The 2003 Palmer Cup was held on July 10–11, 2003 on the Cassique Course, Kiawah Island Club, Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Europe won 14 to 10.[1] This was the first Palmer Cup in which qualification was extended to the whole of Europe.

2003 Palmer Cup
DatesJuly 10–11, 2003
VenueCassique Course, Kiawah Island Club
LocationKiawah Island, South Carolina
United States 10 14 Europe
Europe wins the Palmer Cup
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Format

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The format was revised so that there were singles matches on both afternoons rather than two sessions of singles on the second day. On Thursday, there were four matches of four-ball in the morning, followed by eight singles matches in the afternoon. Four foursomes matches were played on the Friday morning with a further eight singles 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 121/2 points won the competition.

Teams

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Eight college golfers from the United States and Europe participated in the event.

  United States
Name College
Bruce Heppler
head coach
Georgia Tech
Joe Feaganes
assistant coach
Marshall
Dustin Bray North Carolina
Bill Haas Wake Forest
Jason Hartwick Texas
Ryan Moore UNLV
Chris Nallen Arizona
Adam Rubinson TCU
Brandt Snedeker Vanderbilt
Peter Tomasulo California
  Europe
Name Country College
Keith Williams
head coach
  Wales
Peter Mattsson
assistant coach
  Scotland
Alejandro Cañizares   Spain Arizona State
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño   Spain San Pablo, Madrid
David Inglis   Scotland Tulsa
Pär Nilsson   Sweden Oklahoma State
David Price   Wales Glamorgan
Wilhelm Schauman   Sweden Minnesota
David Skinns   England Tennessee
Oliver Wilson   England Augusta State

Thursday's matches

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Morning four-ball

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  Results  
Cañizares/Wilson   4 & 3 Haas/Nallen
Fdez-Castaño/Inglis   2 & 1 Bray/Snedeker
Price/Skinns   1 up Rubinson/Tomasulo
Nilsson/Schauman   1 up Hartwick/Moore
1 Four-ball 3
1 Overall 3

Afternoon singles

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  Results  
Gonzalo Fdez-Castaño   3 & 2 Bill Haas
Oliver Wilson   2 & 1 Chris Nallen
Alejandro Cañizares   1 up Dustin Bray
David Inglis   2 & 1 Brandt Snedeker
David Skinns halved Peter Tomasulo
Wilhelm Schauman   7 & 6 Adam Rubinson
David Price   3 & 1 Jason Hartwick
Pär Nilsson halved Ryan Moore
6 Singles 2
7 Overall 5

Friday's matches

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Morning foursomes

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  Results  
Cañizares/Fdez-Castaño   3 & 1 Haas/Nallen
Skinns/Wilson   2 & 1 Bray/Snedeker
Nilsson/Schauman halved Rubinson/Tomasulo
Inglis/Price   1 up Hartwick/Moore
21/2 Foursomes 11/2
91/2 Overall 61/2

Afternoon singles

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  Results  
Oliver Wilson   2 & 1 Dustin Bray
Alejandro Cañizares   3 & 1 Brandt Snedeker
Gonzalo Fdez-Castaño   3 & 2 Bill Haas
David Skinns   1 up Peter Tomasulo
Wilhelm Schauman   2 & 1 Chris Nallen
Pär Nilsson   3 & 2 Ryan Moore
David Inglis halved Jason Hartwick
David Price   2 & 1 Adam Rubinson
41/2 Singles 31/2
14 Overall 10

Michael Carter award

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The Michael Carter Award winners were Bill Haas and David Price.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2003 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Michael Carter Award". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
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