The 4^th Palmer Cup
Royal Liverpool Golf Club
15^th-16^th August 2000
Results

The 4^th Palmer Cup started today at Royal Liverpool Golf Club.  This annual match between the best 8 collegiate golfers of America and their equivalent from Great Britain and Ireland commenced with 4 morning fourball matches.

In match one the pairing of two England internationals Harris and Elson proved to be too strong for the US pairing of Sanders and Cassini.  After the turn the English duo were 5 under and finished winning 3 & 2.

In match two the US pairing of Andy Miller (son of Johnny Miller – The Open winner ’76) and Lucas Glover got off to a tremendous start with 5 birdies on front nine.  Although the GB & I pairing of Mark Booker (Surrey University) and Joel Hendry (Scottish Youth Champion) didn’t hit a single bogie they eventually lost 5 & 3.

Match three saw the in-form Irish International Graeme McDowell (World University Champion) teamed up with Welsh International Kyron Sullivan against the US pairing of Klauk and Wisler.  This was a very tight match with neither side going more than 1 up until McDowell had two birdie 3’s on 17 & 18 to win the match by 2 holes.

Therefore, Great Britain & Ireland took a 2.5 – 1.5 lead over USA into the afternoon foursome matches.

In the afternoon the USA came out firing winning the first two matches comfortably 5 & 3 and 5 & 4.  Miller kept his form from the morning session and partnered Sanders to a 5 & 3 victory over Harris & Elson.  It wasn’t to be Booker & Hendry’s day as they suffered another heavy defeat from Cassini & Byrd.  However, GB & I won the third foursomes by 2 holes.  Again McDowell hit a birdie putt on 18 to win the match.  Rowe and Sullivan in the final foursomes were determined not to let the match slip and won the match 3 & 1.  Therefore levelling the foursomes 2 all, but giving Great Britain and Ireland an over night lead of 4.5-3.5.

Tuesday 15 August

‘Morning Fourball’

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