Three USGA Champions Headline 2010 USA Curtis Cup Team 

 

Three USGA Champions Headline 2010 USA Curtis Cup Team 

Kimberly Kim, the 2006 U.S. Women's Amateur champion and a two-time USGA runner-up in 2009, is the only member of the 2010 USA squad with previous Curtis Cup experience. (USGA Museum)

(Far Hills, N.J., April 12, 2010) – Three United States Golf Association champions headline the eight-woman amateur team selected by the Association to represent the United States of America at the 2010 Curtis Cup Match, which will be played June 11-13 at Essex County Club in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass.

Jennifer Song, 20, of Ann Arbor, Mich., became the second female in history to win two USGA titles in the same year when she

Alexis Thompson, the 2008 U.S. Girls' Junior champion, is the youngest member of the 2010 USA Curtis Cup Team. (USGA Museum)

claimed the U.S. Women’s Amateur and U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links in 2009. Alexis Thompson, 15, of Coral Springs, Fla., won the 2008 U.S. Girls’ Junior and is the youngest player in history to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open, which she did in 2007 at age 12.

Kimberly Kim, 18, of Pahoa, Hawaii, who won the 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur at age 14 to become the youngest winner in the championship’s history, was named to her second consecutive Curtis Cup Team. She is the only player on the 2010 USA Team to have played in the Match previously.

That trio will be joined by Cydney Clanton, 20, of Concord, N.C.; Jennifer Johnson, 18, of La Quinta, Calif.; Stephanie Kono, 20, of Honolulu, Hawaii; Jessica Korda, 17, of Bradenton, Fla.; and Tiffany Lua, 19, of Rowland Heights, Calif.

The alternates for the 2010 USA team, in order of ranking, are: Candace Schepperle, 21, of Birmingham, Ala.; and Sydnee Michaels, 21, of Temecula, Calif.

The Curtis Cup Match, contested biennially, features eight female amateurs from Great Britain and Ireland and eight players who represent the USA. The Match consists of three foursomes (alternate-shot) and three four-ball (better-ball) matches on the first two days. On the final day, all eight players from each side play in singles matches.

The 2010 USA team will be captained by Noreen Mohler of Bethlehem, Pa., who was a member of the USA’s victorious 1978 Curtis Cup Team.

The USA team has won the last six Curtis Cup Matches and leads the series, which began in 1932, by a 26-6-3 margin.

Meet the members of the 2010 USA Curtis Cup Team: 

 

	Cydney Clanton Hometown: Concord, N.C. School: Auburn University Date of birth: July 18, 1989
	Jennifer JohnsonHometown: La Quinta, Calif. School: Arizona State University Date of birth: Aug. 2, 1991
	Kimberly Kim Hometown: Pahoa, Hawaii School: University of Denver Date of birth: Aug. 23, 1991
	Stephanie KonoHometown: Honolulu, Hawaii School: University of California-Los Angeles Date of birth: Nov. 27, 1989
	Jessica KordaHometown: Bradenton, Fla. School: Bradenton Preparatory Academy Date of birth: Feb. 27, 1993
	Tiffany Lua Hometown: Rowland Heights, Calif. School: University of California-Los Angeles Date of birth: Feb. 22, 1991
	Jennifer SongHometown: Ann Arbor, Mich. School: University of Southern California Date of birth: Dec. 20, 1989
	Alexis Thompson Hometown: Coral Springs, Fla. School: Home-schooled Date of birth: Feb. 10, 1995