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. 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.
NameCollege head coach Alabama assistant coach Arizona Florida State Abilene Christian North Florida New Mexico California Stanford Alabama California Alabama Alabama
NameCountryCollege head coach assistant coach Stanford TCU Arkansas Central Florida Iowa State UCLA NUI Maynooth North Florida California Nova Southeastern UCLA
Friday's four-ball matches Results Cappelen/Widegren 5 & 4Dale/WyattEason/Taylor 5 & 3Rodgers/ThomasBrun/Stalter 3 & 2Carpenter/WhitsettFernández/Figueiredo 4 & 3Berger/ErkenbeckHurley/PhelanhalvedKim/Weaver ½ Four-ball 4½ ½ Overall 4½
Saturday's singles matches Results Sebastian Cappelen 3 & 2Bobby WyattGreg Eason 5 & 3Justin ThomasJulien Brun 4 & 3Patrick RodgersPontus Widegren 2 upSean DaleBen Taylor 2 & 1Daniel BergerScott FernándezhalvedCory WhitsettGary HurleyhalvedAlex CarpenterJoël StalterhalvedJames ErkenbeckKevin Phelan 3 & 1Michael WeaverPedro FigueiredohalvedMichael Kim 3 Singles 7 3½ Overall 11½
Sunday's matches
Morning foursomes Results Hurley/Phelan 5 & 3Whitsett/WyattBrun/Stalter 1 upCarpenter/KimCappelen/Eason 1 upBerger/DaleFernández/Taylor 4 & 3Erkenbeck/WeaverFigueiredo/WidegrenhalvedRodgers/Thomas 2½ Foursomes 2½ 6 Overall 14
Afternoon singles Results Kevin PhelanhalvedBobby WyattScott Fernández 3 & 2Cory WhitsettJulien BrunhalvedSean DaleBen Taylor 2 & 1Daniel BergerPedro Figueiredo 2 & 1James ErkenbeckPontus Widegren 1 upMichael KimGreg EasonhalvedAlex CarpenterJoël Stalter 3 & 1Michael WeaverSebastian Cappelen 2 & 1Justin ThomasGary Hurley 2 & 1Patrick Rodgers 3½ Singles 6½ 9½ Overall 20½
Michael Carter award The Michael Carter Award winners were James Erkenbeck and Pedro Figueiredo.
References
External links Palmer Cup official site