In 1982 a third team, the Rest of the World, was added and the event became a stroke-play contest with an individual prize.
Source:[1] The teams were: The match was played from 17 to 19 September at Bondues Golf Club, Lille, in northern France, between the Continent of Europe and Great Britain and Ireland.
Each team gained a half-point for matches that were level after 18 holes, so that a total of 30 points were awarded.
Source:[2][3][4] The teams were: The match was played from 21 to 23 September at The Belfry, between Great Britain and Ireland and the Continent of Europe.
Each team gained a half-point for matches that were level after 18 holes, so that a total of 32 points were awarded.
Source:[5][6][7] The teams were: The match was played from 12 to 14 September at Sunningdale Golf Club, between Great Britain and Ireland and the Continent of Europe.
Each team gained a half-point for matches that were level after 18 holes, so that a total of 30 points were awarded.
On the final day Great Britain and Ireland won the first five singles matches to take a winning lead.
The Continent of Europe won four of the remaining matches so that the final result was a victory for Great Britain and Ireland by 16½–13½.
Great Britain and Ireland led after the first day with a score of 540, 9 ahead of the Rest of the World.
This was won by Mark James with a score of 263, two strokes ahead of José María Cañizares and Nick Faldo.
The semi-finals and final were match-play contests with two fourball matches in the morning and four singles in the afternoon.