Catriona Matthew OBE, who led Nice Britain and Eire to a memorable Curtis Cup victory earlier this yr, will proceed as Captain for the match towards the USA of America at Bel-Air Nation Membership in 2026.
Matthew masterminded a primary win in eight years for GB&I with an exciting 10½-9½ triumph at Sunningdale in September – successful featured in a brand new R&A documentary, Rising: Contained in the Curtis Cup, to be aired this week.
The 2-time Solheim Cup-winning Captain will purpose to steer a fourth workforce triumph when the 44th Curtis Cup takes place at Bel-Air in Los Angeles, California from 12-14 June 2026.
Matthew’s appointment for this yr’s match marked a brand new period for the GB&I facet, with the Scot bringing a wealth of information and expertise to the function from her embellished novice {and professional} profession to encourage the house workforce to victory.
The 55-year-old is now relishing the prospect to tackle a recent problem with GB&I on away soil.
“I’m delighted to be reappointed as Nice Britain and Eire Captain for the Curtis Cup and look ahead to main the workforce at Bel-Air in 2026,” stated Matthew, who was a member of three GB&I Curtis Cup groups.
“It was an excellent contest towards the USA of America at Sunningdale and the victory is true up there with something I’ve achieved, together with successful the Solheim Cup as a participant and Captain.
I used to be proud to steer such a proficient facet and am honoured that The R&A has requested me to proceed as Captain.”
Matthew, who gained the AIG Ladies’s Open in 2009, captained Europe to Solheim Cup successes in 2019 at Gleneagles and two years later in Ohio – only a second victory on American soil.
“It’s all the time tougher to win away from dwelling and I’m excited for the chance,” added the 1993 Ladies’s Novice Champion. “Will probably be an excellent event at Bel-Air and it’s my job to once more construct a excessive performing and motivated workforce who will purpose to retain the trophy.”
Rising: Contained in the Curtis Cup is aired on R&A TV on Thursday (19 December) and screened on Sky Sports activities Golf within the UK over the festive interval.
That includes recent interviews with Matthew and key members of her workforce, the particular 30-minute documentary goes behind-the-scenes to offer a singular perception into GB&I’s historic win.
In different worldwide matches in 2025, Dean Robertson, a European Tour winner and the Excessive Efficiency Golf Coach on the College of Stirling, captains GB&I within the Walker Cup on the Cypress Level Membership from 6-7 September.
Robertson additionally takes cost of GB&I for the St Andrews Trophy staged at Actual Membership de la Puerta de Hierro in Spain in July.
Chris King has been reappointed as Captain of GB&I’s Jacques Léglise Trophy workforce at boys’ degree subsequent yr, whereas Senior Irish internationalist Deirdre Walsh once more leads the GB&I women’ workforce for the Junior Vagliano Trophy.
Non-playing captain Walsh steered GB&I to a first-ever victory over the Continent of Europe within the Junior Vagliano Trophy at West Lancashire in August.
Former Curtis Cup participant Maria Dunne additionally returns as Captain of the Vagliano Trophy workforce. Royal Hague Golf & Nation Membership within the Netherlands hosts the Vagliano and Junior Vagliano trophies in June, with the Jacques Léglise Trophy on the Royal Golf Membership of Belgium in August.
