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]

2006 Palmer Cup
Dates29–30 June 2006
VenuePrestwick Golf Club
LocationPrestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Europe 19½ United States
Europe wins the Palmer Cup
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Format edit

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 edit

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 edit

Morning four-ball edit

  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 edit

  Results  
Pablo Martín   6 & 5 Brian Harman
Alejandro Cañizares   2 & 1 Clay Ogden
Mark Haastrup   3 & 2 Ryan Baca
Joost Luiten   1 up Luke List
Richie Ramsay   1 up Roberto Castro
Oscar Florén   5 & 4 Kevin Larsen
Steve Lewton   1 up Chris Kirk
Rhys Davies   4 & 3 Ryan Blaum
6 Singles 2
10 Overall 2

Friday's matches edit

Morning foursomes edit

  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 edit

  Results  
Pablo Martín   3 & 2 Roberto Castro
Oscar Florén   4 & 2 Ryan Blaum
Mark Haastrup   5 & 3 Brian Harman
Alejandro Cañizares   1 up Ryan Baca
Joost Luiten   2 up Kevin Larsen
Steve Lewton halved Clay Ogden
Rhys Davies   3 & 2 Luke List
Richie Ramsay   1 up Chris Kirk
Singles
19½ Overall

Michael Carter award edit

The Michael Carter Award winners were Steve Lewton and Clay Ogden.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "2006 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Michael Carter Award". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

External links edit