June 26, 2001

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- The Palmer Cup presented by CSFBdirect, named after legendary golfer Arnold Palmer, began today at Baltusrol Golf Club with an opening ceremony followed by a Collegiate-Am tournament on the historic Lower Course.

Eight players representing the United States will compete against their counterparts from Great Britain and Ireland (GB&I) in the Ryder Cup-style event June 27-28.

Festivities officially began this morning as tournament director Tim Brown declared the games open at the opening ceremony. The ceremony included the raising of the flags of the participating countries, national anthems and speeches from coaches and players.

Competition will begin tomorrow at 8 a.m. as players team-up in fourball matches. Tomorrow afternoon's matches are scheduled to begin at approximately 1:30 p.m., and will follow a foursomes format.

Thursday morning and afternoon will be singles matches beginning at 7 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Live scoring of the event can be found online at www.bluegolf.com and collegiategolf.com.

A tape delayed two-hour highlight show will air on The Golf Channel on September 6 at 8 p.m. ET. The show will re-air at 11 p.m. on September 6 and again at 9 a.m. on September 15.

Great Britain and Ireland Team

Name                          School                                    Prev . Palmer Cup
Jamie Elson             Augusta State University                             2000
David Inglis            University of Tulsa
Justin Kehoe            University College Dublin
Graeme McDowell         University of Alabama-Birmingham                     2000
Philip Rowe             Stanford University                               1999, 2000
Kyron Sullivan          University of Wales Cardiff, Institute            1998, 1999, 2000
Stuart Wilson           University of Abertay
Oliver Wilson           Augusta State

Head Coach:            Keith Williams
Team Manager:            Clive Brown
 

United States Team
Name                    Yr.            School                                    Hometown     Prev. Palmer Cup
Nick Cassini            Sr.            University of Georgia                    Atlanta, GA       2000
Erik Compton            So.            University of Georgia                    Miami, FL
John Engler             Sr.            Clemson University                       Augusta, GA       1999, 2000
Lucas Glover            Sr.            Clemson University                       Greenville, SC    2000
Scott Lander            Sr.            UNLV                                     Kingman, AZ
Bryce Molder            Sr.            Georgia Tech                             Conway, AR        1998, 1999
Jeff Quinney            Sr.            Arizona State University                 Eugene, OR
Chris Wisler            Sr.            East Tennessee State                     Dover, DE         2000

Head Coach:            Bob Ellis, Texas A&M University
Team Manager:            Mark Simpson, University of Colorado
  

The GCAA is proud to have the following companies as official sponsors of the Palmer Cup presented by CSFBdirect: Ashworth, Inc., Bass Travel, bigTime Sports Apparel, BlueGolf, Club Car, Inc., Club Glove, IMG, Jostens/Midwest Trophy, National Radio Rentals and Sales, Oakley, Softspikes, Sun Mountain Sports, TaylorMade - adidas Golf Company, Team Effort, Titleist & Foot-Joy Worldwide and Zero Restriction.