The 4th Curtis Cup Match was played on September 7 and 8, 1938 at the Essex County Club in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. The United States won 51⁄2 to 31⁄2.[1][2][3] Britain had led by 2 points after the foursomes but America won 5 of the 6 singles to win the match.
| Dates | September 7–8, 1938 | ||||
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| Venue | Essex County Club | ||||
| Location | Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts | ||||
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| United States wins the Curtis Cup | |||||
Format
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 1⁄2 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 5 points won the competition.
Teams
Both USA and Great Britain & Ireland selected just 7 players for the event.
 Team USA | |||||
| Name | Notes | ||||
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| Frances Stebbins | non-playing captain | ||||
| Patty Berg | played in 1936 | ||||
| Charlotte Glutting | played in 1934 and 1936 | ||||
| Kathryn Hemphill | |||||
| Marion Miley | played in 1934 and 1936 | ||||
| Maureen Orcutt | played in 1932, 1934 and 1936 | ||||
| Estelle Page | |||||
| Glenna Vare | played in 1932 and 1936 | ||||
The British team was selected in late May, during the Womens Amateur Championship.[4]
 Great Britain | ||||
| Name | Notes | |||
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 Margaret Wallace-Williamson | non-playing captain | |||
| Jessie Anderson | played in 1936 | |||
| Nan Baird | ||||
 Elsie Corlett | played in 1932 | |||
| Helen Holm | played in 1936 | |||
 Clarrie Tiernan | ||||
| Phyllis Wade | played in 1936 | |||
| Pat Walker | played in 1934 and 1936 | |||
Wednesday's foursomes matches
 | Results |  |
|---|---|---|
| Holm/Tiernan |  2 up | Page/Orcutt |
| Anderson/Corlett | 1 up | Vare/Berg |
| Walker/Wade | halved | Miley/Hemphill |
| 21⁄2 | Session | 1⁄2 |
| 21⁄2 | Overall | 1⁄2 |
Thursday's singles matches
| | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Holm |  6 & 5 | Estelle Page |
| Jessie Anderson | 1 up | Patty Berg |
| Elsie Corlett | 2 & 1 | Marion Miley |
| Pat Walker | 2 & 1 | Glenna Vare |
| Clarrie Tiernan | 2 & 1 | Maureen Orcutt |
| Nan Baird | 1 up | Charlotte Glutting |
| 1 | Session | 5 |
| 31⁄2 | Overall | 51⁄2 |