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Kim Closes Practice Session with U.S. Curtis Cup Squad
12/18/2019 8:45:00 AM | Women's Golf
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke University women's golf sophomore Gina Kim has completed a three-day practice session with potential members of the United States Curtis Cup squad. The practice session was hosted by the United States Golf Association (USGA) and was held Dec. 15-17, 2019 at Loblolly in Hobe Sound, Fla.
A biennial competition, the 41st Curtis Cup Match will be contested June 12-14, 2020, at Conwy Golf Club in Caernarvonshire, Wales. The USA Team defeated the Great Britain & Ireland Team by a record-setting 17-3 margin in the 2018 Match at Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, N.Y.
"I had a wonderful time down in Florida with the 11 other girls and I can't thank USGA, Captain Sarah Ingram, Laura Nochta, and Loblolly Golf Club enough for the awesome experience," said Kim. "With this practice session behind me, I will continue to work hard and look forward to hopefully making the team and proudly representing the USA in Conwy."
The United States squad is captained by former Duke standout Sarah LeBrun Ingram, who graduated in 1988. Ingram, a three-time U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur champion (1991, 1993, 1994) and a member of three USA Curtis Cup Teams (1992, 1994 and 1996), was a two-time All-America and four-year letter winner for the Blue Devils from 1985-1988. Ingram, who was the low amateur in the 1995 U.S. Women's Open, is a member of the Duke University Sports Hall of Fame, the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame and the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame. She recently advanced to the Round of 16 in the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur, her first USGA competition in more than two decades.
During the practice session, former Duke standout and Golf Channel on-air talent, Kelly Tilghman, stopped by to talk with the student-athletes. Â
A native of Chapel Hill, N.C., Kim was a Third Team All-America selection a year ago as a rookie with the Blue Devils and helped lead Duke to the school's seventh NCAA Championship. She carried that momentum through the summer and into her sophomore campaign. In June, Kim placed as the low amateur at the U.S. Women's Open as she carded rounds of 66, 72, 73 and 72 for a one-under, 283. She placed in the top 12 and turned in the tied for second-lowest 72-hole ledger by an amateur in U.S. Women's Open history. Her round of five-under, 66, on the opening day was the lowest round by an amateur in open history as well. She is currently ranked No. 27 in the Women's Amateur Golf Ranking. Â
Invitation to the Curtis Cup practice session does not guarantee selection to the eight-player USA Team that will compete in June. Players not invited will also be considered for inclusion on the team. As of 2018, the USGA provides automatic selections to the reigning U.S. Women's Amateur champion, along with the McCormack Medal winner, if eligible. Gabriela Ruffels, of Australia, the 2019 U.S. Women's Amateur champion, is not eligible for the team, while 2019 McCormack Medal winner Andrea Lee, of Hermosa Beach, Calif., declined the invitation due to her intent to turn professional prior to the 2020 Curtis Cup Match. The USGA will automatically select the top three USA players in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking on April 8, 2020. The remainder of the team will be selected the following week.
The Curtis Cup Match is contested by two teams of eight female amateur players, one from the United States of America and one from Great Britain and Ireland, which is comprised of England, the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The USGA's International Team Selection Committee selects the USA Team, while The R&A selects the GB&I Team.
Elaine Ratcliffe will serve as GB&I captain. Ratcliffe, a native of Cheshire, England, was a member of the victorious GB&I team in the 1996 Curtis Cup Match.
The USA Team leads the overall series, 29-8-3.
#GoDuke
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A biennial competition, the 41st Curtis Cup Match will be contested June 12-14, 2020, at Conwy Golf Club in Caernarvonshire, Wales. The USA Team defeated the Great Britain & Ireland Team by a record-setting 17-3 margin in the 2018 Match at Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, N.Y.
"I had a wonderful time down in Florida with the 11 other girls and I can't thank USGA, Captain Sarah Ingram, Laura Nochta, and Loblolly Golf Club enough for the awesome experience," said Kim. "With this practice session behind me, I will continue to work hard and look forward to hopefully making the team and proudly representing the USA in Conwy."
The United States squad is captained by former Duke standout Sarah LeBrun Ingram, who graduated in 1988. Ingram, a three-time U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur champion (1991, 1993, 1994) and a member of three USA Curtis Cup Teams (1992, 1994 and 1996), was a two-time All-America and four-year letter winner for the Blue Devils from 1985-1988. Ingram, who was the low amateur in the 1995 U.S. Women's Open, is a member of the Duke University Sports Hall of Fame, the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame and the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame. She recently advanced to the Round of 16 in the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur, her first USGA competition in more than two decades.
During the practice session, former Duke standout and Golf Channel on-air talent, Kelly Tilghman, stopped by to talk with the student-athletes. Â
A native of Chapel Hill, N.C., Kim was a Third Team All-America selection a year ago as a rookie with the Blue Devils and helped lead Duke to the school's seventh NCAA Championship. She carried that momentum through the summer and into her sophomore campaign. In June, Kim placed as the low amateur at the U.S. Women's Open as she carded rounds of 66, 72, 73 and 72 for a one-under, 283. She placed in the top 12 and turned in the tied for second-lowest 72-hole ledger by an amateur in U.S. Women's Open history. Her round of five-under, 66, on the opening day was the lowest round by an amateur in open history as well. She is currently ranked No. 27 in the Women's Amateur Golf Ranking. Â
Invitation to the Curtis Cup practice session does not guarantee selection to the eight-player USA Team that will compete in June. Players not invited will also be considered for inclusion on the team. As of 2018, the USGA provides automatic selections to the reigning U.S. Women's Amateur champion, along with the McCormack Medal winner, if eligible. Gabriela Ruffels, of Australia, the 2019 U.S. Women's Amateur champion, is not eligible for the team, while 2019 McCormack Medal winner Andrea Lee, of Hermosa Beach, Calif., declined the invitation due to her intent to turn professional prior to the 2020 Curtis Cup Match. The USGA will automatically select the top three USA players in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking on April 8, 2020. The remainder of the team will be selected the following week.
The Curtis Cup Match is contested by two teams of eight female amateur players, one from the United States of America and one from Great Britain and Ireland, which is comprised of England, the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The USGA's International Team Selection Committee selects the USA Team, while The R&A selects the GB&I Team.
Elaine Ratcliffe will serve as GB&I captain. Ratcliffe, a native of Cheshire, England, was a member of the victorious GB&I team in the 1996 Curtis Cup Match.
The USA Team leads the overall series, 29-8-3.
#GoDuke
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