2007 Palmer Cup
| Dates | June 7–8, 2007 | ||||
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| Venue | Caves Valley Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Owings Mills, Maryland | ||||
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| United States wins the Palmer Cup | |||||
The 2007 Palmer Cup was held on June 7–8, 2007 on the Caves Valley Golf Club, Owings Mills, Maryland. The United States won 18 to 6.[1] Europe took a 3–1 lead on the first morning but the United States won all 8 of the afternoon singles matches to lead 9–3.
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 |
| McGraw, MikeMike McGraw head coach |
Oklahoma State |
| Knauer, JohnJohn Knauer assistant coach |
Arizona |
| Harman, BrianBrian Harman | Georgia |
| Horschel, BillyBilly Horschel | Florida |
| Johnson, DustinDustin Johnson | Coastal Carolina |
| Kirk, ChrisChris Kirk | Georgia |
| List, LukeLuke List | Vanderbilt |
| Lovemark, JamieJamie Lovemark | Southern California |
| Moore, JonathanJonathan Moore | Oklahoma State |
| Simpson, WebbWebb Simpson | Wake Forest |
 Europe | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Country | College |
| van der Velde, ChrisChris van der Velde head coach |
 Netherlands |
|
| Svallin, PeterPeter Svallin assistant coach |
 Sweden |
|
| Blixt, JonasJonas Blixt | Sweden |
Florida State |
| Campillo, JorgeJorge Campillo |  Spain |
Indiana |
| Davies, RhysRhys Davies |  Wales |
East Tennessee State |
| Florén, OscarOscar Florén | Sweden |
Texas Tech |
| Haastrup, MarkMark Haastrup |  Denmark |
Georgia State |
| Oriol, PedroPedro Oriol | Spain |
Arizona |
| Shaw, GarethGareth Shaw |  Northern Ireland |
East Tennessee State |
| Yates, GordonGordon Yates |  Scotland |
Stirling |
Thursday's matches
Morning four-ball
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Davies/Shaw | 9 & 7 |
List/Lovemark |
| Campillo/Oriol | 3 & 2 |
Harman/Horschel |
| Haastrup/Yates | 1 up |
Moore/Simpson |
| Blixt/Florén | 2 & 1 |
Johnson/Kirk |
| 3 | Four-ball | 1 |
| 3 | Overall | 1 |
Afternoon singles
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhys Davies | 4 & 2 |
Jamie Lovemark |
| Jorge Campillo | 2 up |
Luke List |
| Gareth Shaw | 2 up |
Billy Horschel |
| Pedro Oriol | 4 & 2 |
Brian Harman |
| Gordon Yates | 2 & 1 |
Jonathan Moore |
| Jonas Blixt | 2 & 1 |
Webb Simpson |
| Mark Haastrup | 1 up |
Chris Kirk |
| Oscar Florén | 4 & 2 |
Dustin Johnson |
| 0 | Singles | 8 |
| 3 | Overall | 9 |
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Campillo/Oriol | 5 & 4 |
Harman/Horschel |
| Blixt/Florén | 5 & 4 |
List/Lovemark |
| Haastrup/Yates | 4 & 3 |
Moore/Simpson |
| Davies/Shaw | 2 & 1 |
Johnson/Kirk |
| 1 | Foursomes | 3 |
| 4 | Overall | 12 |
Afternoon singles
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Davies/Shaw | 2 & 1 |
Johnson/Kirk |
| Oscar Florén | 4 & 3 |
Billy Horschel |
| Gordon Yates | 6 & 5 |
Luke List |
| Gareth Shaw | 1 up |
Brian Harman |
| Jonas Blixt | 1 up |
Webb Simpson |
| Mark Haastrup | 2 & 1 |
Jamie Lovemark |
| Pedro Oriol | 2 & 1 |
Jonathan Moore |
| Jorge Campillo | 2 & 1 |
Dustin Johnson |
| Rhys Davies | 4 & 2 |
Chris Kirk |
| 2 | Singles | 6 |
| 6 | Overall | 18 |
Michael Carter award
The Michael Carter Award winners were Jonathan Moore and Rhys Davies.[2]
References
- ↑ "2007 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Michael Carter Award". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 23, 2016.