1997 Palmer Cup
| Dates | July 10–12, 1997 | ||||
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| Venue | Bay Hill Club and Lodge | ||||
| Location | Orlando, Florida | ||||
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| United States wins the Palmer Cup | |||||
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.[1]
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.
 United States | |
|---|---|
| Name | College |
| Knight, DwaineDwaine Knight head coach |
UNLV |
| Spybey, DickDick Spybey team manager |
Alabama |
| Elder, BradBrad Elder | Texas |
| Hull, BrianBrian Hull | Southern California |
| Kribel, JoelJoel Kribel | Stanford |
| Ochoa, AlbertoAlberto Ochoa | TCU |
| Oh, TedTed Oh | UNLV |
| Van Pelt, BoBo Van Pelt | Oklahoma State |
| Warren, CharlesCharles Warren | Clemson |
| Wollmann, ChrisChris Wollmann | Ohio State |
 Great Britain &  Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Country | College |
| Dawson, PeterPeter Dawson head coach |
 England |
|
| Crinson, AlistairAlistair Crinson team manager |
England |
|
| Coughlan, RichieRichie Coughlan | Ireland |
Clemson |
| Laurence, AndrewAndrew Laurence |  Scotland |
UAB |
| Lawrie, PeterPeter Lawrie | Ireland |
Dublin |
| Le Mesurier, LatinLatin Le Mesurier | England |
Minnesota |
| MacDonald, AllanAllan MacDonald | Scotland |
Alabama |
| Nolan, KeithKeith Nolan | Ireland |
East Tennessee State |
| Steven, NeilNeil Steven | Ireland |
Edinburgh |
| White, AndrewAndrew White | England |
Emory |
Thursday's matches
Morning four-ball
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Nolan/Steven | 3 & 1 |
Elder/Van Pelt |
| MacDonald/White | 2 & 1 |
Hull/Kribel |
| Coughlan/Lawrie | 2 & 1 |
Warren/Wollmann |
| Laurence/Le Mesurier | 5 & 4 |
Ochoa/Oh |
| 1 | Four-ball | 3 |
| 1 | Overall | 3 |
Afternoon foursomes
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Laurence/Le Mesurier | 2 & 1 |
Ochoa/Oh |
| Nolan/Steven | 5 & 4 |
Elder/Van Pelt |
| MacDonald/White | 4 & 3 |
Hull/Kribel |
| Coughlan/Lawrie | 7 & 6 |
Warren/Wollmann |
| 0 | Foursomes | 4 |
| 1 | Overall | 7 |
Friday's singles matches
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Richie Coughlan | 3 & 2 |
Bo Van Pelt |
| Andrew White | 2 & 1 |
Brad Elder |
| Keith Nolan | 3 & 2 |
Ted Oh |
| Peter Lawrie | halved | Chris Wollmann |
| Latin Le Mesurier | 4 & 2 |
Charles Warren |
| Allan MacDonald | 7 & 6 |
Brian Hull |
| Neil Steven | 4 & 2 |
Alberto Ochoa |
| Andrew Laurence | 2 up |
Joel Kribel |
| 1½ | Singles | 6½ |
| 2½ | Overall | 13½ |
Saturday's singles matches
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Lawrie | halved | Alberto Ochoa |
| Neil Steven | 4 & 2 |
Joel Kribel |
| Keith Nolan | 2 & 1 |
Brian Hull |
| Richie Coughlan | 4 & 2 |
Chris Wollmann |
| Latin Le Mesurier | 2 up |
Ted Oh |
| Andrew Laurence | 1 up |
Charles Warren |
| Allan MacDonald | 2 up |
Bo Van Pelt |
| Andrew White | 1 up |
Brad Elder |
| 2½ | Singles | 5½ |
| 5 | Overall | 19 |
References
- ↑ "1997 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
External links
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