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 | |
|---|---|
| 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
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Robin Wingardh | 4 & 3 |
Bud Cauley |
| Jorge Campillo | 1 up |
Mike Van Sickle |
| Tim Sluiter | halved | Cameron Tringale |
| Leonardo Motta | 2 up |
Morgan Hoffmann |
| Stephan Gross | 3 & 1 |
Erik Flores |
| Andrea Pavan | 2 & 1 |
Steve Ziegler |
| Chris Paisley | 4 & 2 |
Adam Mitchell |
| Henrik Norlander | 3 & 2 |
Trent Leon |
| 4½ | Singles | 3½ |
| 7½ | Overall | 4½ |
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Campillo | 2 & 1 |
Bud Cauley |
| Stephan Gross | 5 & 4 |
Steve Ziegler |
| Tim Sluiter | 1 up |
Morgan Hoffmann |
| Chris Paisley | 1 up |
Cameron Tringale |
| Leonardo Motta | 8 & 7 |
Mike Van Sickle |
| Andrea Pavan | halved | Erik Flores |
| Robin Wingardh | 2 & 1 |
Trent Leon |
| Henrik Norlander | 3 & 2 |
Adam Mitchell |
| 3½ | Singles | 4½ |
| 13 | Overall | 11 |
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.