2011 Palmer Cup
Dates | June 9–11, 2011 | ||||
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Venue | |||||
Location | Greenwich, Connecticut | ||||
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United States wins the Palmer Cup | |||||
The 2011 Palmer Cup was held on June 9–11, 2011 at , Greenwich, Connecticut. The United States won 13 to 11.[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 the United States and Europe participated in the event.
United States | |
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Name | College |
head coach |
Central Missouri |
assistant coach |
South Carolina |
Blayne Barber | Auburn |
Patrick Cantlay | UCLA |
Abilene Christian | |
Russell Henley | Georgia |
Oregon | |
Arnond Vongvanij | Florida |
Washington | |
Stanford |
Europe | ||
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Name | Country | College |
head coach |
Sweden | |
assistant coach |
Scotland | Northwestern |
Sebastian Cappelen | Denmark | Arkansas |
Nacho Elvira | Spain | Texas A&M |
Sweden | Texas Tech | |
Sweden | Kennesaw State | |
Sweden | Liberty | |
Henrik Norlander | Sweden | Augusta State |
Scotland | Aberdeen | |
Pontus Widegren | Sweden | UCLA |
Thursday's matches[]
Morning four-ball[]
Results | ||
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Cappelen/Elvira | 2 & 1 | Vongvanij/Yun |
Florén/J. Karlsson | 4 & 2 | Cantlay/Carpenter |
R. Karlsson/Macandrew | 4 & 3 | Miernicki/Williams |
Norlander/Widegren | 3 & 2 | Barber/Henley |
1 | Four-ball | 3 |
1 | Overall | 3 |
Afternoon foursomes[]
Friday's singles matches[]
Saturday's singles matches[]
Michael Carter award[]
The Michael Carter Award winners were Russell Henley and Nacho Elvira.[2]
References[]
- ^ "2011 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ "Michael Carter Award". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
External links[]
- Arnold Palmer Cup
- Golf in Connecticut
- 2011 in golf
- 2011 in American sports
- 2011 in sports in Connecticut
- June 2011 sports events in the United States
- Sports competitions in Connecticut