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. 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.
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.
& NameCountryCollege team manager Surrey Augusta State North Carolina New Mexico Alabama at Birmingham Houston Stanford Wales
NameCollege head coach Kansas team manager Colorado Clemson Georgia Clemson Clemson Florida Southern Brigham Young Houston East Tennessee State
Tuesday's matches
Morning four-ball & Results Elson/Harris 3 & 2Cassini/SandersBooker/Hendry 5 & 3Glover/MillerMcDowell/Sullivan 2 upKlauk/WislerRobinson/RowehalvedByrd/Engler 2½ Four-ball 1½ 2½ Overall 1½
Afternoon foursomes & Results Elson/Harris 5 & 3Miller/SandersBooker/Hendry 5 & 4Byrd/CassiniMcDowell/Robinson 1 upEngler/WislerRowe/Sullivan 3 & 1Glover/Klauk 2 Foursomes 2 4½ Overall 3½
Wednesday's matches
Morning singles & Results Graeme McDowell 6 & 4Lucas GloverJoel Hendry 3 & 2Andy MillerMax HarrishalvedNick CassiniJamie Elson 1 upJonathan ByrdSimon Robinson 3 & 2John EnglerMark Booker 3 & 2Andy SandersKyron Sullivan 1 upChris WislerPhil Rowe 1 upJeff Klauk 4½ Singles 3½ 9 Overall 7
Afternoon singles & Results Graeme McDowell 1 upLucas GloverMax Harris 3 & 2Andy MillerJoel Hendry 1 upNick CassiniKyron Sullivan 5 & 4Chris WislerJamie Elson 1 upJohn EnglerMark Booker 4 & 3Jeff KlaukSimon Robinson 3 & 2Andy SandersPhil RowehalvedJonathan Byrd 3½ Singles 4½ 12½ Overall 11½
References
External links Palmer Cup official site