2000 Palmer Cup

2000 Palmer Cup
Dates15–16 August 2000
VenueRoyal Liverpool Golf Club
LocationHoylake, England
United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
12½ 11½ United States
Great Britain and Ireland wins the Palmer Cup
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The 2000 Palmer Cup was held on 15–16 August 2000 at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. Great Britain and Ireland won 12½–11½.[1] At the final hole of the final match, Phil Rowe holed a 20-foot putt for a birdie, to halve his match and win the Palmer Cup.[2]

Format

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On Tuesday, there were four matches of four-ball in the morning, followed by four foursomes matches in the afternoon. Eight singles matches were played on the Wednesday morning with a further eight more in the afternoon.. In all, 24 matches were played.

Each of the 24 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th hole, each side earned half a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 12½ points won the competition.

Teams

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Eight college golfers from the Great Britain and Ireland and the United States participated in the event.

 Great Britain &  Ireland
Name Country College
Clive Brown
team manager
 Wales
Mark Booker  England Surrey
Jamie Elson  England Augusta State
Max Harris  England North Carolina
Joel Hendry  Scotland New Mexico
Graeme McDowell  Northern Ireland Alabama at Birmingham
Simon Robinson  England Houston
Phil Rowe  England Stanford
Kyron Sullivan  Wales Wales
 United States
Name College
Ross Randall
head coach
Kansas
Mark Simpson
team manager
Colorado
Jonathan Byrd Clemson
Nick Cassini Georgia
John Engler Clemson
Lucas Glover Clemson
Jeff Klauk Florida Southern
Andy Miller Brigham Young
Andy Sanders Houston
Chris Wisler East Tennessee State

Tuesday's matches

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Morning four-ball

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Elson/Harris United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 Cassini/Sanders
Booker/Hendry United States 5 & 3 Glover/Miller
McDowell/Sullivan United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 up Klauk/Wisler
Robinson/Rowe halved Byrd/Engler
Four-ball
Overall

Afternoon foursomes

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Elson/Harris United States 5 & 3 Miller/Sanders
Booker/Hendry United States 5 & 4 Byrd/Cassini
McDowell/Robinson United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Engler/Wisler
Rowe/Sullivan United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 1 Glover/Klauk
2 Foursomes 2
Overall

Wednesday's matches

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Morning singles

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Graeme McDowell United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 6 & 4 Lucas Glover
Joel Hendry United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 Andy Miller
Max Harris halved Nick Cassini
Jamie Elson United States 1 up Jonathan Byrd
Simon Robinson United States 3 & 2 John Engler
Mark Booker United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 Andy Sanders
Kyron Sullivan United States 1 up Chris Wisler
Phil Rowe United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Jeff Klauk
Singles
9 Overall 7

Afternoon singles

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Graeme McDowell United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Lucas Glover
Max Harris United States 3 & 2 Andy Miller
Joel Hendry United States 1 up Nick Cassini
Kyron Sullivan United States 5 & 4 Chris Wisler
Jamie Elson United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up John Engler
Mark Booker United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 & 3 Jeff Klauk
Simon Robinson United States 3 & 2 Andy Sanders
Phil Rowe halved Jonathan Byrd
Singles
12½ Overall 11½

References

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  1. ^ "2000 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Palmer Cup Presented By CSFBdirect Tournament Notes". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2001.
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