2007 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.

2007 Palmer Cup
DatesJune 7–8, 2007
VenueCaves Valley Golf Club
LocationOwings Mills, Maryland
18 6
United States wins the Palmer Cup

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 121/2 points won the competition.

Teams

Eight college golfers from the United States and Europe participated in the event.

 United States
Name College
Mike McGraw
head coach		 Oklahoma State
John Knauer
assistant coach		 Arizona
Brian Harman Georgia
Billy Horschel Florida
Dustin Johnson Coastal Carolina
Chris Kirk Georgia
Luke List Vanderbilt
Jamie Lovemark Southern California
Jonathan Moore Oklahoma State
Webb Simpson Wake Forest
 Europe
Name Country College
Chris van der Velde
head coach		  Netherlands
Peter Svallin
assistant coach		  Sweden
Jonas Blixt  Sweden Florida State
Jorge Campillo  Spain Indiana
Rhys Davies  Wales East Tennessee State
Oscar Florén  Sweden Texas Tech
Mark Haastrup  Denmark Georgia State
Pedro Oriol  Spain Arizona
Gareth Shaw  Northern Ireland East Tennessee State
Gordon 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
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]

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References
  1. "2007 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. "Michael Carter Award". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
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