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]
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.
 United States |
|---|
| Name |
College |
Randall, RossRoss Randall
head coach |
Kansas |
Simpson, MarkMark Simpson
team manager |
Colorado |
| Byrd, JonathanJonathan Byrd |
Clemson |
| Cassini, NickNick Cassini |
Georgia |
| Engler, JohnJohn Engler |
Clemson |
| Glover, LucasLucas Glover |
Clemson |
| Klauk, JeffJeff Klauk |
Florida Southern |
| Miller, AndyAndy Miller |
Brigham Young |
| Sanders, AndyAndy Sanders |
Houston |
| Wisler, ChrisChris 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
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