1998 Palmer Cup
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.[1]
| Dates | 3–4 August 1998 | ||||
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| Venue | Old Course and New Course | ||||
| Location | St Andrews, Scotland | ||||
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| A tie in the Palmer Cup | |||||
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.
 Great Britain &  Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Country | College |
| Peter Dawson head coach |
 England |
|
| Alistair Crinson team manager |
England |
|
| Luke Donald | England |
Northwestern |
| Robert Duck | England |
Augusta State |
| Max Harris | England |
North Carolina |
| Oliver Lindsay |  Scotland |
St Andrews |
| Graeme Maly | England |
St Andrews |
| Oliver Pughe |  Wales |
Wales |
| Rory Sabbatini | England |
Arizona |
| Kyron Sullivan | Wales |
Wales |
 United States | |
|---|---|
| Name | College |
| Rod Myers head coach |
Duke |
| Tim Brown team manager |
Skidmore |
| Jeremy Anderson | UNLV |
| J. J. Henry | TCU |
| Charles Howell III | Oklahoma State |
| Matt Kuchar | Georgia Tech |
| Hank Kuehne | SMU |
| Doug LaBelle II | New Mexico |
| Edward Loar | Oklahoma State |
| Bryce Molder | Georgia Tech |
Monday's matches
Morning four-ball
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Donald/Duck | 1 up |
Kuehne/Molder |
| Pughe/Sullivan | 3 & 2 |
Anderson/Kuchar |
| Maly/Sabbatini | 2 & 1 |
Howell/LaBelle |
| Harris/Lindsay | halved | Henry/Loar |
| 3½ | Four-ball | ½ |
| 3½ | Overall | ½ |
Afternoon foursomes
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Pughe/Sullivan | 5 & 3 |
Kuchar/Molder |
| Donald/Duck | 1 up |
Anderson/Howell |
| Maly/Sabbatini | 1 up |
LaBelle/Loar |
| Harris/Lindsay | 4 & 3 |
Henry/Kuehne |
| 2 | Foursomes | 2 |
| 5½ | Overall | 2½ |
Tuesday's matches
Morning singles
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Kyron Sullivan | 1 up |
Edward Loar |
| Rory Sabbatini | 2 & 1 |
J. J. Henry |
| Oliver Lindsay | halved | Hank Kuehne |
| Max Harris | 4 & 3 |
Jeremy Anderson |
| Robert Duck | 5 & 4 |
Doug LaBelle II |
| Luke Donald | 2 up |
Charles Howell III |
| Oliver Pughe | 1 up |
Bryce Molder |
| Graeme Maly | 2 & 1 |
Matt Kuchar |
| 4½ | Singles | 3½ |
| 10 | Overall | 6 |
Afternoon singles
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Kyron Sullivan | 3 & 2 |
Jeremy Anderson |
| Rory Sabbatini | 4 & 3 |
Doug LaBelle II |
| Graeme Maly | 1 up |
Charles Howell III |
| Luke Donald | 1 up |
Hank Kuehne |
| Oliver Lindsay | halved | J. J. Henry |
| Oliver Pughe | 2 & 1 |
Edward Loar |
| Robert Duck | 1 up |
Matt Kuchar |
| Max Harris | halved | Bryce Molder |
| 2 | Singles | 6 |
| 12 | Overall | 12 |
References
- "1998 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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