1997 Palmer Cup

1997 Palmer Cup
DatesJuly 10–12, 1997
VenueBay Hill Club and Lodge
LocationOrlando, Florida
United States 19 5 United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
United States wins the Palmer Cup
1998 →

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
Dwaine Knight
head coach
UNLV
Dick Spybey
team manager
Alabama
Brad Elder Texas
Brian Hull Southern California
Joel Kribel Stanford
Alberto Ochoa TCU
Ted Oh UNLV
Bo Van Pelt Oklahoma State
Charles Warren Clemson
Chris Wollmann Ohio State
 Great Britain &  Ireland
Name Country College
Peter Dawson
head coach
 England
Alistair Crinson
team manager
 England
Richie Coughlan  Ireland Clemson
Andrew Laurence  Scotland UAB
Peter Lawrie  Ireland Dublin
Martin Le Mesurier  England Minnesota
Allan MacDonald  Scotland Alabama
Keith Nolan  Ireland East Tennessee State
Neil Steven  Scotland Edinburgh
Andrew White  England Emory

Thursday's matches

Morning four-ball

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Nolan/Steven United States 3 & 1 Elder/Van Pelt
MacDonald/White United States 2 & 1 Hull/Kribel
Coughlan/Lawrie United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 Warren/Wollmann
Laurence/Le Mesurier United States 5 & 4 Ochoa/Oh
1 Four-ball 3
1 Overall 3

Afternoon foursomes

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Laurence/Le Mesurier United States 2 & 1 Ochoa/Oh
Nolan/Steven United States 5 & 4 Elder/Van Pelt
MacDonald/White United States 4 & 3 Hull/Kribel
Coughlan/Lawrie United States 7 & 6 Warren/Wollmann
0 Foursomes 4
1 Overall 7

Friday's singles matches

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Richie Coughlan United States 3 & 2 Bo Van Pelt
Andrew White United States 2 & 1 Brad Elder
Keith Nolan United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 Ted Oh
Peter Lawrie halved Chris Wollmann
Martin Le Mesurier United States 4 & 2 Charles Warren
Allan MacDonald United States 7 & 6 Brian Hull
Neil Steven United States 4 & 2 Alberto Ochoa
Andrew Laurence United States 2 up Joel Kribel
Singles
Overall 13½

Saturday's singles matches

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Peter Lawrie halved Alberto Ochoa
Neil Steven United States 4 & 2 Joel Kribel
Keith Nolan United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 Brian Hull
Richie Coughlan United States 4 & 2 Chris Wollmann
Martin Le Mesurier United States 2 up Ted Oh
Andrew Laurence United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Charles Warren
Allan MacDonald United States 2 up Bo Van Pelt
Andrew White United States 1 up Brad Elder
Singles
5 Overall 19

References

  1. ^ "1997 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 18, 2016.