1985 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.

30th Walker Cup Match
DatesAugust 21–22, 1985
VenuePine Valley Golf Club
LocationPine Valley, New Jersey
Captains
13 11
United States wins the Walker Cup

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

Great Britain & Ireland

&
Captain: Charlie Green

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