ARDMORE, Pa. — Top-ranked amateur Rose Zhang set the tone by routing Women’s British Amateur champion Louise Duncan, and Rachel Heck completed an unbeaten week at Merion Golf Club as the Americans won the Curtis Cup for the third-straight time against Great Britain & Ireland, 15 1/2 to 4 1/2.
The Americans increased the series lead to 31-8-3 since the matches for amateurs began in 1932.
The Americans had a 8 1/2-3 1/2 lead going into the eight Sunday singles and needed only two matches to secure the cup.
Zhang, the No. 1 player in the women’s world amateur ranking, took advantage of Duncan’s mistakes early on, winning four of the opening six holes with par.