The 1997 Palmer Cup was held on July 10–12, 1997 at Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Florida. The United States won 19 to 5.
Format On Thursday, there were four matches of four-ball in the morning, followed by four foursomes matches in the afternoon. Eight singles matches were played on Friday, and eight more on Saturday.. 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 United States and Great Britain and Ireland participated in the event.
NameCollege head coach UNLV team manager Alabama Texas Southern California Stanford TCU UNLV Oklahoma State Clemson Ohio State
& NameCountryCollege head coach team manager Clemson UAB Dublin Minnesota Alabama East Tennessee State Edinburgh Emory
Thursday's matches
Morning four-ball & Results Nolan/Steven 3 & 1Elder/Van PeltMacDonald/White 2 & 1Hull/KribelCoughlan/Lawrie 2 & 1Warren/WollmannLaurence/Le Mesurier 5 & 4Ochoa/Oh 1 Four-ball 3 1 Overall 3
Afternoon foursomes & Results Laurence/Le Mesurier 2 & 1Ochoa/OhNolan/Steven 5 & 4Elder/Van PeltMacDonald/White 4 & 3Hull/KribelCoughlan/Lawrie 7 & 6Warren/Wollmann 0 Foursomes 4 1 Overall 7
Friday's singles matches & Results Richie Coughlan 3 & 2Bo Van PeltAndrew White 2 & 1Brad ElderKeith Nolan 3 & 2Ted OhPeter LawriehalvedChris WollmannMartin Le Mesurier 4 & 2Charles WarrenAllan MacDonald 7 & 6Brian HullNeil Steven 4 & 2Alberto OchoaAndrew Laurence 2 upJoel Kribel 1½ Singles 6½ 2½ Overall 13½
Saturday's singles matches & Results Peter LawriehalvedAlberto OchoaNeil Steven 4 & 2Joel KribelKeith Nolan 2 & 1Brian HullRichie Coughlan 4 & 2Chris WollmannMartin Le Mesurier 2 upTed OhAndrew Laurence 1 upCharles WarrenAllan MacDonald 2 upBo Van PeltAndrew White 1 upBrad Elder 2½ Singles 5½ 5 Overall 19
References
External links Palmer Cup official site