The 2003 Palmer Cup was held on July 10–11, 2003 on the Cassique Course, Kiawah Island Club, Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Europe won 14 to 10. This was the first Palmer Cup in which qualification was extended to the whole of Europe.
Format The format was revised so that there were singles matches on both afternoons rather than two sessions of singles on the second day. On Thursday, there were four matches of four-ball in the morning, followed by eight singles matches in the afternoon. Four foursomes matches were played on the Friday morning with a further eight singles 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 12 points won the competition.
Teams Eight college golfers from the United States and Europe participated in the event.
NameCollege head coach Georgia Tech assistant coach Marshall North Carolina Wake Forest Texas UNLV Arizona TCU Vanderbilt California
NameCountryCollege head coach assistant coach Arizona State San Pablo, Madrid Tulsa Oklahoma State Glamorgan Minnesota Tennessee Augusta State
Thursday's matches
Morning four-ball Results Cañizares/Wilson 4 & 3Haas/NallenFdez-Castaño/Inglis 2 & 1Bray/SnedekerPrice/Skinns 1 upRubinson/TomasuloNilsson/Schauman 1 upHartwick/Moore 1 Four-ball 3 1 Overall 3
Afternoon singles Results Gonzalo Fdez-Castaño 3 & 2Bill HaasOliver Wilson 2 & 1Chris NallenAlejandro Cañizares 1 upDustin BrayDavid Inglis 2 & 1Brandt SnedekerDavid SkinnshalvedPeter TomasuloWilhelm Schauman 7 & 6Adam RubinsonDavid Price 3 & 1Jason HartwickPär NilssonhalvedRyan Moore 6 Singles 2 7 Overall 5
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes Results Cañizares/Fdez-Castaño 3 & 1Haas/NallenSkinns/Wilson 2 & 1Bray/SnedekerNilsson/SchaumanhalvedRubinson/TomasuloInglis/Price 1 upHartwick/Moore 2 Foursomes 1 9 Overall 6
Afternoon singles Results Oliver Wilson 2 & 1Dustin BrayAlejandro Cañizares 3 & 1Brandt SnedekerGonzalo Fdez-Castaño 3 & 2Bill HaasDavid Skinns 1 upPeter TomasuloWilhelm Schauman 2 & 1Chris NallenPär Nilsson 3 & 2Ryan MooreDavid InglishalvedJason HartwickDavid Price 2 & 1Adam Rubinson 4 Singles 3 14 Overall 10
Michael Carter award The Michael Carter Award winners were Bill Haas and David Price.
References
External links Palmer Cup official site