1948 Curtis Cup

The 5rd Curtis Cup Match was played on 21 and 22 May 1948 at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. The United States won 61⁄2 to 21⁄2.

The United States won two of the three foursomes matches and won four and halved another of the six singles.

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
Diana Critchley did not play in any matches.

Saturday's singles matches
Diana Critchley was due to play in the final singles match, but withdrew due to illness and was replaced by Zara Bolton.