Saunton has hosted golf since the nineteenth century. Herbert Fowler shaped the East Course in the 1920s, and the club’s links history gives this Cup a pleasing contrast: ancient golfing ground, very young rivalry.
England created a 5-point gap over the weekend — enough to settle the Cup without making the losing side disappear from the story.
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.
West Course Greensomes · session 2.5–1.5.
East Course Betterballs · session 2–2.
West Course Singles · session 6–2.
After West Course Greensomes, England led 2.5–1.5.
After East Course Betterballs, England led 4.5–3.5.
Going into the final session, England needed 3.5 of the remaining 8 points to retain; Sweden needed 5 to win.
The final score was England 10.5 – 5.5 Sweden.
England 2.5 – 1.5 Sweden
England 2 – 2 Sweden
England 6 – 2 Sweden
The detailed record is deliberately kept below the story rather than replacing it.
| ID | Format | Course | England | Sweden | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Greensomes | West Course | John Mitchell(3)/Martin Turner(11) | Helena Carlson Rydman(0)/Tomas Persson(2) | 3 & 2 | England |
| 46 | Greensomes | West Course | Chris Kibbey(7)/Graham Carter(11) | Pasi Mäkeläinen(0)/Stefan Linder(7) | 1 & 0 | Sweden |
| 47 | Greensomes | West Course | Alex Scheepers(0)/Ryan Howard(22) | Benny Eklund(7)/Janne Nordlander(20) | 1 & 0 | England |
| 48 | Greensomes | West Course | Ben Blackburn(9)/Eddie Yeandle(4) | Björn Ekholm(7)/Matte Eriksson(0) | All Square | HALVED |
| 49 | Betterballs | East Course | John Mitchell(0)/Ryan Howard(9) | Janne Nordlander(9)/Stefan Linder(2) | 6 & 4 | Sweden |
| 50 | Betterballs | East Course | Ben Blackburn(9)/Chris Kibbey(8) | Matte Eriksson(0)/Tomas Persson(5) | 3 & 2 | England |
| 51 | Betterballs | East Course | Alex Scheepers(0)/Martin Turner(21) | Björn Ekholm(16)/Pasi Mäkeläinen(8) | 1 & 0 | England |
| 52 | Betterballs | East Course | Eddie Yeandle(4)/Graham Carter(12) | Benny Eklund(0)/Helena Carlson Rydman(3) | 2 & 1 | Sweden |
| 53 | Singles | West Course | Eddie Yeandle(0) | Stefan Linder(0) | 6 & 5 | England |
| 54 | Singles | West Course | Alex Scheepers(0) | Björn Ekholm(18) | 6 & 4 | England |
| 55 | Singles | West Course | Martin Turner(12) | Benny Eklund(0) | 1 & 0 | England |
| 56 | Singles | West Course | Ryan Howard(8) | Tomas Persson(0) | 7 & 5 | Sweden |
| 57 | Singles | West Course | Ben Blackburn(6) | Helena Carlson Rydman(0) | 5 & 4 | Sweden |
| 58 | Singles | West Course | Graham Carter(1) | Janne Nordlander(0) | 3 & 1 | England |
| 59 | Singles | West Course | Chris Kibbey(7) | Pasi Mäkeläinen(0) | 5 & 4 | England |
| 60 | Singles | West Course | John Mitchell(4) | Matte Eriksson(0) | 6 & 5 | England |