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Kim Enjoys Practice Session with Curtis Cup Squad
1/31/2021 7:38:00 PM | Women's Golf
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke University junior women's golf standout Gina Kim concluded a Curtis Cup practice session Saturday evening with the USGA at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, Fla. Kim was one of 12 golfers selected to compete as the squad is practicing ahead of the Curtis Cup in August.
Kim and the other invitees participated in a two-day practice session on Friday and Saturday.
"The Curtis Cup practice session was an amazing experience with some amazing girls and I'm truly thankful to the USGA for putting this event together during these difficult times," said Kim. "I hope to make the team in the future and play for my country!"
The 41st Curtis Cup Match was originally scheduled for June 12-14, 2020, at Conwy Golf Club in Caernarvonshire, Wales, before being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The match will now be held at Conwy Golf Club on Aug. 26-28, 2021.
Along with Kim invited included Allisen Corpuz (USC), Lauren Hartlage (Louisville), Auston Kim (Vanderbilt), Rachel Kuehn (Wake Forest), Brooke Matthews (Arkansas), Emilia Migliaccio (Wake Forest), Kaitlyn Papp (Texas), Megan Schofill (Auburn), Aneka Seumanutafa (Ohio State), Kennedy Swann (Mississippi) and Rose Zhang.
A native of Chapel Hill, N.C., Kim also attended a practice session in December of 2019 with Curtis Cup hopefuls.
Serving as captain of the USA squad will be 1988 Duke graduate Sarah Ingram. Ingram is 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). She was a two-time All-American and four-year letterwinner for the Blue Devils from 1985-88. 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.
During the two-day practice session this weekend, the group was greeted with a Duke alumna and Curtis Cup veteran Lindy Duncan. A 2013 Blue Devil graduate, Duncan participated in the 2008 Curtis Cup in St. Andrews, Scotland.
Invitation to the Curtis Cup practice session does not guarantee selection to the eight-player USA Team that will compete in August. Players not invited will also be considered for inclusion on the team.
The Curtis Cup 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 composed 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 defeated Great Britain & Ireland by a record-setting 17-3 margin in the 40th Curtis Cup Match in June 2018 at Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, N.Y. The USA leads the overall series, 29-8-3.
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Kim and the other invitees participated in a two-day practice session on Friday and Saturday.
"The Curtis Cup practice session was an amazing experience with some amazing girls and I'm truly thankful to the USGA for putting this event together during these difficult times," said Kim. "I hope to make the team in the future and play for my country!"
The 41st Curtis Cup Match was originally scheduled for June 12-14, 2020, at Conwy Golf Club in Caernarvonshire, Wales, before being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The match will now be held at Conwy Golf Club on Aug. 26-28, 2021.
Along with Kim invited included Allisen Corpuz (USC), Lauren Hartlage (Louisville), Auston Kim (Vanderbilt), Rachel Kuehn (Wake Forest), Brooke Matthews (Arkansas), Emilia Migliaccio (Wake Forest), Kaitlyn Papp (Texas), Megan Schofill (Auburn), Aneka Seumanutafa (Ohio State), Kennedy Swann (Mississippi) and Rose Zhang.
A native of Chapel Hill, N.C., Kim also attended a practice session in December of 2019 with Curtis Cup hopefuls.
Serving as captain of the USA squad will be 1988 Duke graduate Sarah Ingram. Ingram is 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). She was a two-time All-American and four-year letterwinner for the Blue Devils from 1985-88. 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.
During the two-day practice session this weekend, the group was greeted with a Duke alumna and Curtis Cup veteran Lindy Duncan. A 2013 Blue Devil graduate, Duncan participated in the 2008 Curtis Cup in St. Andrews, Scotland.
Invitation to the Curtis Cup practice session does not guarantee selection to the eight-player USA Team that will compete in August. Players not invited will also be considered for inclusion on the team.
The Curtis Cup 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 composed 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 defeated Great Britain & Ireland by a record-setting 17-3 margin in the 40th Curtis Cup Match in June 2018 at Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, N.Y. The USA leads the overall series, 29-8-3.
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