The 2002

Palmer Cup The Arnold Palmer Cup is an annual team golf competition for college/university golfers. From 2018 it has been contested between a United States team and an International team representing the rest of the world. The teams consist of 12 men and 12 ...

was held on 11–12 July 2002 at

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. The United States won –.

Format

On Thursday, 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 Friday 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 points won the competition.

Teams

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

Thursday's matches

Morning four-ball

Afternoon foursomes

Friday's matches

Morning singles

Afternoon singles

Michael Carter award

The Michael Carter Award was inaugurated in 2002. On 13 February 2002, former

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golfer Michael Carter died in an automobile accident at the age of 19. "The Michael Carter "Junior" Memorial Award is presented to the Arnold Palmer Cup participant from each team who best represents the qualities and ideals that made this young man unique." The first winners were

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.and

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References

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External links

Palmer Cup official site
Arnold Palmer Cup Golf tournaments in the Republic of Ireland Golf in County Dublin Sport in County Clare

Golf in Munster