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.
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 upVerplank/SigelHawksworth/McGimpsey 4 & 3Waldorf/RandolphBaker/McEvoy 6 & 5Sonnier/HaasBloice/StephenhalvedPodolak/Love 2½ Foursomes 1½ 2½ Overall 1½
Afternoon singles & Results Garth McGimpsey 2 & 1Scott VerplankPaul Mayo 5 & 4Sam RandolphJohn HawksworthhalvedRandy SonnierColin Montgomerie 5 & 4Jay SigelPeter McEvoy 2 & 1Bob LewisGeorge Macgregor 2 upClark BurroughsDavid Gilford 4 & 2Duffy WaldorfSandy Stephen 2 & 1Jerry Haas 3½ Singles 4½ 6 Overall 6
Thursday's matches
Morning foursomes & Results Montgomerie/MayohalvedVerplank/SiegelHawksworth/McGimpsey 3 & 2Randolph/HaasBaker/McEvoy 2 & 1Lewis/BurroughsBloice/Stephen 3 & 2Podolak/Love ½ Foursomes 3½ 6½ Overall 9½
Afternoon singles & Results Garth McGimpseyhalvedSam RandolphColin Montgomerie 1 upScott VerplankJohn Hawksworth 4 & 3Jay SigelPeter McEvoy 5 & 3Davis Love IIIPeter Baker 5 & 4Randy SonnierGeorge Macgregor 3 & 2Clark BurroughsCecil Bloice 4 & 2Bob LewisSandy Stephen 2 & 1Duffy Waldorf 4½ Singles 3½ 11 Overall 13
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