| Dates | August 3–4, 2002 | ||||
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| Venue | Fox Chapel Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||
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| United States wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
The 32nd Curtis Cup Match was played on August 3 and 4, 2002 at Fox Chapel Golf Club near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The United States won 11 to 7. [1] Carol Semple Thompson made her 12th and final appearance, having first played in 1974.
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 the USA and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team. [2]
 Team USA | |||||
| Name | Age | Notes | |||
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| Mary Budke | 48 | non-playing captain | |||
| Emily Bastel | 21 | ||||
| Meredith Duncan | 22 | ||||
| Mollie Fankhauser | 21 | ||||
| Leigh Anne Hardin | 20 | ||||
| Angela Jerman | 21 | ||||
| Laura Myerscough | 22 | ||||
| Courtney Swaim | 22 | ||||
| Carol Semple Thompson | 53 | played 11 times from 1974 to 2000 | |||
 &  Great Britain & Ireland | ||||
| Name | Age | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pam Benka | 56 | non-playing captain | ||
 Alison Coffey | 29 | |||
| Emma Duggleby | 31 | played in 2000 | ||
| Rebecca Hudson | 23 | played in 1998 and 2000 | ||
 Sarah Jones | 19 | |||
 Vikki Laing | 21 | |||
| Fame More | 21 | |||
| Kerry Smith | 30 | |||
| Heather Stirling | 25 | |||
 &  | Results |  |
|---|---|---|
| Hudson/Duggleby |  4 & 3 | Duncan/Jerman |
| Stirling/Laing | 1 up | Fankhauser/Thompson |
| Smith/Coffey | 3 & 2 | Swaim/Myerscough |
| 0 | Session | 3 |
| 0 | Overall | 3 |
| & | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Hudson |   2 up | Emily Bastel |
| Emma Duggleby | 2 & 1 | Leigh Anne Hardin |
| Fame More | 5 & 4 | Meredith Duncan |
| Sarah Jones | 6 & 5 | Angela Jerman |
| Heather Stirling | 4 & 2 | Courtney Swaim |
| Vikki Laing | 1 up | Mollie Fankhauser |
| 2 | Session | 4 |
| 2 | Overall | 7 |
| & | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Stirling/Laing | 3 & 1 | Hardin/Bastel |
| Hudson/Smith | 4 & 2 | Myerscough/Swaim |
| Duggleby/Coffey | 4 & 2 | Duncan/Jerman |
| 2 | Session | 1 |
| 4 | Overall | 8 |
| & | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Hudson | 3 & 1 | Mollie Fankhauser |
| Vikki Laing | 1 up | Carol Semple Thompson |
| Emma Duggleby | 4 & 3 | Leigh Anne Hardin |
| Heather Stirling | 2 up | Laura Myerscough |
| Alison Coffey | 3 & 1 | Meredith Duncan |
| Sarah Jones | 5 & 3 | Courtney Swaim |
| 3 | Session | 3 |
| 7 | Overall | 11 |
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