England brought the Cup back to the Kent coast and finished 11–9 winners. The margin was narrow enough to preserve grievance and large enough to settle the arithmetic.
England won by 2 points. This is the kind of margin that keeps individual holes alive in conversation for years.
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.
Walmer and Kingsdown BetterBalls - 14:04 · session 2.5–2.5.
Prince's BetterBalls - 11:40 · session 3–2.
Prince's Singles - 09:50 · session 5.5–4.5.
After Walmer and Kingsdown BetterBalls - 14:04, the Cup was level at 2.5–2.5.
After Prince's BetterBalls - 11:40, England led 5.5–4.5.
Going into the final session, England needed 5 of the remaining 10 points to win; Sweden needed 5.5 to retain.
The final score was England 11 – 9 Sweden.
Nothing separated the teams after the opening five matches.
England found the first edge of the weekend and carried a one-point lead into Singles.
Singles stayed tight, but England added the final half-point needed for an 11–9 Cup win.
The detailed record is deliberately kept below the story rather than replacing it.
| ID | Format | Course | England | Sweden | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 217 | BetterBalls | Walmer and Kingsdown | Alex Scheepers(0)/Graham Carter(17) | Calle Dahlberg(11)/Erling Tysse(21) | 2 & 1 | England |
| 218 | BetterBalls | Walmer and Kingsdown | Cameron Turner(4)/Shaun Davey(0) | Bengt Olof Stockhem(1)/Björn Ekholm(6) | 1 & 0 | England |
| 219 | BetterBalls | Walmer and Kingsdown | Chris Kibbey(6)/Simon Saunders(6) | Edward Trick(0)/Markus Lindström(6) | 2 & 1 | Sweden |
| 220 | BetterBalls | Walmer and Kingsdown | Eddie Yeandle(0)/Ryan Howard(14) | Jonatan Danneman(8)/Matte Eriksson(5) | 4 & 2 | Sweden |
| 221 | BetterBalls | Walmer and Kingsdown | Ben Blackburn(9)/Martin Turner(5) | Erik Malmsten(8)/Josh Gregory(0) | All Square | HALVED |
| 222 | BetterBalls | Prince's | Graham Carter(5)/Simon Saunders(2) | Björn Ekholm(10)/Markus Lindström(0) | 8 & 7 | England |
| 223 | BetterBalls | Prince's | Ben Blackburn(10)/Cameron Turner(13) | Edward Trick(0)/Josh Gregory(1) | 2 & 1 | England |
| 224 | BetterBalls | Prince's | Chris Kibbey(0)/Shaun Davey(1) | Erik Malmsten(1)/Erling Tysse(8) | 6 & 5 | Sweden |
| 225 | BetterBalls | Prince's | Alex Scheepers(0)/Ryan Howard(22) | Calle Dahlberg(13)/Jonatan Danneman(15) | 3 & 2 | Sweden |
| 226 | BetterBalls | Prince's | Eddie Yeandle(0)/Martin Turner(3) | Bengt Olof Stockhem(9)/Matte Eriksson(3) | 3 & 2 | England |
| 227 | Singles | Prince's | Ryan Howard(3) | Bengt Olof Stockhem(0) | 3 & 1 | Sweden |
| 228 | Singles | Prince's | Graham Carter(0) | Björn Ekholm(6) | 5 & 3 | England |
| 229 | Singles | Prince's | Chris Kibbey(1) | Jonatan Danneman(0) | 4 & 3 | Sweden |
| 230 | Singles | Prince's | Ben Blackburn(7) | Josh Gregory(0) | 3 & 1 | Sweden |
| 231 | Singles | Prince's | Markus Lindström(5) | Eddie Yeandle(0) | 4 & 3 | England |
| 232 | Singles | Prince's | Alex Scheepers(0) | Erik Malmsten(13) | 3 & 1 | England |
| 233 | Singles | Prince's | Simon Saunders(0) | Matte Eriksson(0) | All Square | HALVED |
| 234 | Singles | Prince's | Shaun Davey(9) | Edward Trick(0) | 2 & 0 | England |
| 235 | Singles | Prince's | Cameron Turner(0) | Erling Tysse(4) | 3 & 2 | England |
| 236 | Singles | Prince's | Martin Turner(0) | Calle Dahlberg(1) | 3 & 2 | Sweden |