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.
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.
NameCollege head coach Florida assistant coach Rhode Island Duke Georgia Tech Florida Kentucky New Mexico Indiana Pepperdine Texas
NameCountryCollege head coach assistant coach Arizona State East Tennessee State Augusta State Arizona State Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Tennessee Georgia State
Wednesday's matches
Morning four-ball Results Davies/Tiley 6 & 4Holmes/LevinJamieson/Skinns 3 & 2Every/RosenfeldCañizares/Martín 2 & 1Overton/PutnamEdberg/Norén 1 upBlaum/Castro 2 Four-ball 2 2 Overall 2
Afternoon singles Results Rhys DavieshalvedSpencer LevinDavid Skinns 4 & 2Matt EverySteven Tiley 3 & 2J. B. HolmesPablo MartínhalvedJeff OvertonScott Jamieson 5 & 4Michael PutnamAlex Norén 5 & 4Ryan BlaumAlejandro Cañizares 3 & 1Matthew RosenfeldKalle Edberg 3 & 1Roberto Castro 4 Singles 4 6 Overall 6
Thursday's matches
Morning foursomes Results Edberg/Norén 3 & 2Every/RosenfeldJamieson/Skinns 3 & 1Holmes/PutnamDavies/Tiley 3 & 2Blaum/LevinCañizares/Martín 5 & 4Castro/Overton 2 Foursomes 2 8 Overall 8
Afternoon singles Results Scott Jamieson 2 & 1Matt EveryDavid Skinns 3 & 1Michael PutnamAlex Norén 3 & 2J. B. HolmesKalle Edberg 1 upMatthew RosenfeldRhys Davies 3 & 2Ryan BlaumSteven Tiley 4 & 3Roberto CastroPablo Martín 4 & 3Jeff OvertonAlejandro Cañizares 1 upSpencer Levin 2 Singles 6 10 Overall 14
Michael Carter award The Michael Carter Award winners were Matt Every and David Skinns.
References
External links Palmer Cup official site