Each of the 20 matches is worth one point in the larger team competition.

In the event of a tie, the current holder retains the Cup.

Eight players for the Great Britain & Ireland and USA participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.

[2] Five of the American team were selected in December 2011 (Anderson, Duncan, Ernst, Lua and Pancake).

[3] The remaining three members of the team (McCloskey, Popson and Tubert) were announced in January 2012.