2005 Palmer Cup

The 2005 Palmer Cup was held on June 8–9, 2005 on the Irish Course, Whistling Straits, Haven, Wisconsin. The United States won 14 to 10.[1]

2005 Palmer Cup
DatesJune 8–9, 2005
VenueIrish Course, Whistling Straits
LocationHaven, Wisconsin
14 10
United States wins the Palmer Cup

Format

On Wednesday, 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 Thursday 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

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

 United States
Name College
Buddy Alex
head coach		 Florida
Tom Drennan
assistant coach		 Rhode Island
Ryan Blaum Duke
Roberto Castro Georgia Tech
Matt Every Florida
J. B. Holmes Kentucky
Spencer Levin New Mexico
Jeff Overton Indiana
Michael Putnam Pepperdine
Matthew Rosenfeld Texas
 Europe
Name Country College
Magnus Grankvist
head coach		  Sweden
David Llewellyn
assistant coach		  Wales
Alejandro Cañizares  Spain Arizona State
Rhys Davies  Wales East Tennessee State
Kalle Edberg  Sweden Augusta State
Scott Jamieson  Scotland Arizona State
Pablo Martín  Spain Oklahoma State
Alex Norén  Sweden Oklahoma State
David Skinns  England Tennessee
Steven Tiley  England Georgia State

Wednesday's matches

Morning four-ball
Results
Davies/Tiley 6 & 4 Holmes/Levin
Jamieson/Skinns 3 & 2 Every/Rosenfeld
Cañizares/Martín 2 & 1 Overton/Putnam
Edberg/Norén 1 up Blaum/Castro
2 Four-ball 2
2 Overall 2

Afternoon singles
Results
Rhys Davies halved Spencer Levin
David Skinns 4 & 2 Matt Every
Steven Tiley 3 & 2 J. B. Holmes
Pablo Martín halved Jeff Overton
Scott Jamieson 5 & 4 Michael Putnam
Alex Norén 5 & 4 Ryan Blaum
Alejandro Cañizares 3 & 1 Matthew Rosenfeld
Kalle Edberg 3 & 1 Roberto Castro
4 Singles 4
6 Overall 6

Thursday's matches

Morning foursomes
Results
Edberg/Norén 3 & 2 Every/Rosenfeld
Jamieson/Skinns 3 & 1 Holmes/Putnam
Davies/Tiley 3 & 2 Blaum/Levin
Cañizares/Martín 5 & 4 Castro/Overton
2 Foursomes 2
8 Overall 8

Afternoon singles
Results
Scott Jamieson 2 & 1 Matt Every
David Skinns 3 & 1 Michael Putnam
Alex Norén 3 & 2 J. B. Holmes
Kalle Edberg 1 up Matthew Rosenfeld
Rhys Davies 3 & 2 Ryan Blaum
Steven Tiley 4 & 3 Roberto Castro
Pablo Martín 4 & 3 Jeff Overton
Alejandro Cañizares 1 up Spencer Levin
2 Singles 6
10 Overall 14

Michael Carter award

The Michael Carter Award winners were Matt Every and David Skinns.[2]

References
  1. "2005 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. "Michael Carter Award". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
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