2008 Palmer Cup
| Dates | 26–27 June 2008 | ||||
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| Venue | Gailes Links | ||||
| Location | Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland | ||||
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| Europe wins the Palmer Cup | |||||
The 2008 Palmer Cup was held on 26–27 June 2008 on the Gailes Links in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. Europe won 14–10.[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 Europe and the United States participated in the event.
 Europe | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Country | College |
| Olander, MårtenMårten Olander head coach |
 Sweden |
|
| Mednick, AdamAdam Mednick assistant coach |
Sweden |
|
| Blixt, JonasJonas Blixt | Sweden |
Florida State |
| Borrowman, ScottScott Borrowman |  Scotland |
Stirling |
| Caldwell, JonathanJonathan Caldwell |  Northern Ireland |
South Alabama |
| Campillo, JorgeJorge Campillo |  Spain |
Indiana |
| Enander Hedin, JonasJonas Enander Hedin | Sweden |
Charlotte |
| Ford, CharlieCharlie Ford |  England |
Tennessee |
| Shaw, GarethGareth Shaw | Northern Ireland |
East Tennessee State |
| Sluiter, TimTim Sluiter |  Netherlands |
Southern California |
 United States | |
|---|---|
| Name | College |
| Ray, ConradConrad Ray head coach |
Stanford |
| Bischel, AndyAndy Bischel assistant coach |
UNLV |
| Chappell, KevinKevin Chappell | UNLV |
| Fathauer, DerekDerek Fathauer | Louisville |
| Fowler, RickieRickie Fowler | Oklahoma State |
| Goldberg, AaronAaron Goldberg | San Diego State |
| Hadley, ChessonChesson Hadley | Georgia Tech |
| Horschel, BillyBilly Horschel | Florida |
| Mitchell, AdamAdam Mitchell | Georgia |
| Thompson, MichaelMichael Thompson | Alabama |
Thursday's matches
Morning four-ball
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Blixt/Enander Hedin | 1 up |
Hadley/Mitchell |
| Caldwell/Shaw | halved | Chappell/Goldberg |
| Borrowman/Ford | 2 & 1 |
Fathauer/Thompson |
| Campillo/Sluiter | 4 & 2 |
Fowler/Horschel |
| 2½ | Four-ball | 1½ |
| 2½ | Overall | 1½ |
Afternoon singles
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Jonas Enander Hedin | 2 up |
Aaron Goldberg |
| Jonas Blixt | 5 & 4 |
Adam Mitchell |
| Jonathan Caldwell | 2 & 1 |
Chesson Hadley |
| Gareth Shaw | 1 up |
Derek Fathauer |
| Scott Borrowman | 1 up |
Billy Horschel |
| Charlie Ford | 4 & 3 |
Rickie Fowler |
| Jorge Campillo | 4 & 3 |
Kevin Chappell |
| Tim Sluiter | 1 up |
Michael Thompson |
| 3 | Singles | 5 |
| 5½ | Overall | 6½ |
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Blixt/Enander Hedin | 4 & 3 |
Goldberg/Thompson |
| Borrowman/Ford | 3 & 1 |
Horschel/Mitchell |
| Caldwell/Shaw | 1 up |
Fathauer/Hadley |
| Campillo/Sluiter | 3 & 2 |
Chappell/Fowler |
| 4 | Foursomes | 0 |
| 9½ | Overall | 6½ |
Afternoon singles
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Campillo | halved | Rickie Fowler |
| Jonas Blixt | 2 & 1 |
Michael Thompson |
| Charlie Ford | halved | Billy Horschel |
| Gareth Shaw | 1 up |
Chesson Hadley |
| Scott Borrowman | halved | Kevin Chappell |
| Jonas Enander Hedin | 3 & 2 |
Adam Mitchell |
| Jonathan Caldwell | 3 & 2 |
Aaron Goldberg |
| Tim Sluiter | 3 & 1 |
Derek Fathauer |
| 4½ | Singles | 3½ |
| 14 | Overall | 10 |
Michael Carter award
The Michael Carter Award winners were Jonas Enander Hedin and Michael Thompson.[2]
References
- ↑ "2008 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Michael Carter Award". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 23, 2016.