By year three the event had acquired repetition, expectation and a past. Barsebäck gave the Cup a Scandinavian stage with enough scale to make the weekend feel larger than its headcount.
England won by 2 points. This is the kind of margin that keeps individual holes alive in conversation for years.
The final score is only the surface. The format splits below show where the weekend moved, while the full match record preserves the awkward detail.
Donald Steel Course Greensomes · session 2–2.
Donald Steel Course Betterballs · session 2–2.
Masters Course Singles · session 3–5.
After Donald Steel Course Greensomes, the Cup was level at 2–2.
After Donald Steel Course Betterballs, the Cup was level at 4–4.
Going into the final session, Sweden needed 4.5 of the remaining 8 points to win; England needed 4 to retain.
The final score was Sweden 7 – 9 England.
Sweden 2 – 2 England
Sweden 2 – 2 England
Sweden 3 – 5 England
The detailed record is deliberately kept below the story rather than replacing it.
| ID | Format | Course | Sweden | England | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Greensomes | Donald Steel Course | Björn Ekholm(10)/Matte Eriksson(0) | Chris Kibbey(8)/Martin Turner(13) | 2 & 1 | Sweden |
| 30 | Greensomes | Donald Steel Course | Helena Carlson Rydman(0)/Stefan Linder(7) | Eddie Yeandle(2)/John Mitchell(4) | 1 & 0 | Sweden |
| 31 | Greensomes | Donald Steel Course | David Andersson(20)/Janne Nordlander(16) | Alex Scheepers(0)/Graham Carter(16) | 2 & 1 | England |
| 32 | Greensomes | Donald Steel Course | Benny Eklund(0)/Tomas Persson(2) | Ben Blackburn(12)/Ryan Howard(14) | 2 & 0 | England |
| 33 | Betterballs | Donald Steel Course | Björn Ekholm(0)/David Andersson(6) | Graham Carter(1)/Ryan Howard(4) | 3 & 2 | Sweden |
| 34 | Betterballs | Donald Steel Course | Helena Carlson Rydman(0)/Janne Nordlander(10) | Ben Blackburn(9)/Eddie Yeandle(4) | All Square | HALVED |
| 35 | Betterballs | Donald Steel Course | Matte Eriksson(0)/Tomas Persson(4) | Chris Kibbey(10)/John Mitchell(9) | 6 & 5 | England |
| 36 | Betterballs | Donald Steel Course | Benny Eklund(7)/Stefan Linder(15) | Alex Scheepers(0)/Martin Turner(20) | All Square | HALVED |
| 37 | Singles | Masters Course | Stefan Linder(0) | Graham Carter(2) | 3 & 2 | Sweden |
| 38 | Singles | Masters Course | Janne Nordlander(5) | John Mitchell(0) | 4 & 3 | England |
| 39 | Singles | Masters Course | Benny Eklund(0) | Ryan Howard(13) | 3 & 2 | Sweden |
| 40 | Singles | Masters Course | David Andersson(7) | Chris Kibbey(0) | All Square | HALVED |
| 41 | Singles | Masters Course | Helena Carlson Rydman(0) | Eddie Yeandle(4) | 1 & 0 | England |
| 42 | Singles | Masters Course | Matte Eriksson(6) | Alex Scheepers(0) | 4 & 3 | England |
| 43 | Singles | Masters Course | Tomas Persson(0) | Ben Blackburn(7) | 4 & 3 | England |
| 44 | Singles | Masters Course | Björn Ekholm(0) | Martin Turner(6) | All Square | HALVED |