1985 - Team Team Events
The winners in the category "1985 - Team Team Events" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Team Events
Dunhill
Played as the inaugural Dunhill Cup (three-man team event for a team prize of $300,000). Australia beat USA 3-0 in the final: Greg Norman 65 bt Mark O'Meara 71; David Graham 69 bt Curtis Strange 72; Graham Marsh 71 bt Raymond Floyd 74. [The Old Course, St Andrews, Fife].
Team Events
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei Cup Team Match (7th) (Nov 1-3). LPGA Tour (US) vs LPGA of Japan Tour. Result: LPGA beat JLPGA by 32 pts to 16. Best individual was Jan Stephenson (138), who beat Alice Miller in a playoff. [Edosaki CC, Inashiki, Ibaraki, Japan].
Team Events
Eur Tr/PGA of Am
The Ryder Cup (26th) (Sept 13-15). USA vs Europe. 12 top professionals per team competing over three days in a total of eight foursome matches, eight fourballs and 12 singles. Non-playing captains: Tony Jacklin (Eng/Europe); Lee Trevino (USA). [Brabazon course, The Belfry, Wishaw, nr Birmingham].
Overall result: Europe 16.5, USA 11.5.
Sunday singles (home player stated first): Manuel Piñero (Esp) bt Lanny Wadkins 3&1; Ian Woosnam (Wales) lost to Craig Stadler 2&1; Paul Way (Eng) bt Raymond Floyd 2 holes; Seve Ballesteros (Esp) halved with Tom Kite; Sandy Lyle (Scot) bt Peter Jacobsen 3&2; Bernhard Langer (Ger) bt Hal Sutton 5&4; Sam Torrance (Scot) bt Andy North 1 hole; Howard Clark (Eng) bt Mark O'Meara 1 hole; José Rivero (Esp) lost to Calvin Peete 1 hole; Nick Faldo (Eng) lost to Hubert Green 3&1; Jose Maria Canizares (Esp) bt Fuzzy Zoeller 2 holes; Ken Brown (Scot) lost to Curtis Strange 4&2.
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Walker Cup (30th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Ten top amateurs per team competing in 2x four foursomes and 2x eight singles. Result: USA 13, GB&I 11. Playing captain: Jay Sigel (USA); non-playing captain: Charlie Green (Scot/GB&I). [Pine Valley GC, Clementon, NJ].
WEDNESDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Scott Verplank bt Garth McGimpsey (Ire) 2&1; Sam Randolph bt Paul Mayo (Wales) 5&4; Randy Sonnier halved with John Hawksworth (Eng); Jay Sigel bt Colin Montgomerie (Scot) 5&4; Bob Lewis Jr lost to Peter McEvoy (Eng) 2&1; Clark Burroughs lost to George Macgregor (Scot) 2 holes; Duffy Waldorf bt David Gilford (Eng) 4&2; Jerry Haas lost to Sandy Stephen (Scot) 2&1.
THURSDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches): Randolph halved with McGimpsey; Verplank bt Montgomerie 1 hole; Sigel lost to Hawksworth 4&3; Davis Love III bt McEvoy 5&3; Sonnier lost to Peter Baker (Eng) 5&4; Burroughs lost to Macgregor 3&2; Lewis bt Cecil Bloice (Scot) 4&3; Waldorf lost to Stephen 2&1. Not involved in the singles: Mike Podolak (USA).
Team Events
Nissan
Played as the inaugural Nissan PGA Cup World Championship (Nov 7-10; six-man teams from the world's four leading men's tours). USA (10 pts) beat Europe (2 pts) in the final (six singles matches); the final followed a group stage involving all four teams. [Bay Course, Kapalua Resort, Maui, Hawaii].
Winning USA team: Raymond Floyd (playing capt); Mark O'Meara; Corey Pavin; Calvin Peete; Curtis Strange; Lanny Wadkins. Second was EUROPE: Bernhard Langer (playing capt); Gordon Brand Jr; Howard Clark; Sandy Lyle; Sam Torrance; Ian Woosnam. Third was JAPAN: Isao Aoki (playing capt); Kikuo Arai; Shinsaku Maeda; Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima; Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki; Tateo "Jet" Ozaki. Fourth was AUSTRALASIA: Graham Marsh (playing capt); Ian Baker-Finch; Wayne Grady; David Graham; Brian Jones; Greg Norman. Best individual score: Sandy Lyle (267 over the four rounds played).
Team Events
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Played as the World Cup of Golf (Nov 21-24; 72-hole stroke play team event based on total scores of both players). Second-placed Howard Clark & Paul Way (Eng) finished 4 shots behind Dan Halldorson & Dave Barr (Can), who shared the $200,000 first prize. Best individual score: Howard Clark (272). [Mountain course, La Quinta Resort, La Quinta, CA].
Sony Open in Hawaii: played at Waialae Country Club near Honolulu, the Sony Open takes over the spotlight from The Sentry as the PGA Tour’s calendar-year opening event (Jan 15-18). The Sentry (not being played in 2026) was formerly known as the Tournament of Champions, with a field typically restricted to golfers who won a PGA Tour event in the previous calendar year.
Dubai Desert Classic: the DP World Tour’s first Rolex Series event of 2026, is contested for the 37th time (Jan 22-25). First won by Englishman Mark James in 1989, it now boasts a four-time winner, Rory McIlroy. Played on the Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis course, this once desert-surrounded course is the long-time flagship for Golf in Dubai.
Our visit last month included two rounds at Golf de Chantilly, one of France’s most prestigious clubs.
It offers two superb layouts: Le Vineuil, a five-star championship course with a rich history, and Longères, an excellent four-star course that provides a strong and enjoyable test.
The wider Paris region offers plenty more. Courses such as Fontainebleau, Golf de Saint-Germain, and several other top-rated layouts make this area one of Europe’s most rewarding golf destinations, offering a mix of woodland, heathland, and parkland designs.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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