title: 1998 Palmer Cup
text: # 1998 Palmer Cup
  
  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.
  
  ## 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.
  
  Great Britain &  Ireland :
  
  | Name | Country | College |
  | - | - | - |
  | Peter Dawson head coach | England | |
  | Alistair Crinson team manager | England | |
  | Luke Donald | England | Northwestern |
  | Robert Duck | England | Augusta State |
  | Max Harris | England | North Carolina |
  | Oliver Lindsay | Scotland | St Andrews |
  | Graeme Maly | England | St Andrews |
  | Oliver Pughe | Wales | Wales |
  | Rory Sabbatini | England | Arizona |
  | Kyron Sullivan | Wales | Wales |
  
  United States :
  
  | Name | College |
  | - | - |
  | Rod Myers head coach | Duke |
  | Tim Brown team manager | Skidmore |
  | Jeremy Anderson | UNLV |
  | J. J. Henry | TCU |
  | Charles Howell III | Oklahoma State |
  | Matt Kuchar | Georgia Tech |
  | Hank Kuehne | SMU |
  | Doug LaBelle II | New Mexico |
  | Edward Loar | Oklahoma State |
  | Bryce Molder | Georgia Tech |
  
  ## Monday's matches
  
  ### Morning four-ball
  
  | & | Results | |
  | - | - | - |
  | Donald/Duck | 1 up | Kuehne/Molder |
  | Pughe/Sullivan | 3 & 2 | Anderson/Kuchar |
  | Maly/Sabbatini | 2 & 1 | Howell/LaBelle |
  | Harris/Lindsay | halved | Henry/Loar |
  | 3½ | Four-ball | ½ |
  | 3½ | Overall | ½ |
  
  ### Afternoon foursomes
  
  | & | Results | |
  | - | - | - |
  | Pughe/Sullivan | 5 & 3 | Kuchar/Molder |
  | Donald/Duck | 1 up | Anderson/Howell |
  | Maly/Sabbatini | 1 up | LaBelle/Loar |
  | Harris/Lindsay | 4 & 3 | Henry/Kuehne |
  | 2 | Foursomes | 2 |
  | 5½ | Overall | 2½ |
  
  ## Tuesday's matches
  
  ### Morning singles
  
  | & | Results | |
  | - | - | - |
  | Kyron Sullivan | 1 up | Edward Loar |
  | Rory Sabbatini | 2 & 1 | J. J. Henry |
  | Oliver Lindsay | halved | Hank Kuehne |
  | Max Harris | 4 & 3 | Jeremy Anderson |
  | Robert Duck | 5 & 4 | Doug LaBelle II |
  | Luke Donald | 2 up | Charles Howell III |
  | Oliver Pughe | 1 up | Bryce Molder |
  | Graeme Maly | 2 & 1 | Matt Kuchar |
  | 4½ | Singles | 3½ |
  | 10 | Overall | 6 |
  
  ### Afternoon singles
  
  | & | Results | |
  | - | - | - |
  | Kyron Sullivan | 3 & 2 | Jeremy Anderson |
  | Rory Sabbatini | 4 & 3 | Doug LaBelle II |
  | Graeme Maly | 1 up | Charles Howell III |
  | Luke Donald | 1 up | Hank Kuehne |
  | Oliver Lindsay | halved | J. J. Henry |
  | Oliver Pughe | 2 & 1 | Edward Loar |
  | Robert Duck | 1 up | Matt Kuchar |
  | Max Harris | halved | Bryce Molder |
  | 2 | Singles | 6 |
  | 12 | Overall | 12 |
  