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]

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 →

Format

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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

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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

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Morning four-ball

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  &   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

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  &   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

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  &   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
Martin Le Mesurier   4 & 2 Charles Warren
Allan MacDonald   7 & 6 Brian Hull
Neil Steven   4 & 2 Alberto Ochoa
Andrew Laurence   2 up Joel Kribel
Singles
Overall 13½

Saturday's singles matches

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  &   Results  
Peter Lawrie halved Alberto Ochoa
Neil Steven   4 & 2 Joel Kribel
Keith Nolan    2 & 1 Brian Hull
Richie Coughlan   4 & 2 Chris Wollmann
Martin 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
Singles
5 Overall 19

References

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