The girls from the United States did Harriot and Margaret Curtis proud. Playing at the Essex County Club, the home course of the two women who donated the trophy that began the Curtis Cup in 1932, the U.S. handily defeated Great Britain and Ireland 12.5-7.5 on Sunday in the 36th biennial competition between teams of female amateur golfers. Alexis Thompson, a 15-year-old from Coral Springs, Fla., and 18-year-old Jennifer Johnson of La Quinta, Calif., both got off to huge early leads in their singles matches. The Americans needed only two of eight points in the singles to retain the cup after sweeping all six fourball and foursome matches Saturday to take a commanding 8.5-3.5 lead. "It was a wonderful victory, obviously. We are very pleased and proud," said U.S. captain Noreen Mohler. "I think today's play was just a continuation of yesterday's play. We went out with momentum and we just made a couple of more putts than they did." http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=5282425
