| Curtis Cup | |
| Year: | 1956 |
| Dates: | 8–9 June 1956 |
| Venue: | Prince's Golf Club |
| Location: | Sandwich, Kent, England |
| Home: | British Isles |
| Away: | USA |
| Homecaptain: | Zara Bolton |
| Awaycaptain: | Edith Flippin |
| Homescore: | 5 |
| Awayscore: | 4 |
| Result: | British Isles wins |
The 9th Curtis Cup Match was played on 8 and 9 June 1956 at Prince's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, England. The British Isles won by 5 matches to 4, to win the Curtis Cup for the second time.[1]
The United States won two of the three foursomes matches but the British Isles won four of the six singles to win by five matches to four.[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 36 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zara Bolton | non-playing captain | |||
| Veronica Anstey | ||||
| Philomena Garvey | played in 1948, 1950, 1952 and 1954 | |||
| Ann Howard | ||||
| Elizabeth Price | played in 1950, 1952 and 1954 | |||
| Janette Robertson | played in 1954 | |||
| Frances Smith | played in 1950, 1952 and 1954 | |||
| Jessie Valentine | played in 1936, 1938, 1950, 1952 and 1954 | |||
| Angela Ward | ||||
Howard did not play in any matches
 United States | |||||
| Name | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edith Flippin | non-playing captain | ||||
| Carolyn Cudone | |||||
| Mary Ann Downey | |||||
| Patricia Lesser | played in 1954 | ||||
| Jane Nelson | |||||
| Polly Riley | played in 1948, 1950, 1952 and 1954 | ||||
| Barbara Romack | played in 1954 | ||||
| Wiffi Smith | |||||
| width=160 | & | Results | width=160 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valentine/Garvey | 2 & 1 | Lesser/Smith | ||
| Smith/Price | 5 & 3 | Riley/Romack | ||
| Robertson/Anstey | 6 & 4 | Downey/Cudone | ||
| 1 | Session | 2 | ||
| 1 | Overall | 2 |
18-hole scores: Valentine/Garvey & Lesser/Smith all square, Smith/Price 2 up, Robertson/Anstey 2 up
| width=160 | & | Results | width=160 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Valentine | 6 & 4 | Patricia Lesser | ||
| Philomena Garvey | 9 & 8 | Wiffi Smith | ||
| Frances Smith | 1 up | Polly Riley | ||
| Janette Robertson | 6 & 4 | Barbara Romack | ||
| Angela Ward | 4 & 3 | Mary Ann Downey | ||
| Elizabeth Price | 7 & 6 | Jane Nelson | ||
| 4 | Session | 2 | ||
| 5 | Overall | 4 |
18-hole scores: Lesser 2 up, W. Smith 2 up, F. Smith/Riley all square, Romack 2 up, Ward 5 up, Price 9 up