2012 Palmer Cup

2012 Palmer Cup
Dates 28–30 June 2012
Venue Royal County Down Golf Club
Location Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland
Europe 13½ 10½ United States
Europe wins the 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.

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
Lindberg, RickardRickard Lindberg
head coach
 Sweden
Ingles, DavidDavid Ingles
assistant coach
 Scotland Northwestern
Booth, DavidDavid Booth  England Stirling
Brun, JulienJulien Brun  France Texas Christian
Cappelen, SebastianSebastian Cappelen  Denmark Arkansas
Huizing, DaanDaan Huizing  Netherlands Utrecht
Karlsson, Robert S.Robert S. Karlsson  Sweden Liberty
Pieters, ThomasThomas Pieters  Belgium Illinois
Robertson, GraemeGraeme Robertson  Scotland Stirling
Widegren, PontusPontus Widegren  Sweden UCLA
 United States
Name College
Gregory, JoshJosh Gregory
head coach
SMU
Newton, ChristianChristian Newton
assistant coach
Georgia Tech
Barber, BlayneBlayne Barber Auburn
Ernst, DerekDerek Ernst UNLV
Mills, CorbinCorbin Mills Clemson
Rodgers, PatrickPatrick Rodgers Stanford
Thomas, JustinJustin Thomas Alabama
White, JamesJames White Georgia Tech
Williams, ChrisChris Williams Washington
Yun, AndrewAndrew Yun Stanford

Thursday's matches

Morning four-ball

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

Afternoon foursomes

European Union Results United States
Huizing/Pieters United States 1 up Ernst/Yun
Robertson/Widegren United States 5 & 4 Mills/Williams
Booth/Karlsson European Union 2 & 1 Barber/White
Brun/Cappelen United States 1 up Rodgers/Thomas
1 Foursomes 3
Overall

Friday's singles matches

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

Saturday's singles matches

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

Michael Carter award

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

References

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

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