Byrne Selected to Play for GB&I in 2024 Curtis Cup

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Recent University of Miami graduate Sara Byrne has been selected to compete in one of the most prestigious events in women’s amateur golf, the Curtis Cup, as announced jointly by the USGA and the R&A Thursday morning.

The Great Britain and Ireland (GB&I) Curtis Cup team is made up of eight amateurs, three of whom played collegiate golf in the ACC, including Byrne. The full team may be found here.

The 2024 Curtis Cup will take place Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 at the Sunningdale Golf Club (Old Course) in Berkshire, England.

Byrne is the first Hurricane to make a Curtis Cup Team since 1988 when Tracy Kerdyk was selected to compete for Team USA. The Douglas, Ireland, native also made history at Miami as she is the first Hurricane to ever play for Team GB&I in the event.

Since its inception, Miami has had an athlete compete in the Curtis Cup on 10 different occasions — Judy Eller (1960), Roberta Albers (1968), Cynthia Hill (1970, 1974, 1976, 1978), Carolyn Hill (1978), Penny Hammel (1984), Tracy Kerdyk (1988) and Byrne (2024).

Since graduating in May, Byrne has competed in several well-regarded amateur events, including the Arnold Palmer Cup and the European Ladies’ Team Championship.

As a Hurricane, Byrne was named a WGCA Second Team All-American in 2023-24 and earned ACC Golfer of the Month honors twice. She is the program record holder in single-season scoring average (70.34), individual 18-hole score (63; -9) and individual 54-hole score (197; -19).

About The Curtis Cup

The Curtis Cup is the most prestigious team trophy for women amateur golfers and contested biennially by teams representing Great Britain and Ireland and the United States.

First played in 1932, many well-known players have competed, including two-time winning Solheim Cup captain Catriona Matthew, Dame Laura Davies and AIG Women’s Open Champion Georgia Hall.

The format is three foursomes and three fourball matches on each of the first two days, and eight singles matches on the final day.