1985 Walker Cup
| Dates | August 21–22, 1985 | ||||
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| Venue | Pine Valley Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Pine Valley, New Jersey | ||||
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| United States wins the Walker Cup | |||||
The 1985 Walker Cup, the 30th Walker Cup Match, was played on August 21 and 22, 1985, at Pine Valley Golf Club, Pine Valley, New Jersey. The event was won by the United States 13 to 11.
Format
The format for play on Wednesday and Thursday was the same. There were four matches of foursomes in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon. In all, 24 matches were played. Each of the 24 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 ½ a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 12½ points won the competition. If the two teams were tied, the previous winner would retain the trophy.
Teams
Ten players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event. The United States had a playing captain, while Great Britain & Ireland had a non-playing captain.[1]
United States
United States
Playing captain: Jay Sigel
- Clark Burroughs
- Jerry Haas
- Bob Lewis
- Davis Love III
- Mike Podolak
- Sam Randolph
- Randy Sonnier
- Scott Verplank
- Duffy Waldorf
Great Britain & Ireland
United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Captain: England Charlie Green
- England Peter Baker
- Scotland Cecil Bloice
- England David Gilford
- England John Hawksworth
- Scotland George Macgregor
- Wales Paul Mayo
- England Peter McEvoy
- Republic of Ireland Garth McGimpsey
- Scotland Colin Montgomerie
- Scotland Sandy Stephen
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Wednesday's matches
Morning foursomes
| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomerie/Macgregor | United States 1 up | Verplank/Sigel |
| Hawksworth/McGimpsey | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 & 3 | Waldorf/Randolph |
| Baker/McEvoy | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 6 & 5 | Sonnier/Haas |
| Bloice/Stephen | halved | Podolak/Love |
| 2½ | Foursomes | 1½ |
| 2½ | Overall | 1½ |
Afternoon singles
| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Garth McGimpsey | United States 2 & 1 | Scott Verplank |
| Paul Mayo | United States 5 & 4 | Sam Randolph |
| John Hawksworth | halved | Randy Sonnier |
| Colin Montgomerie | United States 5 & 4 | Jay Sigel |
| Peter McEvoy | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 | Bob Lewis |
| George Macgregor | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 up | Clark Burroughs |
| David Gilford | United States 4 & 2 | Duffy Waldorf |
| Sandy Stephen | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 | Jerry Haas |
| 3½ | Singles | 4½ |
| 6 | Overall | 6 |
Thursday's matches
Morning foursomes
| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomerie/Mayo | halved | Verplank/Siegel |
| Hawksworth/McGimpsey | United States 3 & 2 | Randolph/Haas |
| Baker/McEvoy | United States 2 & 1 | Lewis/Burroughs |
| Bloice/Stephen | United States 3 & 2 | Podolak/Love |
| ½ | Foursomes | 3½ |
| 6½ | Overall | 9½ |
Afternoon singles
| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Garth McGimpsey | halved | Sam Randolph |
| Colin Montgomerie | United States 1 up | Scott Verplank |
| John Hawksworth | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 & 3 | Jay Sigel |
| Peter McEvoy | United States 5 & 3 | Davis Love III |
| Peter Baker | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 5 & 4 | Randy Sonnier |
| George Macgregor | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 | Clark Burroughs |
| Cecil Bloice | United States 4 & 2 | Bob Lewis |
| Sandy Stephen | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 | Duffy Waldorf |
| 4½ | Singles | 3½ |
| 11 | Overall | 13 |
References
- ↑ "1985 – Pine Valley GC". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved November 17, 2018.