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
[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.
 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]
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Results | 
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|---|---|---|
| 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]|
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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]|
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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 |
| 5½ | Singles | 2½ |
| 19½ | Overall | 4½ |
Michael Carter award
[edit]The Michael Carter Award winners were Steve Lewton and Clay Ogden.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "2006 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Michael Carter Award". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 23 September 2016.