2009 Palmer Cup
Dates | June 4–5, 2009 | ||||
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Venue | Cherry Hills Country Club | ||||
Location | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado | ||||
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Europe wins the Palmer Cup | |||||
The 2009 Palmer Cup was held on June 4–5, 2009 at Cherry Hills Country Club, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. Europe won 13 to 11.[1]
Format
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 12½ points won the competition.
Teams
Eight college golfers from the United States and Europe participated in the event.
United States | |
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Name | College |
Thurmond, MattMatt Thurmond head coach |
Washington |
Chung, WalterWalter Chung assistant coach |
California |
Cauley, BudBud Cauley | Alabama |
Flores, ErikErik Flores | UCLA |
Hoffmann, MorganMorgan Hoffmann | Oklahoma State |
Leon, TrentTrent Leon | Oklahoma State |
Mitchell, AdamAdam Mitchell | Georgia |
Tringale, CameronCameron Tringale | Georgia Tech |
Van Sickle, MikeMike Van Sickle | Marquette |
Ziegler, SteveSteve Ziegler | Stanford |
Europe | ||
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Name | Country | College |
Robertson, DeanDean Robertson head coach |
Scotland | |
Danewid, WalleWalle Danewid assistant coach |
Sweden | |
Campillo, JorgeJorge Campillo | Spain | Indiana |
Gross, StephanStephan Gross | Germany | Arizona State |
Motta, LeonardoLeonardo Motta | Italy | IULM Milan |
Norlander, HenrikHenrik Norlander | Sweden | Augusta State |
Paisley, ChrisChris Paisley | England | Tennessee |
Pavan, AndreaAndrea Pavan | Italy | Texas A&M |
Sluiter, TimTim Sluiter | Netherlands | Southern California |
Wingardh, RobinRobin Wingardh | Sweden | Tennessee |
Thursday's matches
Morning four-ball
Results | ||
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Campillo/Sluiter | 2 up | Cauley/Leon |
Norlander/Wingardh | 6 & 4 | Flores/Mitchell |
Motta/Pavan | 2 up | Van Sickle/Ziegler |
Gross/Paisley | 2 up | Hoffmann/Tringale |
3 | Four-ball | 1 |
3 | Overall | 1 |
Afternoon singles
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
Results | ||
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Campillo/Sluiter | 5 & 4 | Cauley/Van Sickle |
Gross/Paisley | 1 up | Flores/Ziegler |
Motta/Pavan | 3 & 2 | Leon/Mitchell |
Norlander/Wingardh | 1 up | Hoffmann/Tringale |
2 | Foursomes | 2 |
9½ | Overall | 6½ |
Afternoon singles
Michael Carter award
The Michael Carter Award winners were Trent Leon and Robin Wingardh.[2]
References
- ↑ "2009 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Michael Carter Award". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 23, 2016.