2006 Palmer Cup

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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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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[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]

Europe Results United States
Cañizares/Martín Europe 5 & 3 Harman/Kirk
Haastrup/Luiten Europe 4 & 3 List/Ogden
Davies/Ramsay Europe 6 & 4 Baca/Blaum
Florén/Lewton Europe 2 & 1 Castro/Larsen
4 Four-ball 0
4 Overall 0

Afternoon singles[edit]

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

Friday's matches[edit]

Morning foursomes[edit]

Europe Results United States
Cañizares/Martín Europe 6 & 5 Blaum/Castro
Florén/Haastrup Europe 1 up Baca/Ogden
Luiten/Ramsay Europe 3 & 2 Harman/List
Davies/Lewton Europe 4 & 3 Kirk/Larsen
4 Foursomes 0
14 Overall 2

Afternoon singles[edit]

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

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