Dates | 26–27 June 2008 | ||||
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Venue | Gailes Links | ||||
Location | Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland | ||||
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Europe wins the Palmer Cup | |||||
The 2008 Palmer Cup was held on 26–27 June 2008 on the Gailes Links in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. Europe won 14–10. [1]
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.
Eight college golfers from Europe and the United States participated in the event.
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Name | College |
Conrad Ray head coach |
Stanford |
Andy Bischel assistant coach |
UNLV |
Kevin Chappell | UNLV |
Derek Fathauer | Louisville |
Rickie Fowler | Oklahoma State |
Aaron Goldberg | San Diego State |
Chesson Hadley | Georgia Tech |
Billy Horschel | Florida |
Adam Mitchell | Georgia |
Michael Thompson | Alabama |
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Results |
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Blixt/Enander Hedin |
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Hadley/Mitchell |
Caldwell/Shaw | halved | Chappell/Goldberg |
Borrowman/Ford |
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Fathauer/Thompson |
Campillo/Sluiter |
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Fowler/Horschel |
2½ | Four-ball | 1½ |
2½ | Overall | 1½ |
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Results |
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Blixt/Enander Hedin |
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Goldberg/Thompson |
Borrowman/Ford |
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Horschel/Mitchell |
Caldwell/Shaw |
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Fathauer/Hadley |
Campillo/Sluiter |
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Chappell/Fowler |
4 | Foursomes | 0 |
9½ | Overall | 6½ |
The Michael Carter Award winners were Jonas Enander Hedin and Michael Thompson. [2]
Dates | 26–27 June 2008 | ||||
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Venue | Gailes Links | ||||
Location | Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland | ||||
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Europe wins the Palmer Cup | |||||
The 2008 Palmer Cup was held on 26–27 June 2008 on the Gailes Links in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. Europe won 14–10. [1]
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.
Eight college golfers from Europe and the United States participated in the event.
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Name | College |
Conrad Ray head coach |
Stanford |
Andy Bischel assistant coach |
UNLV |
Kevin Chappell | UNLV |
Derek Fathauer | Louisville |
Rickie Fowler | Oklahoma State |
Aaron Goldberg | San Diego State |
Chesson Hadley | Georgia Tech |
Billy Horschel | Florida |
Adam Mitchell | Georgia |
Michael Thompson | Alabama |
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Results |
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Blixt/Enander Hedin |
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Hadley/Mitchell |
Caldwell/Shaw | halved | Chappell/Goldberg |
Borrowman/Ford |
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Fathauer/Thompson |
Campillo/Sluiter |
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Fowler/Horschel |
2½ | Four-ball | 1½ |
2½ | Overall | 1½ |
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Results |
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Blixt/Enander Hedin |
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Goldberg/Thompson |
Borrowman/Ford |
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Horschel/Mitchell |
Caldwell/Shaw |
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Fathauer/Hadley |
Campillo/Sluiter |
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Chappell/Fowler |
4 | Foursomes | 0 |
9½ | Overall | 6½ |
The Michael Carter Award winners were Jonas Enander Hedin and Michael Thompson. [2]