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]

2008 Palmer Cup
Dates26–27 June 2008
VenueGailes Links
LocationIrvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Europe 14 10 United States
Europe wins the Palmer Cup
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Format

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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

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

  Europe
Name Country College
Mårten Olander
head coach
  Sweden
Adam Mednick
assistant coach
  Sweden
Jonas Blixt   Sweden Florida State
Scott Borrowman   Scotland Stirling
Jonathan Caldwell   Northern Ireland South Alabama
Jorge Campillo   Spain Indiana
Jonas Enander Hedin   Sweden Charlotte
Charlie Ford   England Tennessee
Gareth Shaw   Northern Ireland East Tennessee State
Tim Sluiter   Netherlands Southern California
  United States
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

Thursday's matches

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Morning four-ball

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  Results  
Blixt/Enander Hedin   1 up Hadley/Mitchell
Caldwell/Shaw halved Chappell/Goldberg
Borrowman/Ford   2 & 1 Fathauer/Thompson
Campillo/Sluiter   4 & 2 Fowler/Horschel
Four-ball
Overall

Afternoon singles

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  Results  
Jonas Enander Hedin   2 up Aaron Goldberg
Jonas Blixt   5 & 4 Adam Mitchell
Jonathan Caldwell   2 & 1 Chesson Hadley
Gareth Shaw   1 up Derek Fathauer
Scott Borrowman   1 up Billy Horschel
Charlie Ford   4 & 3 Rickie Fowler
Jorge Campillo   4 & 3 Kevin Chappell
Tim Sluiter   1 up Michael Thompson
3 Singles 5
Overall

Friday's matches

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Morning foursomes

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  Results  
Blixt/Enander Hedin   4 & 3 Goldberg/Thompson
Borrowman/Ford   3 & 1 Horschel/Mitchell
Caldwell/Shaw   1 up Fathauer/Hadley
Campillo/Sluiter   3 & 2 Chappell/Fowler
4 Foursomes 0
Overall

Afternoon singles

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  Results  
Jorge Campillo halved Rickie Fowler
Jonas Blixt   2 & 1 Michael Thompson
Charlie Ford halved Billy Horschel
Gareth Shaw   1 up Chesson Hadley
Scott Borrowman halved Kevin Chappell
Jonas Enander Hedin   3 & 2 Adam Mitchell
Jonathan Caldwell   3 & 2 Aaron Goldberg
Tim Sluiter   3 & 1 Derek Fathauer
Singles
14 Overall 10

Michael Carter award

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The Michael Carter Award winners were Jonas Enander Hedin and Michael Thompson.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2008 results". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Michael Carter Award". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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