2007 Palmer Cup

2007 Palmer Cup
Dates June 7–8, 2007
Venue Caves Valley Golf Club
Location Owings Mills, Maryland
United States 18 6 Europe
United States wins the Palmer Cup

The 2007 Palmer Cup was held on June 7–8, 2007 on the Caves Valley Golf Club, Owings Mills, Maryland. The United States won 18 to 6.[1] Europe took a 3–1 lead on the first morning but the United States won all 8 of the afternoon singles matches to lead 9–3.

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
McGraw, MikeMike McGraw
head coach
Oklahoma State
Knauer, JohnJohn Knauer
assistant coach
Arizona
Harman, BrianBrian Harman Georgia
Horschel, BillyBilly Horschel Florida
Johnson, DustinDustin Johnson Coastal Carolina
Kirk, ChrisChris Kirk Georgia
List, LukeLuke List Vanderbilt
Lovemark, JamieJamie Lovemark Southern California
Moore, JonathanJonathan Moore Oklahoma State
Simpson, WebbWebb Simpson Wake Forest
 Europe
Name Country College
van der Velde, ChrisChris van der Velde
head coach
 Netherlands
Svallin, PeterPeter Svallin
assistant coach
 Sweden
Blixt, JonasJonas Blixt  Sweden Florida State
Campillo, JorgeJorge Campillo  Spain Indiana
Davies, RhysRhys Davies  Wales East Tennessee State
Florén, OscarOscar Florén  Sweden Texas Tech
Haastrup, MarkMark Haastrup  Denmark Georgia State
Oriol, PedroPedro Oriol  Spain Arizona
Shaw, GarethGareth Shaw  Northern Ireland East Tennessee State
Yates, GordonGordon Yates  Scotland Stirling

Thursday's matches

Morning four-ball

European Union Results United States
Davies/Shaw European Union 9 & 7 List/Lovemark
Campillo/Oriol United States 3 & 2 Harman/Horschel
Haastrup/Yates European Union 1 up Moore/Simpson
Blixt/Florén European Union 2 & 1 Johnson/Kirk
3 Four-ball 1
3 Overall 1

Afternoon singles

European Union Results United States
Rhys Davies United States 4 & 2 Jamie Lovemark
Jorge Campillo United States 2 up Luke List
Gareth Shaw United States 2 up Billy Horschel
Pedro Oriol United States 4 & 2 Brian Harman
Gordon Yates United States 2 & 1 Jonathan Moore
Jonas Blixt United States 2 & 1 Webb Simpson
Mark Haastrup United States 1 up Chris Kirk
Oscar Florén United States 4 & 2 Dustin Johnson
0 Singles 8
3 Overall 9

Friday's matches

Morning foursomes

European Union Results United States
Campillo/Oriol United States 5 & 4 Harman/Horschel
Blixt/Florén European Union 5 & 4 List/Lovemark
Haastrup/Yates United States 4 & 3 Moore/Simpson
Davies/Shaw United States 2 & 1 Johnson/Kirk
1 Foursomes 3
4 Overall 12

Afternoon singles

European Union Results United States
Davies/Shaw United States 2 & 1 Johnson/Kirk
Oscar Florén United States 4 & 3 Billy Horschel
Gordon Yates United States 6 & 5 Luke List
Gareth Shaw United States 1 up Brian Harman
Jonas Blixt European Union 1 up Webb Simpson
Mark Haastrup United States 2 & 1 Jamie Lovemark
Pedro Oriol United States 2 & 1 Jonathan Moore
Jorge Campillo United States 2 & 1 Dustin Johnson
Rhys Davies European Union 4 & 2 Chris Kirk
2 Singles 6
6 Overall 18

Michael Carter award

The Michael Carter Award winners were Jonathan Moore and Rhys Davies.[2]

References

  1. "2007 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. "Michael Carter Award". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 23, 2016.

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