1999 Palmer Cup

1999 Palmer Cup
Dates June 12–13, 1999
Venue Honors Course
Location Chattanooga, Tennessee
United States 17½ United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
United States wins the Palmer Cup

The 1999 Palmer Cup was held on June 12–13, 1999 on the Honors Course, Chattanooga, Tennessee. The United States won 17½ to 6½.[1]

Format

On Saturday, 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 Sunday 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 United States and Great Britain and Ireland participated in the event.

 United States
Name College
Brown, JimJim Brown
head coach
Ohio State
Brown, TimTim Brown
team manager
Skidmore
Anderson, JeremyJeremy Anderson UNLV
Byrd, JonathanJonathan Byrd Clemson
Curtis, BenBen Curtis Kent State
Engler, JohnJohn Engler Clemson
Kuehne, HankHank Kuehne SMU
Kuchar, MattMatt Kuchar Georgia Tech
Molder, BryceBryce Molder Georgia Tech
Morrison, MichaelMichael Morrison Georgia
 Great Britain &  Ireland
Name Country College
Crinson, AlistairAlistair Crinson
team manager
 England
Donald, LukeLuke Donald  England Northwestern
Foster, JohnnyJohnny Foster  Northern Ireland Ulster
Harris, MaxMax Harris  England North Carolina
Hoey, MichaelMichael Hoey  Northern Ireland Clemson
Lindsay, OliverOliver Lindsay  Scotland St Andrews
Rowe, PhilipPhilip Rowe  England Stanford
Sullivan, KyronKyron Sullivan  Wales Wales
White, AndrewAndrew White  Scotland St Andrews

Saturday's matches

Morning four-ball

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Donald/Rowe United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 & 3 Anderson/Kuchar
Foster/Hoey United States 4 & 3 Engler/Molder
Harris/Sullivan United States 3 & 2 Curtis/Byrd
Lindsay/White United States 5 & 4 Kuehne/Morrison
1 Four-ball 3
1 Overall 3

Afternoon foursomes

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Donald/Harris United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 Kuchar/Molder
Foster/Sullivan United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Curtis/Engler
Lindsay/White United States 3 & 2 Byrd/Morrison
Hoey/Rowe United States 3 & 2 Anderson/Kuehne
2 Foursomes 2
3 Overall 5

Sunday's matches

Morning singles

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Philip Rowe United States 1 up Matt Kuchar
Luke Donald United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 John Engler
Michael Hoey United States 2 & 1 Bryce Molder
Kyron Sullivan United States 2 & 1 Jeremy Anderson
Johnny Foster United States 3 & 2 Ben Curtis
Oliver Lindsay United States 6 & 4 Jonathan Byrd
Andrew White United States 2 up Michael Morrison
Max Harris halved Hank Kuehne
Singles
Overall 11½

Afternoon singles

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Andrew White United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 up John Engler
Philip Rowe United States 4 & 3 Matt Kuchar
Johnny Foster United States 5 & 3 Michael Morrison
Kyron Sullivan United States 5 & 4 Ben Curtis
Oliver Lindsay United States 5 & 4 Jeremy Anderson
Max Harris United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 1 Bryce Molder
Michael Hoey United States 3 & 1 Jonathan Byrd
Luke Donald United States 3 & 2 Hank Kuehne
2 Singles 6
Overall 17½

References

  1. "1999 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
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