Old Thorns’ course was designed by Peter Alliss and opened with a first round featuring Jack Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros, Isao Aoki and Bill Rogers. In 2019, the venue got another team contest — and another draw.
England and Sweden finished level at 8–8. 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.
Old Thorns Betterballs · session 2.5–1.5.
Old Thorns Betterballs · session 2–2.
Burhill - New Course Singles · session 3.5–4.5.
After Old Thorns Betterballs, England led 2.5–1.5.
After Old Thorns Betterballs, England led 4.5–3.5.
Going into the final session, England needed 4 of the remaining 8 points to win; Sweden needed 4.5 to retain.
The mountain was 1 point: Sweden trailed by that margin after Old Thorns Betterballs and still retained the Cup.
The final score was England 8 – 8 Sweden. Level on points, Sweden retained as holders.
England 2.5 – 1.5 Sweden
England 2 – 2 Sweden
England 3.5 – 4.5 Sweden
The detailed record is deliberately kept below the story rather than replacing it.
| ID | Format | Course | England | Sweden | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 153 | Betterballs | Old Thorns | Eddie Yeandle(0)/John Mitchell(1) | Björn Ekholm(11)/Markus Lindström(5) | 2 & 1 | Sweden |
| 154 | Betterballs | Old Thorns | Martin Turner(8)/Mikael Myhren(12) | Janne Nordlander(15)/Pasi Mäkeläinen(0) | All Square | HALVED |
| 155 | Betterballs | Old Thorns | Alex Scheepers(0)/Graham Carter(22) | Calle Dahlberg(13)/Tomas Persson(14) | 3 & 2 | England |
| 156 | Betterballs | Old Thorns | Ben Blackburn(9)/Chris Kibbey(6) | Edward Trick(0)/Matte Eriksson(2) | 4 & 3 | England |
| 157 | Betterballs | Old Thorns | Graham Carter(10)/John Mitchell(3) | Edward Trick(0)/Janne Nordlander(11) | 4 & 3 | Sweden |
| 158 | Betterballs | Old Thorns | Alex Scheepers(0)/Martin Turner(15) | Markus Lindström(16)/Tomas Persson(15) | 1 & 0 | England |
| 159 | Betterballs | Old Thorns | Ben Blackburn(5)/Eddie Yeandle(0) | Björn Ekholm(9)/Matte Eriksson(0) | 2 & 0 | England |
| 160 | Betterballs | Old Thorns | Chris Kibbey(8)/Mikael Myhren(12) | Calle Dahlberg(7)/Pasi Mäkeläinen(0) | 4 & 2 | Sweden |
| 161 | Singles | Burhill - New Course | Ben Blackburn(7) | Edward Trick(0) | 3 & 2 | Sweden |
| 162 | Singles | Burhill - New Course | John Mitchell(9) | Pasi Mäkeläinen(0) | 4 & 3 | Sweden |
| 163 | Singles | Burhill - New Course | Eddie Yeandle(0) | Calle Dahlberg(1) | All Square | HALVED |
| 164 | Singles | Burhill - New Course | Graham Carter(0) | Björn Ekholm(1) | 6 & 5 | England |
| 165 | Singles | Burhill - New Course | Chris Kibbey(0) | Markus Lindström(1) | 3 & 1 | England |
| 166 | Singles | Burhill - New Course | Martin Turner(0) | Janne Nordlander(7) | All Square | HALVED |
| 167 | Singles | Burhill - New Course | Mikael Myhren(4) | Tomas Persson(0) | All Square | HALVED |
| 168 | Singles | Burhill - New Course | Alex Scheepers(0) | Matte Eriksson(14) | 7 & 6 | Sweden |