2017 Arnold Palmer Cup
| Dates | June 9–11, 2017 | ||||
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| Venue |
Atlanta Athletic Club Highlands course | ||||
| Location | Johns Creek, Georgia | ||||
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| USA wins the Arnold Palmer Cup | |||||
The 2017 Arnold Palmer Cup was held from June 9–11, 2017 at Atlanta Athletic Club, Johns Creek, Georgia. It was the 21st Arnold Palmer Cup match. The 2017 event was the first since the death of Arnold Palmer.
The score was level at 5 points each after the first day but the United States team won 9 of the 10 singles matches on the second day and halved the other. This gave them an overwhelming lead, needing just 1 point from 10 singles matches on the final day to win the match. The second set of singles was split 5–5, to give the United States a comfortable 19½–10½ victory in the match.
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.[1]
 United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Class | College | Qualification method |
| Fields, JohnJohn Fields | non-playing head coach | ||
| DiBitetto, AndrewAndrew DiBitetto | non-playing assistant coach | ||
| Burns, SamSam Burns | So. | LSU | 1st in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| Phillips, ChandlerChandler Phillips | So. | Texas A&M | 2nd in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| Morikawa, CollinCollin Morikawa | So. | California | 3rd in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| Stanger, JimmyJimmy Stanger | Sr. | Virginia | 4th in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| McNealy, MaverickMaverick McNealy | Sr. | Stanford | 5th in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| Xiong, NormanNorman Xiong | Fr. | Oregon | 6th in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| Coultas, JohnJohn Coultas | Jr. | Florida Southern | Committee pick, non-Division I |
| Crocker, SeanSean Crocker | Jr. | Southern California | Committee pick |
| Hardy, NickNick Hardy | Jr. | Illinois | Committee pick |
| Ghim, DougDoug Ghim | Jr. | Texas | Coach's pick |
 Europe | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Country | Class | College | Qualification method |
| Inglis, DavidDavid Inglis |  Scotland |
non-playing head coach | ||
| Murray, AlanAlan Murray |  Ireland |
non-playing assistant coach | ||
| Rönneblad, HannesHannes Rönneblad |  Sweden |
Sr. | Texas Tech | 1st in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| Niléhn, FredrikFredrik Niléhn | Sweden |
Jr. | Texas Tech | 2nd in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| Ventura, KristofferKristoffer Ventura |  Norway |
Jr. | Oklahoma State | 3rd in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| Wicks, DavidDavid Wicks |  England |
Jr. | Jacksonville | 4th in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| Ellis, HarryHarry Ellis | England |
Jr. | Florida State | 5th in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| Franssen, RoryRory Franssen | Scotland |
Fr. | Missouri | 6th in Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking |
| Grehan, StuartStuart Grehan | Ireland |
Maynooth | Committee pick | |
| Hovland, ViktorViktor Hovland | Norway |
Fr. | Oklahoma State | Committee pick |
| Mansell, RichardRichard Mansell | England |
Sr. | Nova Southeastern | Coach's pick |
| Hall, HarryHarry Hall | England |
So. | UNLV | Pick |
The final place was allocated to the winner of the R&A Foundation Scholars Tournament. This was won by Stuart Grehan, who had already been selected for the team. Harry Hall was later selected as the final member of the team.
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Franssen/Grehen | halved | Burns/Phillips |
| Hovland/Ventura | 6 & 5 |
Coultas/Stanger |
| Ellis/Hall | 1 up |
Hardy/Xiong |
| Niléhn/Rönneblad | 4 & 2 |
Crocker/Ghim |
| Mansell/Wicks | 2 & 1 |
McNealy/Morikawa |
| 1½ | Foursomes | 3½ |
| 1½ | Overall | 3½ |
Afternoon four-ball
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Wicks/Mansell | 3 & 1 |
Burns/Phillips |
| Ventura/Hovland | 1 up |
Coultas/Stanger |
| Grehan/Franssen | halved | Hardy/Xiong |
| Niléhn/Rönneblad | 4 & 2 |
Crocker/Morikawa |
| Ellis/Hall | 3 & 2 |
Ghim/McNealy |
| 3½ | Four-ball | 1½ |
| 5 | Overall | 5 |
Saturday's singles matches
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Mansell | 4 & 3 |
Norman Xiong |
| Harry Hall | 7 & 5 |
Doug Ghim |
| Harry Ellis | 3 & 2 |
Jimmy Stanger |
| David Wicks | 5 & 4 |
Nick Hardy |
| Stuart Grehan | 2 & 1 |
Sam Burns |
| Rory Franssen | 3 & 2 |
Collin Morikawa |
| Viktor Hovland | halved | Maverick McNealy |
| Kristoffer Ventura | 4 & 3 |
John Coultas |
| Fredrik Niléhn | 4 & 3 |
Sean Crocker |
| Hannes Rönneblad | 1 up |
Chandler Phillips |
| ½ | Singles | 9½ |
| 5½ | Overall | 14½ |
Sunday's singles matches
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Hall | 8 & 7 |
Norman Xiong |
| Stuart Grehan | 2 & 1 |
Doug Ghim |
| Viktor Hovland | 3 & 2 |
Jimmy Stanger |
| Harry Ellis | 3 & 2 |
Nick Hardy |
| Kristoffer Ventura | 2 & 1 |
Sam Burns |
| Fredrik Niléhn | 2 & 1 |
Collin Morikawa |
| Rory Franssen | 8 & 7 |
Maverick McNealy |
| Richard Mansell | 2 up |
John Coultas |
| David Wicks | 3 & 2 |
Sean Crocker |
| Hannes Rönneblad | 2 & 1 |
Chandler Phillips |
| 5 | Singles | 5 |
| 10½ | Overall | 19½ |
Michael Carter award
The Michael Carter Award winners were David Wicks and Maverick McNealy.[2]
References
- ↑ "2017 Arnold Palmer Cup Teams Announced". The Arnold Palmer Cup, Inc. March 16, 2017.
- ↑ "USA Reclaims Arnold Palmer Cup At Atlanta Athletic Club". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved June 12, 2017.