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]

2000 Palmer Cup
Dates15–16 August 2000
VenueRoyal Liverpool Golf Club
LocationHoylake, England
United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
12½ 11½ United States
Great Britain and Ireland wins the Palmer Cup
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Format

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On 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

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Eight college golfers from the Great Britain and Ireland and the United States participated in the event.

  Great Britain &   Ireland
Name Country College
Clive Brown
team manager
  Wales
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

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Morning four-ball

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  &   Results  
Elson/Harris    3 & 2 Cassini/Sanders
Booker/Hendry   5 & 3 Glover/Miller
McDowell/Sullivan    2 up Klauk/Wisler
Robinson/Rowe halved Byrd/Engler
Four-ball
Overall

Afternoon foursomes

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  &   Results  
Elson/Harris   5 & 3 Miller/Sanders
Booker/Hendry   5 & 4 Byrd/Cassini
McDowell/Robinson    1 up Engler/Wisler
Rowe/Sullivan    3 & 1 Glover/Klauk
2 Foursomes 2
Overall

Wednesday's matches

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Morning singles

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  &   Results  
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
Singles
9 Overall 7

Afternoon singles

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  &   Results  
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
Singles
12½ Overall 11½

References

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  1. ^ "2000 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Palmer Cup Presented By CSFBdirect Tournament Notes". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2001.
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