PALMER CUP

US AND EUROPE TIED AT END OF DAY ONE

Europe and the United States were tied 6-6 at the end of the first day in the annual college students’ golf match for the Palmer Cup over the Irish Course at Whistling Straits, Mosel on the shores of Lake Michigan, Wisconsin.
The morning four-ball ties were shared 2-2 and Europe won the last three of the eight singles to split the afternoon honours 4-4.
Scott Jamieson (Augusta State University), the only Scot in the European team of eight, won his four-ball in partnership with David Skinns (Tennessee University) from Lincoln. They beat Matt Every and Matthew Rosenfeld 3 and 2.
But Jamieson was unlucky enough to be matched against the top American player, Michael Putnam, in the singles and lost by 5 and 4.
Europe’s winners in the singles were Sweden’s Alex Noren and Kalle Edberg and Spain’s Alejandro Canizares.
First day details (US names first):
US 6, EUROPE 6
Four-balls: John Holmes & Spencer Levin bt Rhys Davies & Steve Tiley 6 and 4; Matt Every & Matthew Rosenfeld lost to Scott Jamieson & David Skinns 3 and 2; Jeff Overton & Michael Putnam lost to Alexjandro Canizares & Pablo Martin 2 and 1; Ryan Blaum & Roberto Castro bt Kalle Edberg & Alex Noren 1 hole (2-2).
Singles: Levin halved with Davies, Every bt Skinns 4 and 2, Holmes bt Tiley 3 and 2, Overton halved with Martin , Putnam bt Jamieson 5 and 4, Blaum lost to Noren 5 and 4, Rosenfeld lost to Canizares 3 and 1, Castro lost to Edberg 3 and 1 (4-4).