The Curtis Cup, an eight-woman competition between the best amateurs from the United States and their counterparts from Great Britain and Ireland, begins on Friday at the Old Course at Sunningdale in England. This is the first Curtis Cup to be played at Sunningdale and the tenth in England.
The Americans lead the biennial competition 31-8-3, but this year’s team is one of the youngest ever and includes 15-year-old Asterisk Talley, the runner-up in the U.S. Women’s Amateur and U.S. Girls’ Junior.
Here’s a look at the best photos from the 2024 Curtis Cup.
2024 Curtis Cup
Catherine Park (left) and Asterisk Talley walk together along the fairway of hole 13 during a practice session…
Catherine Park, left, and Asterisk Talley walk together down the fairway of the 13th hole during a practice round of the 2024 Curtis Cup at Sunningdale Golf Club in Sunningdale, England, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Megan Schofill chips onto the green of hole ten during a practice round of the 2024 Curtis…
Megan Schofill chips onto the green of the 10th hole during a practice round of the 2024 Curtis Cup at Sunningdale Golf Club in Sunningdale, England, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Anna Davis waits to tee off on hole 11 during a practice round…
Anna Davis waits to tee off on the 11th hole during a practice round of the 2024 Curtis Cup at Sunningdale Golf Club in Sunningdale, England, on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Zoe Campos plays an approach shot on hole 11 during a practice round in 2024…
Zoe Campos plays an approach shot on the 11th hole during a practice round of the 2024 Curtis Cup at Sunningdale Golf Club in Sunningdale, England, on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Zoe Campos hits her tee shot on hole 12 during a practice round in 2024…
Zoe Campos hits her tee shot on the 12th hole during a practice round of the 2024 Curtis Cup at Sunningdale Golf Club in Sunningdale, England, on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Jasmine Koo watches her tee shot on hole 12 during a practice round in 2024…
Jasmine Koo watches her tee shot on the 12th hole during a practice round of the 2024 Curtis Cup at Sunningdale Golf Club in Sunningdale, England, on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Asterisk Talley hits her tee shot on the 16th hole during a practice round in 2024…
Asterisk Talley hits her tee shot on the 16th hole during a practice round of the 2024 Curtis Cup at Sunningdale Golf Club in Sunningdale, England, on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Catherine Park (left) and Asterisk Talley walk together along the fairway of hole 17 during a practice session…
Catherine Park, left, and Asterisk Talley walk together down the fairway of the 17th hole during a practice round of the 2024 Curtis Cup at Sunningdale Golf Club in Sunningdale, England, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Rachel Kuehn watches her tee shot on the 17th hole during a practice round in 2024…
Rachel Kuehn watches her tee shot on the 17th hole during a practice round of the 2024 Curtis Cup at Sunningdale Golf Club in Sunningdale, England, on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Melanie Green putts on hole 17 at the 2024 Curtis Cup during a practice round…
Melanie Green putts on the 17th hole during a practice round of the 2024 Curtis Cup at Sunningdale Golf Club in Sunningdale, England, on Thursday, August 29, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Team USA poses for a photo showing off their Peter Millar uniforms and G/FORE golf shoes…
Team USA poses for a photo showing off their Peter Millar uniforms and G/FORE golf shoes after completing a practice round at the 2024 Curtis Cup at Sunningdale Golf Club in Sunningdale, England, on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)