2000 Palmer Cup

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, Philip Rowe holed a 20-foot putt for a birdie, to halve his match and win the Palmer Cup.[2]

2000 Palmer Cup
Dates15–16 August 2000
VenueRoyal Liverpool Golf Club
LocationHoylake, England

 12½ 11½
Great Britain and Ireland wins the Palmer Cup

Format

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

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
Philip 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

Morning four-ball
& Results
Elson/Harris 3 & 2 Cassini/Sanders
Booker/Hendry 5 & 3 Glover/Miller
McDowell/Sullivan 2 up Klauk/Wisler
Robinson/Rowe halved Byrd/Engler
2½ Four-ball 1½
2½ Overall 1½

Afternoon foursomes
& Results
Elson/Harris 5 & 3 Miller/Sanders
Booker/Hendry 5 & 4 Byrd/Cassini
McDowell/Robinson 1 up Engler/Wisler
Rowe/Sullivan 3 & 1 Glover/Klauk
2 Foursomes 2
4½ Overall 3½

Wednesday's matches

Morning singles
& Results
Graeme McDowell 6 & 4 Lucas Glover
Joel Hendry 3 & 2 Andy Miller
Max Harris halved Nick Cassini
Jamie Elson 1 up Jonathan Byrd
Simon Robinson 3 & 2 John Engler
Mark Booker 3 & 2 Andy Sanders
Kyron Sullivan 1 up Chris Wisler
Philip Rowe 1 up Jeff Klauk
4½ Singles 3½
9 Overall 7

Afternoon singles
& Results
Graeme McDowell 1 up Lucas Glover
Max Harris 3 & 2 Andy Miller
Joel Hendry 1 up Nick Cassini
Kyron Sullivan 5 & 4 Chris Wisler
Jamie Elson 1 up John Engler
Mark Booker 4 & 3 Jeff Klauk
Simon Robinson 3 & 2 Andy Sanders
Philip Rowe halved Jonathan Byrd
3½ Singles 4½
12½ Overall 11½

References
  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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