2006 Palmer Cup
Dates | 29–30 June 2006 | ||||
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Venue | Prestwick Golf Club | ||||
Location | Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland | ||||
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Europe wins the Palmer Cup | |||||
The 2006 Palmer Cup was held on 29–30 June 2006 at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Europe won 19½–4½.[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 | ||
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Name | Country | College |
head coach |
Sweden | |
Alejandro Cañizares | Spain | Arizona State |
Rhys Davies | Wales | East Tennessee State |
Oscar Florén | Sweden | Texas Tech |
Mark Haastrup | Denmark | Georgia State |
Joost Luiten | Netherlands | |
Steve Lewton | England | North Carolina State |
Pablo Martín | Spain | Oklahoma State |
Richie Ramsay | Scotland | Stirling |
United States | |
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Name | College |
head coach |
Georgia |
Baylor | |
Ryan Blaum | Duke |
Roberto Castro | Georgia Tech |
Brian Harman | Georgia |
Chris Kirk | Georgia |
Georgia Tech | |
Luke List | Vanderbilt |
Brigham Young |
Thursday's matches[]
Morning four-ball[]
Results | ||
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Cañizares/Martín | 5 & 3 | Harman/Kirk |
Haastrup/Luiten | 4 & 3 | List/Ogden |
Davies/Ramsay | 6 & 4 | Baca/Blaum |
Florén/Lewton | 2 & 1 | Castro/Larsen |
4 | Four-ball | 0 |
4 | Overall | 0 |
Afternoon singles[]
Friday's matches[]
Morning foursomes[]
Results | ||
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Cañizares/Martín | 6 & 5 | Blaum/Castro |
Florén/Haastrup | 1 up | Baca/Ogden |
Luiten/Ramsay | 3 & 2 | Harman/List |
Davies/Lewton | 4 & 3 | Kirk/Larsen |
4 | Foursomes | 0 |
14 | Overall | 2 |
Afternoon singles[]
Michael Carter award[]
The Michael Carter Award winners were Steve Lewton and .[2]
References[]
- ^ "2006 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ "Michael Carter Award". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
External links[]
- Arnold Palmer Cup
- Golf tournaments in Scotland
- 2006 in golf
- 2006 in Scottish sport
- June 2006 sports events in the United Kingdom