The 2011 Palmer Cup was held on June 9–11, 2011 at The Stanwich Club, Greenwich, Connecticut. The United States won 13 to 11.
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 the United States and Europe participated in the event.
NameCollege head coach Central Missouri assistant coach South Carolina Auburn UCLA Abilene Christian Georgia Oregon Florida Washington Stanford
NameCountryCollege head coach assistant coach Northwestern Arkansas Texas A&M Texas Tech Kennesaw State Liberty Augusta State Aberdeen UCLA
Thursday's matches
Morning four-ball Results Cappelen/Elvira 2 & 1Vongvanij/YunFlorén/J. Karlsson 4 & 2Cantlay/CarpenterR. Karlsson/Macandrew 4 & 3Miernicki/WilliamsNorlander/Widegren 3 & 2Barber/Henley 1 Four-ball 3 1 Overall 3
Afternoon foursomes Results Florén/Macandrew 5 & 4Vongvanij/YunCappelen/Elvira 5 & 3Barber/CarpenterJ. Karlsson/R. KarlssonhalvedMiernicki/WilliamsNorlander/Widegren 5 & 4Cantlay/Henley 2½ Foursomes 1½ 3½ Overall 4½
Friday's singles matches Results Pontus Widegren 6 & 4Arnond VongvanijNick Macandrew 7 & 6Andrew YunNils Florén 3 & 2Daniel MiernickiJeff Karlsson 2 & 1Alex CarpenterRobert S. KarlssonhalvedPatrick CantlaySebastian Cappelen 1 upRussell HenleyNacho ElvirahalvedChris WilliamsHenrik Norlander 2 & 1Blayne Barber 5 Singles 3 8½ Overall 7½
Saturday's singles matches Results Nick Macandrew 3 & 1Patrick CantlayNils Florén 4 & 2Alex CarpenterJeff Karlsson 6 & 5Arnond VongvanijRobert S. Karlsson 5 & 3Daniel MiernickiSebastian Cappelen 1 upRussell HenleyNacho ElvirahalvedBlayne BarberHenrik Norlander 3 & 2Chris WilliamsPontus Widegren 1 upAndrew Yun 2½ Singles 5½ 11 Overall 13
Michael Carter award The Michael Carter Award winners were Russell Henley and Nacho Elvira.
References
External links Palmer Cup official site