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1985 Walker Cup

Coordinates: 39°47′31″N 74°58′19″W / 39.792°N 74.972°W / 39.792; -74.972
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30th Walker Cup Match
DatesAugust 21–22, 1985
VenuePine Valley Golf Club
LocationPine Valley, New Jersey
Captains
United States 13 11 United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
United States wins the Walker Cup
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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

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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

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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

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United States
Playing captain: Jay Sigel

Great Britain & Ireland

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Captain: England Charlie Green

Wednesday's matches

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Morning foursomes

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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
Foursomes
Overall

Afternoon singles

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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
Singles
6 Overall 6

Thursday's matches

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Morning foursomes

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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
Overall

Afternoon singles

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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
Singles
11 Overall 13

References

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  1. ^ "1985 – Pine Valley GC". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved November 17, 2018.

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