The 2012 Palmer Cup was held on 28–30 June 2012 at the Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland. Europe won 13½–10½. The United States led 10–6 at the start of the final day but Europe won 7 of the 8 singles matches and halved the other to win the match.
Format On Thursday, there were four matches of four-ball in the morning, followed by four foursomes matches in the afternoon. Eight singles matches were played on Friday, and eight more on Saturday. 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.
NameCountryCollege head coach assistant coach Northwestern Stirling Texas Christian Arkansas Utrecht Liberty Illinois Stirling UCLA
NameCollege head coach SMU assistant coach Georgia Tech Auburn UNLV Clemson Stanford Alabama Georgia Tech Washington Stanford
Thursday's matches
Morning four-ball Results Huizing/Pieters 1 upWilliams/YunBrun/CappelenhalvedErnst/MillsBooth/Robertson 6 & 4Barber/WhiteKarlsson/Widegren 2 upRodgers/Thomas ½ Four-ball 3½ ½ Overall 3½
Afternoon foursomes Results Huizing/Pieters 1 upErnst/YunRobertson/Widegren 5 & 4Mills/WilliamsBooth/Karlsson 2 & 1Barber/WhiteBrun/Cappelen 1 upRodgers/Thomas 1 Foursomes 3 1½ Overall 6½
Friday's singles matches Results Graeme Robertson 3 & 2Chris WilliamsJulien Brun 2 & 1Blayne BarberDaan Huizing 1 upCorbin MillsDavid Booth 4 & 2Andrew YunThomas PietershalvedJames WhiteRobert S. Karlsson 4 & 2Derek ErnstSebastian CappelenhalvedJustin ThomasPontus WidegrenhalvedPatrick Rodgers 4½ Singles 3½ 6 Overall 10
Saturday's singles matches Results Sebastian Cappelen 3 & 2Chris WilliamsDaan Huizing 4 & 3Justin ThomasRobert S. Karlsson 2 & 1Patrick RodgersThomas PietershalvedCorbin MillsDavid Booth 2 upJames WhiteGraeme Robertson 2 upDerek ErnstJulien Brun 6 & 5Blayne BarberPontus Widegren 3 & 1Andrew Yun 7½ Singles ½ 13½ Overall 10½
Michael Carter award The Michael Carter Award winners were Robert S. Karlsson and Andrew Yun.
References
External links Palmer Cup official site