1998 Palmer Cup

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Dates3–4 August 1998
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
1998 Palmer Cup
Dates3–4 August 1998
VenueOld Course and
New Course
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
12 12 United States
A tie in the Palmer Cup
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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.[1]

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

Monday's matches

Morning four-ball

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Donald/Duck United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Kuehne/Molder
Pughe/Sullivan United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 Anderson/Kuchar
Maly/Sabbatini United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 Howell/LaBelle
Harris/Lindsay halved Henry/Loar
Four-ball ½
Overall ½

Afternoon foursomes

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Pughe/Sullivan United States 5 & 3 Kuchar/Molder
Donald/Duck United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Anderson/Howell
Maly/Sabbatini United States 1 up LaBelle/Loar
Harris/Lindsay United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 & 3 Henry/Kuehne
2 Foursomes 2
Overall

Tuesday's matches

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