A Cup that refused to separate the sides. The draw matters because Magersfontein is not merely about who wins a weekend — it is also about who arrives holding the Cup and who is forced to prise it away.
Sweden and England finished level at 10–10. In Magersfontein terms, a draw is not neutral: the holders keep the Cup.
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.
Österåkers Golf - Österled Betterballs · session 2–2.
Österåkers Golf - Västerled Betterballs · session 2–2.
Österåkers Golf - Österled Greensomes · session 2.5–1.5.
Österåkers Golf - Västerled Singles · session 3.5–4.5.
After Österåkers Golf - Österled Betterballs, the Cup was level at 2–2.
After Österåkers Golf - Västerled Betterballs, the Cup was level at 4–4.
After Österåkers Golf - Österled Greensomes, Sweden led 6.5–5.5.
Going into the final session, Sweden needed 4 of the remaining 8 points to win; England needed 4.5 to retain.
The mountain was 1 point: England trailed by that margin after Österåkers Golf - Österled Greensomes and still retained the Cup.
The final score was Sweden 10 – 10 England. Level on points, England retained as holders.
Sweden 2 – 2 England
Sweden 2 – 2 England
Sweden 2.5 – 1.5 England
Sweden 3.5 – 4.5 England
The detailed record is deliberately kept below the story rather than replacing it.
| ID | Format | Course | Sweden | England | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Betterballs | Österåkers Golf - Österled | Benny Eklund(0)/Björn Ekholm(8) | Eddie Yeandle(3)/Martin Turner(5) | 8 & 6 | England |
| 102 | Betterballs | Österåkers Golf - Österled | Helena Carlson Rydman(11)/Matte Eriksson(12) | Alex Scheepers(0)/Graham Carter(24) | 2 & 0 | England |
| 103 | Betterballs | Österåkers Golf - Österled | Pasi Mäkeläinen(0)/Tomas Persson(6) | Ben Blackburn(7)/John Mitchell(3) | 2 & 1 | Sweden |
| 104 | Betterballs | Österåkers Golf - Österled | Janne Nordlander(6)/Markus Lindström(0) | Chris Kibbey(1)/Ryan Howard(7) | 1 & 0 | Sweden |
| 105 | Betterballs | Österåkers Golf - Västerled | Markus Lindström(0)/Tomas Persson(0) | Ben Blackburn(3)/Chris Kibbey(3) | 4 & 3 | England |
| 106 | Betterballs | Österåkers Golf - Västerled | Matte Eriksson(13)/Pasi Mäkeläinen(10) | Alex Scheepers(0)/Eddie Yeandle(13) | 3 & 1 | Sweden |
| 107 | Betterballs | Österåkers Golf - Västerled | Björn Ekholm(8)/Helena Carlson Rydman(0) | Graham Carter(11)/John Mitchell(3) | 4 & 2 | England |
| 108 | Betterballs | Österåkers Golf - Västerled | Benny Eklund(0)/Janne Nordlander(10) | Martin Turner(3)/Ryan Howard(12) | 4 & 2 | Sweden |
| 109 | Greensomes | Österåkers Golf - Österled | Janne Nordlander(12)/Pasi Mäkeläinen(0) | Chris Kibbey(9)/John Mitchell(5) | 5 & 4 | England |
| 110 | Greensomes | Österåkers Golf - Österled | Benny Eklund(0)/Tomas Persson(6) | Eddie Yeandle(3)/Ryan Howard(13) | 1 & 0 | Sweden |
| 111 | Greensomes | Österåkers Golf - Österled | Björn Ekholm(21)/Matte Eriksson(12) | Alex Scheepers(0)/Martin Turner(16) | All Square | HALVED |
| 112 | Greensomes | Österåkers Golf - Österled | Helena Carlson Rydman(0)/Markus Lindström(4) | Ben Blackburn(5)/Graham Carter(9) | 5 & 3 | Sweden |
| 113 | Singles | Österåkers Golf - Västerled | Helena Carlson Rydman(0) | Eddie Yeandle(3) | All Square | HALVED |
| 114 | Singles | Österåkers Golf - Västerled | Markus Lindström(0) | Graham Carter(7) | 3 & 2 | England |
| 115 | Singles | Österåkers Golf - Västerled | Pasi Mäkeläinen(10) | Alex Scheepers(0) | 5 & 4 | England |
| 116 | Singles | Österåkers Golf - Västerled | Janne Nordlander(0) | Ryan Howard(2) | 2 & 1 | Sweden |
| 117 | Singles | Österåkers Golf - Västerled | Tomas Persson(0) | Martin Turner(0) | 6 & 5 | Sweden |
| 118 | Singles | Österåkers Golf - Västerled | Björn Ekholm(8) | John Mitchell(0) | 7 & 6 | England |
| 119 | Singles | Österåkers Golf - Västerled | Matte Eriksson(0) | Ben Blackburn(7) | 5 & 4 | Sweden |
| 120 | Singles | Österåkers Golf - Västerled | Benny Eklund(0) | Chris Kibbey(7) | 3 & 2 | England |