Dates 3–4 August 1998 12 12 | Location St Andrews, Scotland | |
Venue Old Course and
New Course | ||
The 1998 Palmer Cup was held on 3–4 August 1998 on the Old Course and New Course at St Andrews, Scotland. The match was tied 12–12.
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Format
On Monday, 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 Tuesday 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.
References
1998 Palmer Cup Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA