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, Phil Rowe holed a 20-foot putt for a birdie, to halve his match and win the Palmer Cup.[2]
| Dates | 15–16 August 2000 | ||||
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| Venue | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Hoylake, England | ||||
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| Great Britain and Ireland wins the Palmer Cup | |||||
Format
editOn 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
editEight college golfers from the Great Britain and Ireland and the United States participated in the event.
 Great Britain &  Ireland
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|---|---|---|
| Name | Country | College |
| Clive Brown team manager |
 Wales
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| 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 |
| Phil 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
editMorning four-ball
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Results | 
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|---|---|---|
| Elson/Harris | 3 & 2
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Cassini/Sanders |
| Booker/Hendry | 5 & 3
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Glover/Miller |
| McDowell/Sullivan | 2 up
|
Klauk/Wisler |
| Robinson/Rowe | halved | Byrd/Engler |
| 2½ | Four-ball | 1½ |
| 2½ | Overall | 1½ |
Afternoon foursomes
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Results |
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|---|---|---|
| Elson/Harris | 5 & 3
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Miller/Sanders |
| Booker/Hendry | 5 & 4
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Byrd/Cassini |
| McDowell/Robinson | 1 up
|
Engler/Wisler |
| Rowe/Sullivan | 3 & 1
|
Glover/Klauk |
| 2 | Foursomes | 2 |
| 4½ | Overall | 3½ |
Wednesday's matches
editMorning singles
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Results |
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|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Phil Rowe | 1 up
|
Jeff Klauk |
| 4½ | Singles | 3½ |
| 9 | Overall | 7 |
Afternoon singles
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Results |
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|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Phil Rowe | halved | Jonathan Byrd |
| 3½ | Singles | 4½ |
| 12½ | Overall | 11½ |
References
edit- ^ "2000 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Palmer Cup Presented By CSFBdirect Tournament Notes". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2001.