| 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
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
& 
Captain: 
Charlie Green
- Peter Baker
Cecil Bloice- David Gilford
- John Hawksworth
- George Macgregor
Paul Mayo- Peter McEvoy
- Garth McGimpsey
- Colin Montgomerie
- Sandy Stephen
Wednesday's matches
Morning foursomes
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomerie/Macgregor | 1 up |
Verplank/Sigel |
| Hawksworth/McGimpsey | 4 & 3 |
Waldorf/Randolph |
| Baker/McEvoy | 6 & 5 |
Sonnier/Haas |
| Bloice/Stephen | halved | Podolak/Love |
| 2½ | Foursomes | 1½ |
| 2½ | Overall | 1½ |
Afternoon singles
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Garth McGimpsey | 2 & 1 |
Scott Verplank |
| Paul Mayo | 5 & 4 |
Sam Randolph |
| John Hawksworth | halved | Randy Sonnier |
| Colin Montgomerie | 5 & 4 |
Jay Sigel |
| Peter McEvoy | 2 & 1 |
Bob Lewis |
| George Macgregor | 2 up |
Clark Burroughs |
| David Gilford | 4 & 2 |
Duffy Waldorf |
| Sandy Stephen | 2 & 1 |
Jerry Haas |
| 3½ | Singles | 4½ |
| 6 | Overall | 6 |
Thursday's matches
Morning foursomes
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomerie/Mayo | halved | Verplank/Siegel |
| Hawksworth/McGimpsey | 3 & 2 |
Randolph/Haas |
| Baker/McEvoy | 2 & 1 |
Lewis/Burroughs |
| Bloice/Stephen | 3 & 2 |
Podolak/Love |
| ½ | Foursomes | 3½ |
| 6½ | Overall | 9½ |
Afternoon singles
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Garth McGimpsey | halved | Sam Randolph |
| Colin Montgomerie | 1 up |
Scott Verplank |
| John Hawksworth | 4 & 3 |
Jay Sigel |
| Peter McEvoy | 5 & 3 |
Davis Love III |
| Peter Baker | 5 & 4 |
Randy Sonnier |
| George Macgregor | 3 & 2 |
Clark Burroughs |
| Cecil Bloice | 4 & 2 |
Bob Lewis |
| Sandy Stephen | 2 & 1 |
Duffy Waldorf |
| 4½ | Singles | 3½ |
| 11 | Overall | 13 |
References
- ↑ "1985 – Pine Valley GC". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved November 17, 2018.