2009 Palmer Cup

2009 Palmer Cup
Dates June 4–5, 2009
Venue Cherry Hills Country Club
Location Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
United States 11 13 Europe
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
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
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

European Union Results United States
Campillo/Sluiter European Union 2 up Cauley/Leon
Norlander/Wingardh European Union 6 & 4 Flores/Mitchell
Motta/Pavan European Union 2 up Van Sickle/Ziegler
Gross/Paisley United States 2 up Hoffmann/Tringale
3 Four-ball 1
3 Overall 1

Afternoon singles

European Union Results United States
Robin Wingardh United States 4 & 3 Bud Cauley
Jorge Campillo European Union 1 up Mike Van Sickle
Tim Sluiter halved Cameron Tringale
Leonardo Motta European Union 2 up Morgan Hoffmann
Stephan Gross European Union 3 & 1 Erik Flores
Andrea Pavan United States 2 & 1 Steve Ziegler
Chris Paisley United States 4 & 2 Adam Mitchell
Henrik Norlander European Union 3 & 2 Trent Leon
Singles
Overall

Friday's matches

Morning foursomes

European Union Results United States
Campillo/Sluiter European Union 5 & 4 Cauley/Van Sickle
Gross/Paisley United States 1 up Flores/Ziegler
Motta/Pavan European Union 3 & 2 Leon/Mitchell
Norlander/Wingardh United States 1 up Hoffmann/Tringale
2 Foursomes 2
Overall

Afternoon singles

European Union Results United States
Jorge Campillo European Union 2 & 1 Bud Cauley
Stephan Gross European Union 5 & 4 Steve Ziegler
Tim Sluiter European Union 1 up Morgan Hoffmann
Chris Paisley United States 1 up Cameron Tringale
Leonardo Motta United States 8 & 7 Mike Van Sickle
Andrea Pavan halved Erik Flores
Robin Wingardh United States 2 & 1 Trent Leon
Henrik Norlander United States 3 & 2 Adam Mitchell
Singles
13 Overall 11

Michael Carter award

The Michael Carter Award winners were Trent Leon and Robin Wingardh.[2]

References

  1. "2009 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. "Michael Carter Award". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 23, 2016.

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