From its foundation in 1997 until 2017 the event was only contested by men. From 1997 until 2002 the
United States played
Great Britain &
Ireland while from 2003 to 2017 the United States played a European team. Many of the European players attended American universities as
sports scholarships have never been a feature of the university system in Europe. Until 2016, the event was known as the
Palmer Cup. From 1997 until 2013 the match was contested between eight-man teams. There were four four-ball matches, four foursome matches, and two sets of eight singles matches for a total of 24 points. From 2014 the teams were increased from eight to ten with five four-ball matches, five foursome matches, and two sets of ten singles matches for 30 points overall. The order of the four sessions has varied with the match being played over either two or three days. From 2018 it has been contested between a United States team and an International team representing the rest of the world. The teams consist of 12 men and 12 women. ==Results==