# 2002 Palmer Cup

The 2002 Palmer Cup was held on 11–12 July 2002 at Doonbeg Golf Club in County Clare, Ireland. The United States won ⁠15+1/2⁠–⁠8+1/2⁠.

## Format

On Thursday, 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 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 ⁠12+1/2⁠ 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 |
| David Ridley head coach | England | |
| Paul Ashwell team manager | England | |
| Geoff Harris | England | Old Dominion |
| Justin Kehoe | Ireland | University College Dublin |
| Stuart Manley | Wales | West Florida |
| Phil Rowe | England | Stanford |
| Andy Smith | England | Southeastern Louisiana |
| Justin Walters | England | North Carolina State |
| Oliver Wilson | England | Augusta State |
| Stuart Wilson | Scotland | Abertay Dundee |
United States :
| Name | College |
| Chris Haack head coach | Georgia |
| Mark Simpson team manager | Colorado |
| Bill Haas | Wake Forest |
| Ryan Hybl | Georgia |
| John Klauk | Texas |
| Brock Mackenzie | Washington |
| Hunter Mahan | Oklahoma State |
| D. J. Trahan | Clemson |
| Nick Watney | Fresno State |
| Lee Williamson | Purdue |

## Thursday's matches
### Morning four-ball

| & | Results | |
| Rowe/O. Wilson | 1 up | Mackenzie/Watney |
| Smith/Walters | 6 & 4 | Hybl/Williamson |
| Harris/Manley | 1 up | Klauk/Mahan |
| Kehoe/S. Wilson | 1 up | Haas/Trahan |
| 2 | Four-ball | 2 |
| 2 | Overall | 2 |

### Afternoon foursomes

| & | Results | |
| Rowe/O. Wilson | halved | Hybl/Williamson |
| Smith/Walters | 6 & 4 | Mackenzie/Watney |
| Harris/Manley | 5 & 4 | Klauk/Mahan |
| Kehoe/S. Wilson | 2 & 1 | Haas/Trahan |
| ⁠1+1/2⁠ | Foursomes | ⁠2+1/2⁠ |
| ⁠3+1/2⁠ | Overall | ⁠4+1/2⁠ |

## Friday's matches
### Morning singles

| & | Results | |
| Oliver Wilson | 2 up | Bill Haas |
| Phil Rowe | 1 up | Nick Watney |
| Geoff Harris | 2 up | John Klauk |
| Stuart Manley | halved | Ryan Hybl |
| Stuart Wilson | halved | Brock Mackenzie |
| Andy Smith | 3 & 2 | Lee Williamson |
| Justin Walters | 2 & 1 | Hunter Mahan |
| Justin Kehoe | 3 & 2 | D. J. Trahan |
| 2 | Singles | 6 |
| ⁠5+1/2⁠ | Overall | ⁠10+1/2⁠ |

### Afternoon singles

| & | Results | |
| Oliver Wilson | 2 up | Bill Haas |
| Phil Rowe | 1 up | Nick Watney |
| Justin Kehoe | 3 & 1 | John Klauk |
| Justin Walters | 7 & 6 | Ryan Hybl |
| Stuart Wilson | halved | Brock Mackenzie |
| Stuart Manley | halved | Lee Williamson |
| Andy Smith | halved | Hunter Mahan |
| Geoff Harris | halved | D. J. Trahan |
| 3 | Singles | 5 |
| ⁠8+1/2⁠ | Overall | ⁠15+1/2⁠ |

## Michael Carter award

The Michael Carter Award was inaugurated in 2002. On 13 February 2002, former Penn State University 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 Justin Walters.and Bill Haas.