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
Jamie Elson        Augusta State University
David Inglis       University of Tulsa
Justin Kehoe       University College Dublin
Graeme McDowell    University of Alabama-Birmingham
Philip Rowe        Stanford University
Kyron Sullivan     University of Wales Cardiff, Institute
Stuart Wilson      University of Abertay
Oliver Wilson      Augusta State

Head Coach:        Keith Williams
Team Manager:      Clive Brown

United States Team
Name               School
Nick Cassini       University of Georgia
Erik Compton       University of Georgia
John Engler        Clemson University
Lucas Glover       Clemson University
Scott Lander       UNLV
Bryce Molder       Georgia Tech
Jeff Quinney       Arizona State University
Chris Wisler       East Tennessee State

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.