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13th June 2004

Sunday Singles

MATCH ONE

Emma Duggleby (GB&I) lost to Paula Creamer (USA) by 3 and 2.

Creamer drew first blood with a winning par 4 at the second and Duggleby also bogeyed the fifth to go down. Duggleby got the first birdie of the match - a 2 from 4ft at the short fifth - to cut the American's lead to one hole.  Duggleby had her fourth bogey of the outward half to lose the ninth and be two down at the turn, which she reached in 40 to her opponent's 38.

The first five holes of the inward half were halved as Creamer held at bay her opponent's attempts to make inroads on her two-hole deficit.  Creamer broke the stalemate with a birdie 3 at the 15th to go dormie three up. A half in par-3s at the 16th gave Creamer a 3 and 2 victory. The American was level par for the holes played.

MATCH TWO

Anne Laing (GB&I) beat Jane Park (USA) by 3 and 1.

Park drove right of the trees at the first and eventually conceded the hole to Laing who was on the green in two. Laing went two up when Park bogeyed the second.  Laing holed a 6ft putt to match Park's birdie 4 at the long third and then birdied the fourth from 4ft to go three up. Park won the seventh with a par 4 to get back to one down. The eighth was halved in birdie 4s and Laing reached the turn in two-under 35.

The first four holes after the turn were halved, Laing holed a long putt from off the green at the 13th to stay one up and then doubled her lead when Park bogeyed the 15th. The 16th was halved, leaving the Scot dormie two.  Laing finished her opponent off by sinking a 3ft eagle putt at the long 17th to win by 3 and 1. Laing was three under par for the holes played.

MATCH THREE

Shelley McKevitt (GB&I) lost to Elizabeth Janangelo (USA) by one hole.

After an opening half in bogeys, Janangelo also bogeyed the second with three putts to go one behind. Janangelo got home in two at the 508yd third hole and two-putted for a winning birdie 4 to square the match.  Janangelo three-putted for a second time to lose the seventh. The American conceded the ninth to McKevitt, who was out in 38 and two up.

The short 10th was halved in bogey 4s and the 11th in par 4s. McKevitt badly pulled her tee shot and eventually conceded the 12th to be only one up with six to play.  McKevitt bogeyed the 13th to be pulled back to square for the first time since the sixth but after halving the 14th and 15th, the GB&I player pulled her tee shot at the short 16th and went one down to a par from Janangelo.

A half in par-5s at the 17th left the American one up with one to play.  Janangelo's par 4 to halve the last gave her a one-hole win and the United States nine points - a total which ensured that, as holders, they retained the Curtis Cup.

MATCH FOUR

Nicola Timmins (GB&I) lost to Michelle Wie (USA) by 6 and 5.

Timmins bogeyed the first to go one down immediately but came out well from a bunkered drive to halve the second in par. Wie birdied the short fifth from 15ft and also birdied the sixth to go two up. Timmins had driven into bushes and had to lift and drop out under penalty.

Timmins had her third early bogey at the seventh to fall four down.  Timmins birdied the long eighth to cut her deficit to three but Wie produced her third birdie in five holes at the ninth to be out in 34 and four up.  Timmins got up and down from a bunker to halve the short 10th but Wie hit her approach to within 2ft of the stick for a tap-in birdie at the 11th and a five-hole lead. Timmins went six down at the 12th where she hit the stick with a chip but could not hole the subsequent putt to match Wie's solid par-4.

Wie won the match at the 13th where she had yet another birdie - her fifth in a stretch of nine holes. Her margin of victory was officially recorded as 6 and 5. Wie was five under par for the holes played.

MATCH FIVE

Claire Coughlan (GB&I) beat Brittany Lang (USA) by two holes.

Coughlan bunkered her second to lose the first hole with a bogey but was back on level terms with a par 4 at the second where Lang drove into the trees and could only pitch out.  Coughlan was bunkered again, with her third shot, to lose the long third to a par. Lang birdied the fourth from 6ft to go two up but fluffed a pitch to lose the short fifth to a par.

Lang drove into the left rough at the sixth and could only hack out, losing the hole to a par 4 and going back to all square. Coughlan drove into the trees at the seventh took two shots to get out on her way to a double-bogey 6. Lang was able to go one up with a bogey 5.

Coughlan won the eighth with a par 5 to square the game and the ninth was halved in bogey 5s. Both players were out in five-over 42.  Lang went one up with a 3ft birdie at the 11th where Coughlan was bunkered.  Coughlan three-putted to go two down at the 12th. The GB&I player got her first birdie of the match with 4ft putt at the 14th to get back to one down.

Lang drove into the left rough at the 15th and lost the hole to a par 4 from Coughlan. All square with three to play. The short 16th was halved in bogey 4s.  Lang had an unplayable lie in the trees on the left at the 17th and had to take a lift and drop. Coughlan won the hole with a par 5 to be one up with one to play.  Coughlan birdied the last from 8ft to win by two holes. She was approximately six over par.

MATCH SIX

Danielle Masters (GB&I) lost to Annie Thurman (USA) by one hole.

Masters pitched and putted to halve the first in par 4s but could not save par at the second and went one down. Masters birdied the long third to square the game. After halves at the next three holes, Masters went one up with a par 4 at the seventh and the eighth was halved in birdie 4s.
Masters holed a 12ft putt for a half in par 4s at the ninth and was out in one-under 36 for a one-hole lead.
Thurman squared the match when Masters bogeyed the 12th but Masters regained a one-hole lead by holing a 7ft putt for a par at the 13th.  Thurman levelled it again with a par at the 14th but Thurman holed a 15ft birdie putt to win the 15th and go one up. Masters missed the green and lost the short 16th to a par to go two down with two to play.

Masters holed an 8ft birdie putt for a 4 at the 17th to get one back.  The last hole was halved in 4s, leaving Thurman the winner by one hole.  Thurman was an approximate level par at the finish.