2008 Palmer Cup
| Dates | 26–27 June 2008 | ||||
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| Venue | Gailes Links | ||||
| Location | Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland | ||||
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| Europe wins the 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]
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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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
- ^ "2008 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Michael Carter Award". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 23 September 2016.