The 1985 Walker Cup, the 30th

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Match, was played on August 21 and 22, 1985, at

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. The event was won by the

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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:

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* Clark Burroughs *

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* Bob Lewis *

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* Mike Podolak *

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* Randy Sonnier *

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* Duffy Waldorf

Great Britain & Ireland

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Captain: Charlie Green * Peter Baker *

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* John Hawksworth * George Macgregor *

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* Sandy Stephen

Wednesday's matches

Morning foursomes

Afternoon singles

Thursday's matches

Morning foursomes

Afternoon singles

References

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