Selection for Carrie Cup hotly contested

2004 is a Carrie Cup year and selection for both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere teams is the talk of all the players. So too is when and where it will be played.

Following changes to the qualification rules whereby representation is based upon residential address and  birthplace, the balance of power has now swung in the Northern Hemispheres favour.

Team Captains will be named in June, while Organisors have confirmed that the tournament will be held in December and in Sydney, Australia, however, the date and course is still yet to be announced.

The actual teams will be announced by the Captains in October.

The inaugural Carrie Cup between the Northern and Southern hemispheres was held in beautiful conditions at the La Fayette Country Club, Minneapolis, USA on Wednesday 14 August 2002 with the South trouncing the highly fancied North by five strokes.

In an unusual format each player competes in nine hole medal play. At the end of the days rounds the best ball scores for each hole for the team is recorded. The team with the lowest best ball aggregate round is then declared the winner.

The Carrie Cup was named after an extremely friendly and attractive barmaid at the nearby Lord Fletchers bar which the players frequented before and after the Tournament. The Cup was presented by its namesake  to proud 2002 Southern hemisphere captain Spuddy Cruddy Murphy. 

Click here for the 2002 Carrie Cup in Photographs

Click here for the 2002 Carrie Cup report

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