2008 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]

2008 Palmer Cup
Dates26–27 June 2008
VenueGailes Links
LocationIrvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland
14 10
Europe 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 12½ points won the competition.

Teams

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

 Europe
Name Country College
Mårten Olander
head coach		  Sweden
Adam Mednick
assistant coach		  Sweden
Jonas Blixt  Sweden Florida State
Scott Borrowman  Scotland Stirling
Jonathan Caldwell  Northern Ireland South Alabama
Jorge Campillo  Spain Indiana
Jonas Enander Hedin  Sweden Charlotte
Charlie Ford  England Tennessee
Gareth Shaw  Northern Ireland East Tennessee State
Tim Sluiter  Netherlands Southern California
 United States
Name College
Conrad Ray
head coach		 Stanford
Andy Bischel
assistant coach		 UNLV
Kevin Chappell UNLV
Derek Fathauer Louisville
Rickie Fowler Oklahoma State
Aaron Goldberg San Diego State
Chesson Hadley Georgia Tech
Billy Horschel Florida
Adam Mitchell Georgia
Michael 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
  1. "2008 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. "Michael Carter Award". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
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