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]

1998 Palmer Cup
Dates3–4 August 1998
VenueOld Course and
New Course
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland

12 12
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
Four-ball ½
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
Overall

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
Singles
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
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References

  1. "1998 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
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