A return to where the story began. By 2014, however, nobody was starting from zero: old pairings, old opponents and old explanations came back with them.
Sweden won by 6 points, one of the clearer verdicts in the Cup record.
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.
Masters Course Greensomes · session 3–1.
New Course Betterballs · session 3–1.
Masters Course Betterballs · session 0–4.
Masters Course Singles · session 7–1.
After Masters Course Greensomes, Sweden led 3–1.
After New Course Betterballs, Sweden led 6–2.
After Masters Course Betterballs, the Cup was level at 6–6.
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 13 – 7 England.
Sweden 3 – 1 England
Sweden 3 – 1 England
Sweden 0 – 4 England
Sweden 7 – 1 England
The detailed record is deliberately kept below the story rather than replacing it.
| ID | Format | Course | Sweden | England | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Greensomes | Masters Course | Matte Eriksson(12)/Pasi Mäkeläinen(11) | Alex Scheepers(0)/Chris Kibbey(16) | 2 & 1 | Sweden |
| 62 | Greensomes | Masters Course | Björn Ekholm(0)/Janne Nordlander(4) | Martin Turner(1)/Ryan Howard(5) | 2 & 1 | England |
| 63 | Greensomes | Masters Course | Birger Hammar(0)/Tomas Persson(2) | Ben Blackburn(6)/Graham Carter(9) | 7 & 5 | Sweden |
| 64 | Greensomes | Masters Course | Benny Eklund(0)/Markus Lindström(7) | Eddie Yeandle(4)/John Mitchell(4) | 2 & 0 | Sweden |
| 65 | Betterballs | New Course | Markus Lindström(2)/Tomas Persson(0) | Chris Kibbey(3)/John Mitchell(1) | 2 & 1 | England |
| 66 | Betterballs | New Course | Benny Eklund(9)/Pasi Mäkeläinen(10) | Alex Scheepers(0)/Eddie Yeandle(15) | 2 & 0 | Sweden |
| 67 | Betterballs | New Course | Björn Ekholm(9)/Matte Eriksson(0) | Graham Carter(12)/Martin Turner(8) | 1 & 0 | Sweden |
| 68 | Betterballs | New Course | Birger Hammar(0)/Janne Nordlander(12) | Ben Blackburn(8)/Ryan Howard(12) | 2 & 1 | Sweden |
| 69 | Betterballs | Masters Course | Björn Ekholm(18)/Tomas Persson(14) | Alex Scheepers(0)/Graham Carter(23) | 4 & 3 | England |
| 70 | Betterballs | Masters Course | Benny Eklund(0)/Birger Hammar(3) | Eddie Yeandle(8)/Ryan Howard(16) | 6 & 4 | England |
| 71 | Betterballs | Masters Course | Markus Lindström(8)/Pasi Mäkeläinen(0) | Ben Blackburn(12)/John Mitchell(5) | 2 & 1 | England |
| 72 | Betterballs | Masters Course | Janne Nordlander(13)/Matte Eriksson(0) | Chris Kibbey(6)/Martin Turner(10) | 5 & 4 | England |
| 73 | Singles | Masters Course | Pasi Mäkeläinen(0) | Eddie Yeandle(5) | 2 & 0 | Sweden |
| 74 | Singles | Masters Course | Benny Eklund(0) | Ryan Howard(15) | 5 & 4 | Sweden |
| 75 | Singles | Masters Course | Matte Eriksson(0) | Ben Blackburn(9) | 3 & 2 | Sweden |
| 76 | Singles | Masters Course | Birger Hammar(12) | Alex Scheepers(0) | 3 & 2 | Sweden |
| 77 | Singles | Masters Course | Tomas Persson(3) | John Mitchell(0) | 2 & 1 | Sweden |
| 78 | Singles | Masters Course | Markus Lindström(0) | Graham Carter(5) | 6 & 5 | Sweden |
| 79 | Singles | Masters Course | Björn Ekholm(1) | Martin Turner(0) | 1 & 0 | England |
| 80 | Singles | Masters Course | Janne Nordlander(9) | Chris Kibbey(0) | 2 & 1 | Sweden |