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

Dates	August 21–22, 1985
Venue	Pine Valley Golf Club
Location	Pine Valley, New Jersey
Captains	Jay Sigel (USA) Charlie Green (GB&I)
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.

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