 18 points.
Each of the 18 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 91⁄2 points won the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retained the Cup.
Eight players for Great Britain & Ireland and USA participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team. [3] [4]
 &  Great Britain & Ireland | ||||
| Name | Age | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Claire Dowling | 42 | non-playing captain | ||
 Kim Andrew | 26 | played in 1998 | ||
 Becky Brewerton | 17 | |||
| Fiona Brown | 26 | played in 1998 | ||
| Emma Duggleby | 28 | |||
| Rebecca Hudson | 21 | played in 1998 | ||
| Becky Morgan | 25 | played in 1998 | ||
 Lesley Nicholson | 24 | |||
| Suzanne O'Brien | 33 | |||
 Team USA | |||||
| Name | Age | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Bastanchury Booth | 52 | non-playing captain | |||
| Elizabeth Bauer | 19 | played in 1998 | |||
| Leland Beckel | 33 | ||||
| Virginia Grimes | 36 | played in 1998 | |||
| Hilary Homeyer | 21 | ||||
| Stephanie Keever | 21 | ||||
| Angela Stanford | 21 | ||||
| Carol Semple Thompson | 51 | played 10 times from 1974 to 1998 | |||
| Robin Weiss | 45 | played in 1990 and 1992 | |||
 &  | Results |  |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew/Morgan |  1 up | Bauer/Thompson |
| Brewerton/Hudson | 1 up | Keever/Stanford |
| Duggleby/O'Brien | halved | Homeyer/Grimes |
| 1⁄2 | Session | 21⁄2 |
| 1⁄2 | Overall | 21⁄2 |
| & | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Andrew | 3 & 2 | Beth Bauer |
| Rebecca Hudson | 4 & 2 | Stephanie Keever |
| Fiona Brown | 1 up | Robin Weiss |
| Lesley Nicholson | halved | Angela Stanford |
| Suzanne O'Brien |  3 & 1 | Leland Beckel |
| Emma Dubbleby | 1 up | Hilary Homeyer |
| 11⁄2 | Session | 41⁄2 |
| 2 | Overall | 7 |
| & | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Brewerton/Hudson | 2 & 1 | Bauer/Thompson |
| Duggleby/O'Brien | 7 & 6 | Keever/Stanford |
| Andrew/Morgan | 3 & 1 | Homeyer/Grimes |
| 2 | Session | 1 |
| 4 | Overall | 8 |
| & | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Hudson | 1 up | Beth Bauer |
| Suzanne O'Brien | 3 & 2 | Robin Weiss |
| Emma Duggleby | 4 & 2 | Stephanie Keever |
| Rebecca Brewerton | 3 & 2 | Hilary Homeyer |
| Rebecca Morgan | 5 & 4 | Angela Stanford |
| Kim Andrew | 6 & 5 | Virginia Derby Grimes |
| 4 | Session | 2 |
| 8 | Overall | 10 |
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