2009 Palmer Cup
| Dates | June 4–5, 2009 | ||||
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| Venue | Cherry Hills Country Club | ||||
| Location | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado | ||||
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| Europe wins the Palmer Cup | |||||
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.
 United States
| |
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| Name | College |
| Matt Thurmond head coach |
Washington |
| Walter Chung assistant coach |
California |
| Bud Cauley | Alabama |
| Erik Flores | UCLA |
| Morgan Hoffmann | Oklahoma State |
| Trent Leon | Oklahoma State |
| Adam Mitchell | Georgia |
| Cameron Tringale | Georgia Tech |
| Mike Van Sickle | Marquette |
| Steve Ziegler | Stanford |
 Europe
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|---|---|---|
| Name | Country | College |
| Dean Robertson head coach |
 Scotland
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| Walle Danewid assistant coach |
 Sweden
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| Jorge Campillo |  Spain
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Indiana |
| Stephan Gross |  Germany
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Arizona State |
| Leonardo Motta |  Italy
|
IULM Milan |
| Henrik Norlander | Sweden
|
Augusta State |
| Chris Paisley |  England
|
Tennessee |
| Andrea Pavan | Italy
|
Texas A&M |
| Tim Sluiter |  Netherlands
|
Southern California |
| Robin Wingardh | Sweden
|
Tennessee |
Thursday's matches
Morning four-ball
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Results | 
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|---|---|---|
| Campillo/Sluiter | 2 up
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Cauley/Leon |
| Norlander/Wingardh | 6 & 4
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Flores/Mitchell |
| Motta/Pavan | 2 up
|
Van Sickle/Ziegler |
| Gross/Paisley | 2 up
|
Hoffmann/Tringale |
| 3 | Four-ball | 1 |
| 3 | Overall | 1 |
Afternoon singles
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Results |
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|---|---|---|
| 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
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Results |
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|---|---|---|
| Campillo/Sluiter | 5 & 4
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Cauley/Van Sickle |
| Gross/Paisley | 1 up
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Flores/Ziegler |
| Motta/Pavan | 3 & 2
|
Leon/Mitchell |
| Norlander/Wingardh | 1 up
|
Hoffmann/Tringale |
| 2 | Foursomes | 2 |
| 9½ | Overall | 6½ |
Afternoon singles
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Results |
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|---|---|---|
| Jorge Campillo | 2 & 1
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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.