2006 Palmer Cup
| Dates | 29–30 June 2006 | ||||
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| Venue | Prestwick Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland | ||||
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| Europe wins the Palmer Cup | |||||
The 2006 Palmer Cup was held on 29–30 June 2006 at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Europe won 19½–4½.[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 |
| Peter Mattsson head coach |
Sweden | |
| Alejandro Cañizares | Spain | Arizona State |
| Rhys Davies | Wales | East Tennessee State |
| Oscar Florén | Sweden | Texas Tech |
| Mark Haastrup | Denmark | Georgia State |
| Joost Luiten | Netherlands | Randstad Topsport |
| Steve Lewton | England | North Carolina State |
| Pablo Martín | Spain | Oklahoma State |
| Richie Ramsay | Scotland | Stirling |
| United States | |
|---|---|
| Name | College |
| Chris Haack head coach |
Georgia |
| Ryan Baca | Baylor |
| Ryan Blaum | Duke |
| Roberto Castro | Georgia Tech |
| Brian Harman | Georgia |
| Chris Kirk | Georgia |
| Kevin Larsen | Georgia Tech |
| Luke List | Vanderbilt |
| Clay Ogden | Brigham Young |
Thursday's matches
Morning four-ball
| Results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cañizares/Martín | 5 & 3 | Harman/Kirk |
| Haastrup/Luiten | 4 & 3 | List/Ogden |
| Davies/Ramsay | 6 & 4 | Baca/Blaum |
| Florén/Lewton | 2 & 1 | Castro/Larsen |
| 4 | Four-ball | 0 |
| 4 | Overall | 0 |
Afternoon singles
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
| Results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cañizares/Martín | 6 & 5 | Blaum/Castro |
| Florén/Haastrup | 1 up | Baca/Ogden |
| Luiten/Ramsay | 3 & 2 | Harman/List |
| Davies/Lewton | 4 & 3 | Kirk/Larsen |
| 4 | Foursomes | 0 |
| 14 | Overall | 2 |
Afternoon singles
Michael Carter award
The Michael Carter Award winners were Steve Lewton and Clay Ogden.[2]
References
- ^ "2006 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Michael Carter Award". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 23 September 2016.