2013 Palmer Cup
{{use mdy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox team golf tournament
| name = Palmer Cup
| year = 2013
| logo =
| logowidth =
| dates = June 7–9, 2013
| venue = South Course,
Wilmington Country Club
| location = Wilmington, Delaware
| home = USA
| away = Europe
| homecaptain =
| awaycaptain =
| homescore = 20½
| awayscore = 9½
| result = United States wins
}}
The 2013 Palmer Cup was held on June 7–9, 2013 on the South Course at Wilmington Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware. The United States won 20½ to 9½.{{cite web |url=http://www.arnoldpalmercup.com/content/2013 |title=2013 results |publisher=Arnold Palmer Cup |accessdate=September 24, 2016}} The teams were increased from 8 to 10.
Format
The order of the sessions was changed. On Friday, there were five matches of four-ball, while there were ten singles matches on Saturday. Five foursomes matches were played on Sunday morning followed by ten singles matches in the afternoon. In all, 30 matches were played.
Each of the 30 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 15½ points won the competition.
Teams
Ten college golfers from the United States and Europe participated in the event.
| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan=2|{{flagu|United States}} |
| Name
!College |
|---|
| {{sortname|Jay|Seawell}} head coach | Alabama |
| {{sortname|Jim|Anderson|dab=golfer}} assistant coach | Arizona |
| {{sortname|Daniel|Berger|dab=golfer}} |
| {{sortname|Alex|Carpenter|dab=golfer}} |
| {{sortname|Sean|Dale}} |
| {{sortname|James|Erkenbeck}} |
| {{sortname|Michael|Kim|dab=golfer}} |
| {{sortname|Patrick|Rodgers}}
| Stanford |
| {{sortname|Justin|Thomas}}
| Alabama |
| {{sortname|Michael|Weaver|dab=golfer}} |
| {{sortname|Cory|Whitsett}}
| Alabama |
| {{sortname|Bobby|Wyatt}}
| Alabama |
| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan=3|{{flagu|Europe}} |
| Name
!Country !College |
|---|
| {{sortname|Andrew|Coltart}} head coach |{{SCO}} | |
| {{sortname|Phil|Rowe|dab=golfer}} assistant coach |{{ENG}} | Stanford |
| {{sortname|Julien|Brun}}
|{{FRA}} | TCU |
| {{sortname|Sebastian|Cappelen}}
|{{DNK}} | Arkansas |
| {{sortname|Greg|Eason}}
|{{ENG}} |
| {{sortname|Scott|Fernández}}
|{{ESP}} |
| {{sortname|Pedro|Figueiredo}}
|{{PRT}} | UCLA |
| {{sortname|Gary|Hurley}}
|{{IRL}} |
| {{sortname|Kevin|Phelan}}
|{{IRL}} |
| {{sortname|Joël|Stalter}}
|{{FRA}} |
| {{sortname|Ben|Taylor|dab=golfer}}
|{{ENG}} |
| {{sortname|Pontus|Widegren}}
|{{SWE}} | UCLA |
Friday's four-ball matches
| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;" |
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
! width=160| {{flagicon|EUR|size=50px}} ! Results ! width=160| {{flagicon|USA|size=50px}} |
| Cappelen/Widegren
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 5 & 4 |Dale/Wyatt |
| Eason/Taylor
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 5 & 3 |Rodgers/Thomas |
| Brun/Stalter
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 & 2 |Carpenter/Whitsett |
| Fernández/Figueiredo
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 4 & 3 |Berger/Erkenbeck |
| Hurley/Phelan
|halved |Kim/Weaver |
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
| ½ | Four-ball | 4½ |
| style="background:#aaffaa;"
! ½ ! Overall ! 4½ |
Saturday's singles matches
| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;" |
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
! width=160| {{flagicon|EUR|size=50px}} ! Results ! width=160| {{flagicon|USA|size=50px}} |
| Sebastian Cappelen
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 & 2 |Bobby Wyatt |
| Greg Eason
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 5 & 3 |Justin Thomas |
| Julien Brun
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 4 & 3 |Patrick Rodgers |
| Pontus Widegren
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 up |Sean Dale |
| Ben Taylor
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 & 1 |Daniel Berger |
| Scott Fernández
|halved |Cory Whitsett |
| Gary Hurley
|halved |Alex Carpenter |
| Joël Stalter
|halved |James Erkenbeck |
| Kevin Phelan
|align=left|{{flagicon|EUR}} 3 & 1 |Michael Weaver |
| Pedro Figueiredo
|halved |Michael Kim |
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
| 3 | Singles | 7 |
| style="background:#aaffaa;"
! 3½ ! Overall ! 11½ |
Sunday's matches
=Morning foursomes=
| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;" |
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
! width=160| {{flagicon|EUR|size=50px}} ! Results ! width=160| {{flagicon|USA|size=50px}} |
| Hurley/Phelan
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 5 & 3 |Whitsett/Wyatt |
| Brun/Stalter
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 1 up |Carpenter/Kim |
| Cappelen/Eason
|align=left|{{flagicon|EUR}} 1 up |Berger/Dale |
| Fernández/Taylor
|align=left|{{flagicon|EUR}} 4 & 3 |Erkenbeck/Weaver |
| Figueiredo/Widegren
|halved |Rodgers/Thomas |
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
| 2½ | Foursomes | 2½ |
| style="background:#aaffaa;"
! 6 ! Overall ! 14 |
=Afternoon singles=
| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;" |
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
! width=160| {{flagicon|EUR|size=50px}} ! Results ! width=160| {{flagicon|USA|size=50px}} |
| Kevin Phelan
|halved |Bobby Wyatt |
| Scott Fernández
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 & 2 |Cory Whitsett |
| Julien Brun
|halved |Sean Dale |
| Ben Taylor
|align=left|{{flagicon|EUR}} 2 & 1 |Daniel Berger |
| Pedro Figueiredo
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 & 1 |James Erkenbeck |
| Pontus Widegren
|align=left|{{flagicon|EUR}} 1 up |Michael Kim |
| Greg Eason
|halved |Alex Carpenter |
| Joël Stalter
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 & 1 |Michael Weaver |
| Sebastian Cappelen
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 & 1 |Justin Thomas |
| Gary Hurley
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 & 1 |Patrick Rodgers |
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
| 3½ | Singles | 6½ |
| style="background:#aaffaa;"
! 9½ ! Overall ! 20½ |
Michael Carter award
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.arnoldpalmercup.com/ Palmer Cup official site]