| Curtis Cup | |
| Year: | 1948 |
| Dates: | 21–22 May 1948 |
| Venue: | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| Location: | Southport, England |
| Home: | British Isles |
| Away: | USA |
| Homecaptain: | Doris Chambers |
| Awaycaptain: | Glenna Collett Vare |
| Homescore: | 2 |
| Awayscore: | 6 |
| Result: | United States wins |
The 5rd Curtis Cup Match was played on 21 and 22 May 1948 at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. The United States won 6 to 2.[1]
The United States won two of the three foursomes matches and won four and halved another of the six singles.[2] [1] [3]
The contest was played over two days, with three foursomes on the first day and six singles matches on the second day, a total of 9 points. Matches were over 18 holes.
Each of the 9 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. Rather, each side earned a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 5 points won the competition.
 &  British Isles | ||||
| Name | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doris Chambers | non-playing captain | |||
| Zara Bolton | ||||
| Jean Donald | ||||
| Diana Critchley | played in 1932 and 1934 | |||
| Philomena Garvey | ||||
| Jacqueline Gordon | ||||
| Helen Holm | played in 1936 and 1938 | |||
| Clarrie Reddan | played in 1938 | |||
| Maureen Ruttle | ||||
Diana Critchley did not play in any matches.
 United States | |||||
| Name | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenna Collett Vare | playing captain, played in 1932, 1936 and 1938 | ||||
| Dorothy Kielty | |||||
| Dorothy Kirby | |||||
| Grace Lenczyk | |||||
| Estelle Page | played in 1938 | ||||
| Polly Riley | |||||
| Louise Suggs | |||||
| width=160 | & | Results | width=160 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald/Gordon | 3 & 2 | Suggs/Lenczyk | ||
| Garvey/Bolton | 4 & 3 | Kirby/Vare | ||
| Ruttle/Reddan | 5 & 4 | Page/Kielty | ||
| 1 | Session | 2 | ||
| 1 | Overall | 2 |
Diana Critchley was due to play in the final singles match, but withdrew due to illness and was replaced by Zara Bolton.[1]
| width=160 | & | Results | width=160 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philomena Garvey | halved | Louise Suggs | ||
| Jean Donald | 2 up | Dorothy Kirby | ||
| Jacqueline Gordon | 5 & 3 | Grace Lenczyk | ||
| Helen Holm | 3 & 2 | Estelle Page | ||
| Maureen Ruttle | 3 & 2 | Polly Riley | ||
| Zara Bolton | 2 & 1 | Dorothy Kielty | ||
| 1 | Session | 4 | ||
| 2 | Overall | 6 |