‘Inconsistent’ GB&I suffer record defeat

Captain Elaine Farquharson-black admitted her young Great Britain & Ireland team had been outclassed as they ended up on the wrong side of a record-breaking 17-3 scoreline in the 40th Curtis Cup at Quaker Ridge.

The United States’ points total is the highest recorded by any team in the event since they defeated GB&I 14½-3½ at Denver Country Club in 1982. The winning margin of 14 points also surpassed the record of 11 points set in that same match.

“We’re obviously very disappointed with the scoreline and all you can do is congratulate the US on their win and the very high standard of golf they have played this week,” said Farquharson-black.

“We have played good golf in spells, particularly on the first day, but at this level you have to have more consistency and at times we’ve just not performed as well as we would have liked.

“We have a young team and the players will have learned lots from this experience.”