The 2000

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was held on 15–16 August 2000 at

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. Great Britain and Ireland won 12½–11½. 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.

Format

On Tuesday, there were four matches of four-ball in the morning, followed by four

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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

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

Format

Teams

Tuesday's matches

Morning four-ball

Afternoon foursomes

Wednesday's matches

Morning singles

Afternoon singles

References

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