| Curtis Cup | |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Dates: | June 11–13, 2010 |
| Venue: | Essex County Club |
| Location: | Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts |
| Home: | USA |
| Away: | GB&I |
| Homecaptain: | Noreen Mohler |
| Awaycaptain: | Mary McKenna |
| Homescore: | 12 |
| Awayscore: | 7 |
| Result: | United States wins |
The 36th Curtis Cup Match was played from June 11 to 13, 2010 at Essex County Club in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. The United States won 12 to 7.[1] The Great Britain and Ireland team led 3 to 2 after the first day but the Americans won all 6 matches on the second day and, with the singles matches being shared, won comfortably. The Great Britain and Ireland team included 15-year-old twins, Lisa and Leona Maguire.
The contest was a three-day competition, with three foursomes and three fourball matches on each of the first two days, and eight singles matches on the final day, a total of 20 points.
Each of the 20 matches is worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match is all square after the 18th hole extra holes are not played. Rather, each side earns a point toward their team total. The team that accumulates at least 10 points wins the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retains the Cup.
Eight players for the USA and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.
The American team was selected by the USGA’s International Team Selection Committee.[2]
 Team USA | |||||
| Name | Age | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noreen Mohler | 52 | non-playing captain | |||
| Cydney Clanton | 20 | ||||
| Jennifer Johnson | 18 | ||||
| Kimberly Kim | 18 | played in 2008 | |||
| Stephanie Kono | 20 | ||||
| Jessica Korda | 17 | ||||
| Tiffany Lua | 19 | ||||
| Jennifer Song | 20 | ||||
| Lexi Thompson | 15 | ||||
The Great Britain & Ireland team was selected by the LGU in April 2010.[3]
 &  Great Britain & Ireland | ||||
| Name | Age | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary McKenna | 61 | non-playing captain | ||
| Hannah Barwood | 19 | |||
| Holly Clyburn | 19 | |||
| Rachel Jennings | 21 | |||
| Leona Maguire | 15 | |||
| Lisa Maguire | 15 | |||
| Danielle McVeigh | 22 | |||
| Pamela Pretswell | 20 | |||
| Sally Watson | 18 | played in 2008 | ||
| width=160 | & | Results | width=160 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson/Jennings | halved | Song/Johnson | ||
| Barwood/Clyburn | halved | Thompson/Korda | ||
| McVeigh/Leona Maguire | halved | Clanton/Kono | ||
| 1 | Session | 1 | ||
| 1 | Overall | 1 |
| width=160 | & | Results | width=160 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McVeigh/Pretswell | 4 & 3 | Song/Kim | ||
| Jennings/Leona Maguire | 3 & 2 | Thompson/Johnson | ||
| Watson/Lisa Maguire | 1 up | Korda/Lua | ||
| 2 | Session | 1 | ||
| 3 | Overall | 2 |
| width=160 | & | Results | width=160 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McVeigh/Prestwell | 2 & 1 | Thompson/Korda | ||
| Leona Maguire/Lisa Maguire | 3 & 2 | Song/Clanton | ||
| Watson/Jennings | 2 up | Kono/Kim | ||
| 0 | Session | 3 | ||
| 3 | Overall | 5 |
| width=160 | & | Results | width=160 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McVeigh/Leona Maguire | 3 & 1 | Thompson/Korda | ||
| Barwood/Clyburn | 3 & 1 | Song/Kono | ||
| Watson/Jennings | 3 & 2 | Lua/Johnson | ||
| 0 | Session | 3 | ||
| 3 | Overall | 8 |
| width=160 | & | Results | width=160 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle McVeigh | 3 & 2 | Jennifer Song | ||
| Sally Watson | 6 & 5 | Lexi Thompson | ||
| Rachel Jennings | 5 & 4 | Jennifer Johnson | ||
| Lisa Maguire | 1 up | Kimberly Kim | ||
| Hannah Barwood | 4 & 3 | Cydney Clanton | ||
| Leona Maguire | 2 & 1 | Tiffany Lua | ||
| Pamela Prestwell | 4 & 3 | Jessica Korda | ||
| Holly Clyburn | 2 & 1 | Stephanie Kono | ||
| 4 | Session | 3 | ||
| 7 | Overall | 12 |