Dean Robertson leads

Europe to victory over

US in Palmer Cup

FROM THE PALMER CUP WEBSITE
Europe stymied a late American rally to claim a 13-11 win at the 2009 Palmer Cup presented by Fisher Capital Partners at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colo.
The victory was the Europeans' second in a row and their fourth in the last six annual contests. They won at Glasgow Gailes in 2008 and this was their second on American soil (they won at Kiawah Island in 2003). The win evened the all-time series, 6-6-1.
After splitting the morning’s foursomes matches - which left Europe needing only 2 1/2 points to retain the Palmer Cup, Europe roared out to big leads in each of the first three singles matches. Team USA briefly cut into Europe’s lead when Mike Van Sickle when he posted the largest singles victory in Palmer Cup history with an 8 and 7 win.
The Europeans quickly responded with a 5 and 4 victory by Stephan Gross and Jorge Campillo downing Bud Cauley, 2 and 1. Tim Sluiter looked poised to close out the matches after building a four-hole lead through four holes against Morgan Hoffmann and leading by the same margin after No. 12.
Hoffmann claimed four of the next five holes to move the match to all square after 17 with the Americans leading or all square in the remaining matches. However, Hoffmann’s tee shot on No. 18 went into the water to the left of the fairway and Sluiter made par to give Europe the team victory.
Cameron Tringale (1-up), Trent Leon (2 and 1) and Adam Mitchell (3 and 2) would claim wins for the U.S. while Italy’s Andrea Pavan and Erik Flores halved the final match for a final team score of 13-11.
“Our team played extremely well this week and had a tough fight today against the U.S.,” said Europe's head coach, Dean Robertson (pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency) from Scotland.
“It was a privilege to play at a course with the history of Cherry Hills and have Arnold Palmer in attendance all week.”
FINAL RESULT
EUROPE 13, UNITED STATES 11
Friday details:
Foursomes (2-2)
European names first
Jorge Campillo & Tim Sluiter bt Bud Cauley & Mike Van Sickle 5 and 4.
Stephan Gross & Chris Paisley lost to Erik Flores & Steve Ziegler 1 hole.
Leonardo Motta & Andrea Pavan bt Trent Leon & Adam Mitchell 3 and 2.
Henrik Norlander & Robin Wingardh lost to Morgan Hoffmann & Cameron Tringale 1 hole.
Singles (3 1/2-4 1/2)
Campillo bt Cauley 2 and 1.
Gross, Europe bt Ziegler 5 and 4.
Sluiter bt Hoffmann 1 hole.
Paisley lost to Tringale 1 hole.
Motta lost to Van Sickle 8 and 7.
Pavan halved with Flores.
Wingardh lost to Leon 2 and 1.
Norlander lost to Mitchell 3 and 2.