The Unipart World Team Matchplay The Final
At the start of the championship the holders, England, were expected to retain their title and win the £6,000 first prize, with America tipped as their opponents. Over recent years the other countries have improved so much that this prediction could be upset.
Certainly today's final will be played in a tense atmosphere and in front of an excitable crowd, who will in the end show their appreciation to the winning team of 1980. Introduced by PETER PURVES from the Club Fiesta, Stockton