The Cup crossed back to Britain with a mature handicap system and a growing archive. The contest was no longer discovering its identity; it was defending one.
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.
North Berwick Golf Club Betterballs · session 3–1.
Gullane Golf Club No.2 Greensomes · session 2–2.
Gullane Golf Club No.1 Betterballs · session 3–1.
The Glen Golf Club Singles · session 4.5–3.5.
After North Berwick Golf Club Betterballs, England led 3–1.
After Gullane Golf Club No.2 Greensomes, England led 5–3.
After Gullane Golf Club No.1 Betterballs, England led 8–4.
Going into the final session, England needed 2.5 of the remaining 8 points to win; Sweden needed 6 to retain.
The final score was England 12.5 – 7.5 Sweden.
England 3 – 1 Sweden
England 2 – 2 Sweden
England 3 – 1 Sweden
England 4.5 – 3.5 Sweden
The detailed record is deliberately kept below the story rather than replacing it.
| ID | Format | Course | England | Sweden | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Betterballs | North Berwick Golf Club | Ben Blackburn(10)/Ryan Howard(13) | Birger Hammar(0)/Björn Ekholm(10) | 3 & 1 | England |
| 82 | Betterballs | North Berwick Golf Club | Alex Scheepers(0)/Graham Carter(23) | Janne Nordlander(22)/Matte Eriksson(9) | 4 & 3 | England |
| 83 | Betterballs | North Berwick Golf Club | Eddie Yeandle(8)/Edward Trick(6) | Benny Eklund(0)/Pasi Mäkeläinen(1) | 3 & 2 | England |
| 84 | Betterballs | North Berwick Golf Club | Chris Kibbey(5)/Martin Turner(7) | Helena Carlson Rydman(0)/Tomas Persson(4) | 2 & 1 | Sweden |
| 85 | Greensomes | Gullane Golf Club No.2 | Eddie Yeandle(4)/Ryan Howard(13) | Björn Ekholm(11)/Matte Eriksson(0) | 1 & 0 | Sweden |
| 86 | Greensomes | Gullane Golf Club No.2 | Ben Blackburn(11)/Martin Turner(10) | Benny Eklund(0)/Helena Carlson Rydman(1) | 3 & 2 | England |
| 87 | Greensomes | Gullane Golf Club No.2 | Edward Trick(3)/Graham Carter(13) | Pasi Mäkeläinen(0)/Tomas Persson(4) | 7 & 5 | England |
| 88 | Greensomes | Gullane Golf Club No.2 | Alex Scheepers(0)/Chris Kibbey(17) | Birger Hammar(12)/Janne Nordlander(24) | 6 & 4 | Sweden |
| 89 | Betterballs | Gullane Golf Club No.1 | Chris Kibbey(0)/Graham Carter(4) | Björn Ekholm(3)/Janne Nordlander(5) | 1 & 0 | Sweden |
| 90 | Betterballs | Gullane Golf Club No.1 | Eddie Yeandle(5)/Martin Turner(7) | Helena Carlson Rydman(0)/Pasi Mäkeläinen(0) | 3 & 2 | England |
| 91 | Betterballs | Gullane Golf Club No.1 | Edward Trick(1)/Ryan Howard(13) | Birger Hammar(0)/Tomas Persson(4) | 1 & 0 | England |
| 92 | Betterballs | Gullane Golf Club No.1 | Alex Scheepers(0)/Ben Blackburn(18) | Benny Eklund(9)/Matte Eriksson(9) | 2 & 0 | England |
| 93 | Singles | The Glen Golf Club | Chris Kibbey(3) | Tomas Persson(0) | 3 & 1 | England |
| 94 | Singles | The Glen Golf Club | Martin Turner(6) | Matte Eriksson(0) | 3 & 2 | England |
| 95 | Singles | The Glen Golf Club | Ryan Howard(4) | Björn Ekholm(0) | 3 & 2 | Sweden |
| 96 | Singles | The Glen Golf Club | Edward Trick(0) | Helena Carlson Rydman(1) | 4 & 3 | Sweden |
| 97 | Singles | The Glen Golf Club | Alex Scheepers(0) | Janne Nordlander(22) | 4 & 3 | England |
| 98 | Singles | The Glen Golf Club | Graham Carter(11) | Pasi Mäkeläinen(0) | 3 & 1 | Sweden |
| 99 | Singles | The Glen Golf Club | Eddie Yeandle(3) | Birger Hammar(0) | 3 & 2 | England |
| 100 | Singles | The Glen Golf Club | Ben Blackburn(7) | Benny Eklund(0) | All Square | HALVED |