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Curtis Cup, golf trophy awarded since 1932 to the winner of a biennial amateur women’s match played between teams from Great Britain and the United States. The cup was donated by Harriot and Margaret Curtis, both winners of the U.S. women’s amateur championship in the early 1900s. Teams consist of six players, two alternates, and a captain, selected by the U.S. Golf Association and the Ladies Golf Union of Great Britain. Teams play six 18-hole foursomes (partners taking alternate strokes) and 12 18-hole single matches, a point being scored for each match won, with half points for tied matches.

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