# 2003 Palmer Cup

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 12⁠1/2⁠ points won the competition.

## Teams

Eight college golfers from the United States and Europe participated in the event.
United States :
| Name | College |
| Bruce Heppler head coach | Georgia Tech |
| Joe Feaganes assistant coach | Marshall |
| Dustin Bray | North Carolina |
| Bill Haas | Wake Forest |
| Jason Hartwick | Texas |
| Ryan Moore | UNLV |
| Chris Nallen | Arizona |
| Adam Rubinson | TCU |
| Brandt Snedeker | Vanderbilt |
| Peter Tomasulo | California |
Europe :
| Name | Country | College |
| Keith Williams head coach | Wales | |
| Peter Mattsson assistant coach | Scotland | |
| Alejandro Cañizares | Spain | Arizona State |
| Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | Spain | San Pablo, Madrid |
| David Inglis | Scotland | Tulsa |
| Pär Nilsson | Sweden | Oklahoma State |
| David Price | Wales | Glamorgan |
| Wilhelm Schauman | Sweden | Minnesota |
| David Skinns | England | Tennessee |
| Oliver Wilson | England | Augusta State |

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

| | Results | |
| Cañizares/Wilson | 4 & 3 | Haas/Nallen |
| Fdez-Castaño/Inglis | 2 & 1 | Bray/Snedeker |
| Price/Skinns | 1 up | Rubinson/Tomasulo |
| Nilsson/Schauman | 1 up | Hartwick/Moore |
| 1 | Four-ball | 3 |
| 1 | Overall | 3 |

### Afternoon singles

| | Results | |
| Gonzalo Fdez-Castaño | 3 & 2 | Bill Haas |
| Oliver Wilson | 2 & 1 | Chris Nallen |
| Alejandro Cañizares | 1 up | Dustin Bray |
| David Inglis | 2 & 1 | Brandt Snedeker |
| David Skinns | halved | Peter Tomasulo |
| Wilhelm Schauman | 7 & 6 | Adam Rubinson |
| David Price | 3 & 1 | Jason Hartwick |
| Pär Nilsson | halved | Ryan Moore |
| 6 | Singles | 2 |
| 7 | Overall | 5 |

## Friday's matches
### Morning foursomes

| | Results | |
| Cañizares/Fdez-Castaño | 3 & 1 | Haas/Nallen |
| Skinns/Wilson | 2 & 1 | Bray/Snedeker |
| Nilsson/Schauman | halved | Rubinson/Tomasulo |
| Inglis/Price | 1 up | Hartwick/Moore |
| 2⁠1/2⁠ | Foursomes | 1⁠1/2⁠ |
| 9⁠1/2⁠ | Overall | 6⁠1/2⁠ |

### Afternoon singles

| | Results | |
| Oliver Wilson | 2 & 1 | Dustin Bray |
| Alejandro Cañizares | 3 & 1 | Brandt Snedeker |
| Gonzalo Fdez-Castaño | 3 & 2 | Bill Haas |
| David Skinns | 1 up | Peter Tomasulo |
| Wilhelm Schauman | 2 & 1 | Chris Nallen |
| Pär Nilsson | 3 & 2 | Ryan Moore |
| David Inglis | halved | Jason Hartwick |
| David Price | 2 & 1 | Adam Rubinson |
| 4⁠1/2⁠ | Singles | 3⁠1/2⁠ |
| 14 | Overall | 10 |

## Michael Carter award

The Michael Carter Award winners were Bill Haas and David Price.