2009 Palmer Cup

The 2009 Palmer Cup was held on June 4–5, 2009 at Cherry Hills Country Club, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. Europe won 13 to 11.[1]

2009 Palmer Cup
DatesJune 4–5, 2009
VenueCherry Hills Country Club
LocationCherry Hills Village, Colorado
11 13
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 the United States and Europe participated in the event.

 United States
Name College
Matt Thurmond
head coach		 Washington
Walter Chung
assistant coach		 California
Bud Cauley Alabama
Erik Flores UCLA
Morgan Hoffmann Oklahoma State
Trent Leon Oklahoma State
Adam Mitchell Georgia
Cameron Tringale Georgia Tech
Mike Van Sickle Marquette
Steve Ziegler Stanford
 Europe
Name Country College
Dean Robertson
head coach		  Scotland
Walle Danewid
assistant coach		  Sweden
Jorge Campillo  Spain Indiana
Stephan Gross  Germany Arizona State
Leonardo Motta  Italy IULM Milan
Henrik Norlander  Sweden Augusta State
Chris Paisley  England Tennessee
Andrea Pavan  Italy Texas A&M
Tim Sluiter  Netherlands Southern California
Robin Wingardh  Sweden Tennessee

Thursday's matches

Morning four-ball
Results
Campillo/Sluiter 2 up Cauley/Leon
Norlander/Wingardh 6 & 4 Flores/Mitchell
Motta/Pavan 2 up Van Sickle/Ziegler
Gross/Paisley 2 up Hoffmann/Tringale
3 Four-ball 1
3 Overall 1

Afternoon singles
Results
Robin Wingardh 4 & 3 Bud Cauley
Jorge Campillo 1 up Mike Van Sickle
Tim Sluiter halved Cameron Tringale
Leonardo Motta 2 up Morgan Hoffmann
Stephan Gross 3 & 1 Erik Flores
Andrea Pavan 2 & 1 Steve Ziegler
Chris Paisley 4 & 2 Adam Mitchell
Henrik Norlander 3 & 2 Trent Leon
4½ Singles 3½
7½ Overall 4½

Friday's matches

Morning foursomes
Results
Campillo/Sluiter 5 & 4 Cauley/Van Sickle
Gross/Paisley 1 up Flores/Ziegler
Motta/Pavan 3 & 2 Leon/Mitchell
Norlander/Wingardh 1 up Hoffmann/Tringale
2 Foursomes 2
9½ Overall 6½

Afternoon singles
Results
Jorge Campillo 2 & 1 Bud Cauley
Stephan Gross 5 & 4 Steve Ziegler
Tim Sluiter 1 up Morgan Hoffmann
Chris Paisley 1 up Cameron Tringale
Leonardo Motta 8 & 7 Mike Van Sickle
Andrea Pavan halved Erik Flores
Robin Wingardh 2 & 1 Trent Leon
Henrik Norlander 3 & 2 Adam Mitchell
3½ Singles 4½
13 Overall 11

Michael Carter award

The Michael Carter Award winners were Trent Leon and Robin Wingardh.[2]

References
  1. "2009 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. "Michael Carter Award". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
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