2012 Palmer Cup

The 2012 Palmer Cup was held on 28–30 June 2012 at the Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland. Europe won 13½–10½.[1] The United States led 10–6 at the start of the final day but Europe won 7 of the 8 singles matches and halved the other to win the match.

2012 Palmer Cup
Dates28–30 June 2012
VenueRoyal County Down Golf Club
LocationNewcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland
13½ 10½
Europe wins the Palmer Cup

Format

On Thursday, there were four matches of four-ball in the morning, followed by four foursomes matches in the afternoon. Eight singles matches were played on Friday, and eight more on Saturday. 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
Rickard Lindberg
head coach		  Sweden
David Ingles
assistant coach		  Scotland Northwestern
David Booth  England Stirling
Julien Brun  France Texas Christian
Sebastian Cappelen  Denmark Arkansas
Daan Huizing  Netherlands Utrecht
Robert S. Karlsson  Sweden Liberty
Thomas Pieters  Belgium Illinois
Graeme Robertson  Scotland Stirling
Pontus Widegren  Sweden UCLA
 United States
Name College
Josh Gregory
head coach		 SMU
Christian Newton
assistant coach		 Georgia Tech
Blayne Barber Auburn
Derek Ernst UNLV
Corbin Mills Clemson
Patrick Rodgers Stanford
Justin Thomas Alabama
James White Georgia Tech
Chris Williams Washington
Andrew Yun Stanford

Thursday's matches

Morning four-ball
Results
Huizing/Pieters 1 up Williams/Yun
Brun/Cappelen halved Ernst/Mills
Booth/Robertson 6 & 4 Barber/White
Karlsson/Widegren 2 up Rodgers/Thomas
½ Four-ball 3½
½ Overall 3½

Afternoon foursomes
Results
Huizing/Pieters 1 up Ernst/Yun
Robertson/Widegren 5 & 4 Mills/Williams
Booth/Karlsson 2 & 1 Barber/White
Brun/Cappelen 1 up Rodgers/Thomas
1 Foursomes 3
1½ Overall 6½

Friday's singles matches
Results
Graeme Robertson 3 & 2 Chris Williams
Julien Brun 2 & 1 Blayne Barber
Daan Huizing 1 up Corbin Mills
David Booth 4 & 2 Andrew Yun
Thomas Pieters halved James White
Robert S. Karlsson 4 & 2 Derek Ernst
Sebastian Cappelen halved Justin Thomas
Pontus Widegren halved Patrick Rodgers
4½ Singles 3½
6 Overall 10

Saturday's singles matches
Results
Sebastian Cappelen 3 & 2 Chris Williams
Daan Huizing 4 & 3 Justin Thomas
Robert S. Karlsson 2 & 1 Patrick Rodgers
Thomas Pieters halved Corbin Mills
David Booth 2 up James White
Graeme Robertson 2 up Derek Ernst
Julien Brun 6 & 5 Blayne Barber
Pontus Widegren 3 & 1 Andrew Yun
7½ Singles ½
13½ Overall 10½

Michael Carter award

The Michael Carter Award winners were Robert S. Karlsson and Andrew Yun.[2]

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References
  1. "2012 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  2. "Michael Carter Award". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
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