| Year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 4–5, 2009 |
| Venue | Cherry Hills Country Club |
| Location | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado |
| Home | USA |
| Away | Europe |
| Homescore | 11 |
| Awayscore | 13 |
| Result | Europe wins |
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]
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.
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
- ^ "2009 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ "Michael Carter Award". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 23, 2016.