2016 Arnold Palmer Cup
The 2016 Arnold Palmer Cup was held from 24–26 June 2016 at Formby Golf Club in Formby, Merseyside, England. Europe won 18½ to 11½.[1]
Format
On Friday, there were five matches of foursomes in the morning, followed by five four-ball matches in the afternoon. Ten singles matches were played on Saturday, and ten more on Sunday. In all, 30 matches were played.
Each of the 30 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 15½ points won the competition.
Teams
Ten college golfers from the United States and Europe participated in the event plus a non-playing head coach and assistant coach for each team.[2]
 United States |
|---|
| Name |
Class |
College |
Qualification method |
| Cook, MikeMike Cook |
non-playing head coach |
| Handrigan, JohnJohn Handrigan |
non-playing assistant coach |
| Danielson, CharlieCharlie Danielson |
Sr. |
Illinois |
2nd in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| Wright, ZachZach Wright |
Sr. |
LSU |
3rd in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| Hoey, RicoRico Hoey |
Jr. |
Southern Cal |
4th in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| Johnson, MichaelMichael Johnson |
Sr. |
Auburn |
5th in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| Mendoza, NahumNahum Mendoza III |
Jr. |
San Diego State |
6th in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| Bard, DerekDerek Bard |
Jr. |
Virginia |
Committee pick |
| Zalatoris, WillWill Zalatoris |
So. |
Wake Forest |
Committee pick |
| Docherty, AlistairAlistair Docherty |
Sr. |
Chico State |
Committee pick, non-Division I |
| Gordon, WillWill Gordon |
Fr. |
Vanderbilt |
Coach's pick |
| Ghim, DougDoug Ghim |
So. |
Texas |
replaced Maverick McNealy[3] |
 Europe |
|---|
| Name |
Country |
Class |
College |
Qualification method |
| Moodie, JaniceJanice Moodie |
 Scotland |
non-playing head coach |
| Robertson, DeanDean Robertson |
Scotland |
non-playing assistant coach |
| Horsfield, SamSam Horsfield |
 England |
Fr. |
Florida |
1st in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| Schwab, MatthiasMatthias Schwab |
 Austria |
Jr. |
Vanderbilt |
2nd in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| Meronk, AdrianAdrian Meronk |
 Poland |
Sr. |
East Tennessee State |
3rd in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| Vanmeijel, LarsLars van Meijel |
 Netherlands |
Jr. |
Memphis |
4th in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| Petersson, RobinRobin Petersson |
 Sweden |
Sr. |
Augusta |
5th in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| Boote, DavidDavid Boote |
 Wales |
Sr. |
Stanford |
6th in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| Grehan, StuartStuart Grehan |
 Ireland |
So. |
Maynooth |
Committee pick |
| Rozner, AntoineAntoine Rozner |
 France |
Sr. |
UMKC |
Committee pick |
| Eggenberger, MathiasMathias Eggenberger |
 Switzerland |
Sr. |
Stirling |
Winner of R&A Foundation Scholars Tournament |
| Sciotsiegrist, RobinRobin Sciot-Siegrist |
France |
Sr. |
Louisville |
Coach's pick |
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
| |
Results |
|
| Boote/Horsfield |
halved |
Docherty/Gordon |
| Meronk/Schwab |
1 up |
Ghim/Zalatoris |
| Rozner/Sciot-Siegrist |
3 & 2 |
Hoey/Mendoza |
| Grehan/van Meijel |
2 & 1 |
Bard/Johnson |
| Eggenberger/Petersson |
halved |
Danielson/Wright |
| 4 |
Foursomes |
1 |
| 4 |
Overall |
1 |
Afternoon four-ball
| |
Results |
|
| Boote/Meronk |
4 & 2 |
Bard/Johnson |
| Horsfield/Schwab |
2 & 1 |
Ghim/Zalatoris |
| Rozner/Sciot-Siegrist |
1 up |
Docherty/Gordon |
| Eggenberger/Petersson |
1 up |
Hoey/Mendoza |
| Grehan/van Meijel |
4 & 2 |
Danielson/Wright |
| 2 |
Four-ball |
3 |
| 6 |
Overall |
4 |
Saturday's singles matches
| |
Results |
|
| Antoine Rozner |
5 & 4 |
Will Gordon |
| Adrian Meronk |
halved |
Alistair Docherty |
| Robin Petersson |
6 & 5 |
Doug Ghim |
| Sam Horsfield |
2 up |
Will Zalatoris |
| Matthias Schwab |
3 & 2 |
Nahum Mendoza III |
| David Boote |
4 & 3 |
Michael Johnson |
| Lars van Meijel |
2 & 1 |
Rico Hoey |
| Robin Sciot-Siegrist |
2 & 1 |
Derek Bard |
| Mathias Eggenberger |
halved |
Zach Wright |
| Stuart Grehan |
2 & 1 |
Charlie Danielson |
| 7 |
Singles |
3 |
| 13 |
Overall |
7 |
Sunday's singles matches
| |
Results |
|
| Antoine Rozner |
1 up |
Nahum Mendoza III |
| Sam Horsfield |
2 up |
Rico Hoey |
| Adrian Meronk |
halved |
Alistair Docherty |
| Robin Petersson |
3 & 1 |
Zach Wright |
| David Boote |
1 up |
Charlie Danielson |
| Mathias Eggenberger |
1 up |
Will Zalatoris |
| Matthias Schwab |
2 & 1 |
Doug Ghim |
| Robin Sciot-Siegrist |
1 up |
Will Gordon |
| Lars van Meijel |
halved |
Derek Bard |
| Stuart Grehan |
halved |
Michael Johnson |
| 5½ |
Singles |
4½ |
| 18½ |
Overall |
11½ |
Michael Carter award
The Michael Carter Award winners were Robin Petersson and Charlie Danielson.[4]
References
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