2016 Arnold Palmer Cup

2016 Arnold Palmer Cup
Dates 24–26 June 2016
Venue Formby Golf Club
Location Formby, Merseyside, England
Europe 18½ 11½ United States
Europe wins the 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

European Union Results United States
Boote/Horsfield halved Docherty/Gordon
Meronk/Schwab European Union 1 up Ghim/Zalatoris
Rozner/Sciot-Siegrist European Union 3 & 2 Hoey/Mendoza
Grehan/van Meijel European Union 2 & 1 Bard/Johnson
Eggenberger/Petersson halved Danielson/Wright
4 Foursomes 1
4 Overall 1

Afternoon four-ball

European Union Results United States
Boote/Meronk European Union 4 & 2 Bard/Johnson
Horsfield/Schwab United States 2 & 1 Ghim/Zalatoris
Rozner/Sciot-Siegrist European Union 1 up Docherty/Gordon
Eggenberger/Petersson United States 1 up Hoey/Mendoza
Grehan/van Meijel United States 4 & 2 Danielson/Wright
2 Four-ball 3
6 Overall 4

Saturday's singles matches

European Union Results United States
Antoine Rozner European Union 5 & 4 Will Gordon
Adrian Meronk halved Alistair Docherty
Robin Petersson European Union 6 & 5 Doug Ghim
Sam Horsfield European Union 2 up Will Zalatoris
Matthias Schwab United States 3 & 2 Nahum Mendoza III
David Boote European Union 4 & 3 Michael Johnson
Lars van Meijel United States 2 & 1 Rico Hoey
Robin Sciot-Siegrist European Union 2 & 1 Derek Bard
Mathias Eggenberger halved Zach Wright
Stuart Grehan European Union 2 & 1 Charlie Danielson
7 Singles 3
13 Overall 7

Sunday's singles matches

European Union Results United States
Antoine Rozner European Union 1 up Nahum Mendoza III
Sam Horsfield United States 2 up Rico Hoey
Adrian Meronk halved Alistair Docherty
Robin Petersson United States 3 & 1 Zach Wright
David Boote United States 1 up Charlie Danielson
Mathias Eggenberger European Union 1 up Will Zalatoris
Matthias Schwab European Union 2 & 1 Doug Ghim
Robin Sciot-Siegrist European Union 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

  1. ↑ "Europe beat USA to win Arnold Palmer Cup". R&A. 26 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 Arnold Palmer Cup teams announced". Golf Coaches Association of America. 15 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ghim named to United States Arnold Palmer Cup team". Golf Coaches Association of America. 10 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Europe Reclaims Arnold Palmer Cup at Formby Golf Club". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
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