The 2008

Palmer Cup The Arnold Palmer Cup is an annual team golf competition for college/university golfers. From 2018 it has been contested between a United States team and an International team representing the rest of the world. The teams consist of 12 men and 12 ...

was held on 26–27 June 2008 on the Gailes Links in

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. Europe won 14–10.

Format

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

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

Thursday's matches

Morning four-ball

Afternoon singles

Friday's matches

Morning foursomes

Afternoon singles

Michael Carter award

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

References

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External links

Palmer Cup official site
Arnold Palmer Cup Golf tournaments in Scotland