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Ford and Europeans sweep Palmer Cup foursomes
June 27, 2008 | Men's Golf
IRVINE, Scotland?? ????? Europe swept the morning foursomes matches at the Palmer Cup presented by Monster at Glasgow Golf Club Gailes Links to claim a 9.5-6.5 advantage. Final-round singles matches were moved up to 12:45 due to potential weather conditions.
?????? ???Obviously, I???m very pleased we won all four of our matches this morning,??? said European Captain M??rten Olander. ???We used the same lineups we used yesterday morning and got off to the same start but managed to close today. Yesterday the Americans grabbed opportunities at the end of the round but weren???t able to do so today. This sets up what should be fantastic afternoon matches. On paper the individuals on the U.S. team are higher ranked, but we have the home-field advantage and our spirits our high.???
?????? The Swedish tandem of Jonas Blixt and Jonas Enander Hedin evened the overall team score with a 4 and 3 win against Aaron Goldberg and Michael Thompson. The Swedes won the first hole but lost the second with bogey. The U.S. would take a brief one-hole lead after claiming the fifth with a birdie. Europe evened the match at the seventh and took the lead by winning both No. 9 and 10. They would push the lead to four holes by claiming the 12th and 13th.
?????? Scott Borrowman and Charles Ford put Europe back in the team lead by downing Billy Horschel and Adam Mitchell, 3 and 1. The Americans won the fourth to go 1-up, but Europe evened the score with a birdie on the next hole. The Euros would also win the seventh to take the lead for good. The two sides traded the next four holes before Europe claimed Nos. 13 and 14. Team USA would trim the lead back to two holes on the 16th before conceding the 17th.
?????? Jorge Campillo and Tim Sluiter won the second hole and never looked back in their 3 and 2 victory over Kevin Chappell and Rickie Fowler. The Euros pushed their lead to four after claiming the fourth with par and the fifth and sixth with birdie.?? The United States would cut the lead in half with wins at Nos. 10 and 11. The two sides traded wins at the 12th and 13th before Campillo and Sluiter closed out the match on 16, winning with birdie.
?????? Europe completed the sweep with the only match that went the complete 18 holes when Jonathan Caldwell and Gareth Shaw edged Derek Fathauer and Chesson Hadley, 1-up. The Americans held the lead for much of the front nine. The U.S. won the second and third before Europe claimed the fourth and fifth to send the match back to all square. The Americans would again take the lead after a birdie at No. 7 but Europe took Nos. 9 and 10. The two sides alternated the next three and again at Nos. 15 and 16 to even the match.?? Europe reclaimed the lead at No. 17 and halved the 18th to secure the victory.
2008 Palmer Cup presented by Monster at Glasgow Golf Club Gailes Links
Day Two Results
Glasgow Golf Club Gailes Links
Irvine, Scotland
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Europe 9.5
United States 6.5
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Foursomes Matches Results
Jonas Blixt/Jonas Enander Hedin, Europe def. Aaron Goldberg/Michael Thompson, USA, 4 and 3
Scott Borrowman/Charles Ford, Europe def. Billy Horschel/Adam Mitchell, USA, 3 and 1
Jonathan Caldwell/Gareth Shaw, Europe def. Derek Fathauer/Chesson Hadley, USA, 1-up
Jorge Campillo/Tim Sluiter, Europe vs. Kevin Chappell/Rickie Fowler, USA, 3 and 2
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Day-Two Singles Matches Pairings
Jorge Campillo, Europe vs. Rickie Fowler, USA
Jonas Blixt, Europe vs. Michael Thompson, USA
Charles Ford, Europe vs. Billy Horschel, USA
Gareth Shaw, Europe vs. Chesson Hadley, USA
Scott Borrowman, Europe vs. Kevin Chappell, USA
Jonas Enander Hedin, Europe vs. Adam Mitchell, USA
Jonathan Caldwell, Europe vs. Aaron Goldberg, USA
Tim Sluiter, Europe vs. Derek Fathauer, USA
