The 9th Curtis Cup Match was played on 8 and 9 June 1956 at Prince's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, England.

The British Isles won by 5 matches to 4, to win the Curtis Cup for the second time.

Each of the 9 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition.

The team that accumulated at least 5 points won the competition.

Howard did not play in any matches [4] 18-hole scores: Valentine/Garvey & Lesser/Smith all square, Smith/Price 2 up, Robertson/Anstey 2 up 18-hole scores: Lesser 2 up, W. Smith 2 up, F. Smith/Riley all square, Romack 2 up, Ward 5 up, Price 9 up