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2012 Palmer Cup

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2012 Palmer Cup
Dates28–30 June 2012
VenueRoyal County Down Golf Club
LocationNewcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland
Europe 13½ 10½ United States
Europe wins the Palmer Cup
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The 2012 Palmer Cup was held on 28–30 June 2012 at the Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland. Europe won 13½–10½.[1] The United States led 10–6 at the start of the final day but Europe won 7 of the 8 singles matches and halved the other to win the match.

Format

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On Thursday, there were four matches of four-ball in the morning, followed by four foursomes matches in the afternoon. Eight singles matches were played on Friday, and eight more on Saturday. 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

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Eight college golfers from Europe and the United States participated in the event.

 Europe
Name Country College
Rickard Lindberg
head coach
 Sweden
David Ingles
assistant coach
 Scotland Northwestern
David Booth  England Stirling
Julien Brun  France Texas Christian
Sebastian Cappelen  Denmark Arkansas
Daan Huizing  Netherlands Utrecht
Robert S. Karlsson  Sweden Liberty
Thomas Pieters  Belgium Illinois
Graeme Robertson  Scotland Stirling
Pontus Widegren  Sweden UCLA
 United States
Name College
Josh Gregory
head coach
SMU
Christian Newton
assistant coach
Georgia Tech
Blayne Barber Auburn
Derek Ernst UNLV
Corbin Mills Clemson
Patrick Rodgers Stanford
Justin Thomas Alabama
James White Georgia Tech
Chris Williams Washington
Andrew Yun Stanford

Thursday's matches

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Morning four-ball

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Europe Results United States
Huizing/Pieters United States 1 up Williams/Yun
Brun/Cappelen halved Ernst/Mills
Booth/Robertson United States 6 & 4 Barber/White
Karlsson/Widegren United States 2 up Rodgers/Thomas
½ Four-ball
½ Overall

Afternoon foursomes

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Europe Results United States
Huizing/Pieters United States 1 up Ernst/Yun
Robertson/Widegren United States 5 & 4 Mills/Williams
Booth/Karlsson Europe 2 & 1 Barber/White
Brun/Cappelen United States 1 up Rodgers/Thomas
1 Foursomes 3
Overall

Friday's singles matches

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Europe Results United States
Graeme Robertson United States 3 & 2 Chris Williams
Julien Brun Europe 2 & 1 Blayne Barber
Daan Huizing Europe 1 up Corbin Mills
David Booth United States 4 & 2 Andrew Yun
Thomas Pieters halved James White
Robert S. Karlsson Europe 4 & 2 Derek Ernst
Sebastian Cappelen halved Justin Thomas
Pontus Widegren halved Patrick Rodgers
Singles
6 Overall 10

Saturday's singles matches

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Europe Results United States
Sebastian Cappelen Europe 3 & 2 Chris Williams
Daan Huizing Europe 4 & 3 Justin Thomas
Robert S. Karlsson Europe 2 & 1 Patrick Rodgers
Thomas Pieters halved Corbin Mills
David Booth Europe 2 up James White
Graeme Robertson Europe 2 up Derek Ernst
Julien Brun Europe 6 & 5 Blayne Barber
Pontus Widegren Europe 3 & 1 Andrew Yun
Singles ½
13½ Overall 10½

Michael Carter award

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The Michael Carter Award winners were Robert S. Karlsson and Andrew Yun.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2012 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Michael Carter Award". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
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