The 1998 Palmer Cup was held on 3–4 August 1998 on the Old Course and New Course at St Andrews, Scotland. The match was tied 12–12.
Format On Monday, 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 Tuesday 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.
& NameCountryCollege head coach team manager Northwestern Augusta State North Carolina St Andrews St Andrews Wales Arizona Wales
NameCollege head coach Duke team manager Skidmore UNLV TCU Oklahoma State Georgia Tech SMU New Mexico Oklahoma State Georgia Tech
Monday's matches
Morning four-ball & Results Donald/Duck 1 upKuehne/MolderPughe/Sullivan 3 & 2Anderson/KucharMaly/Sabbatini 2 & 1Howell/LaBelleHarris/LindsayhalvedHenry/Loar 3½ Four-ball ½ 3½ Overall ½
Afternoon foursomes & Results Pughe/Sullivan 5 & 3Kuchar/MolderDonald/Duck 1 upAnderson/HowellMaly/Sabbatini 1 upLaBelle/LoarHarris/Lindsay 4 & 3Henry/Kuehne 2 Foursomes 2 5½ Overall 2½
Tuesday's matches
Morning singles & Results Kyron Sullivan 1 upEdward LoarRory Sabbatini 2 & 1J. J. HenryOliver LindsayhalvedHank KuehneMax Harris 4 & 3Jeremy AndersonRobert Duck 5 & 4Doug LaBelle IILuke Donald 2 upCharles Howell IIIOliver Pughe 1 upBryce MolderGraeme Maly 2 & 1Matt Kuchar 4½ Singles 3½ 10 Overall 6
Afternoon singles & Results Kyron Sullivan 3 & 2Jeremy AndersonRory Sabbatini 4 & 3Doug LaBelle IIGraeme Maly 1 upCharles Howell IIILuke Donald 1 upHank KuehneOliver LindsayhalvedJ. J. HenryOliver Pughe 2 & 1Edward LoarRobert Duck 1 upMatt KucharMax HarrishalvedBryce Molder 2 Singles 6 12 Overall 12
References
External links Palmer Cup official site