The 2006 Palmer Cup was held on 29–30 June 2006 at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Europe won 19½–4½.[1]
| Dates | 29–30 June 2006 | ||||
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| Venue | Prestwick Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland | ||||
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| Europe wins the Palmer Cup | |||||
Format
On Thursday, there were four matches of four-ball in the morning, followed by eight singles matches in the afternoon. Four foursomes matches were played on the Friday morning with a further eight singles in the afternoon. In all, 24 matches were played.
Each of the 24 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 12½ points won the competition.
Teams
Eight college golfers from Europe and the United States participated in the event.
 Europe | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Country | College |
| Peter Mattsson head coach |  Sweden | |
| Alejandro Cañizares |  Spain | Arizona State |
| Rhys Davies |  Wales | East Tennessee State |
| Oscar Florén | Sweden | Texas Tech |
| Mark Haastrup |  Denmark | Georgia State |
| Joost Luiten |  Netherlands | Randstad Topsport |
| Steve Lewton |  England | North Carolina State |
| Pablo Martín | Spain | Oklahoma State |
| Richie Ramsay |  Scotland | Stirling |
 United States | |
|---|---|
| Name | College |
| Chris Haack head coach | Georgia |
| Ryan Baca | Baylor |
| Ryan Blaum | Duke |
| Roberto Castro | Georgia Tech |
| Brian Harman | Georgia |
| Chris Kirk | Georgia |
| Kevin Larsen | Georgia Tech |
| Luke List | Vanderbilt |
| Clay Ogden | Brigham Young |
Thursday's matches
Morning four-ball
 | Results |  |
|---|---|---|
| Cañizares/Martín | 5 & 3 | Harman/Kirk |
| Haastrup/Luiten | 4 & 3 | List/Ogden |
| Davies/Ramsay | 6 & 4 | Baca/Blaum |
| Florén/Lewton | 2 & 1 | Castro/Larsen |
| 4 | Four-ball | 0 |
| 4 | Overall | 0 |
Afternoon singles
| | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Pablo Martín | 6 & 5 | Brian Harman |
| Alejandro Cañizares | 2 & 1 | Clay Ogden |
| Mark Haastrup | 3 & 2 | Ryan Baca |
| Joost Luiten | 1 up | Luke List |
| Richie Ramsay | 1 up | Roberto Castro |
| Oscar Florén | 5 & 4 | Kevin Larsen |
| Steve Lewton | 1 up | Chris Kirk |
| Rhys Davies | 4 & 3 | Ryan Blaum |
| 6 | Singles | 2 |
| 10 | Overall | 2 |
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
| | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Cañizares/Martín | 6 & 5 | Blaum/Castro |
| Florén/Haastrup | 1 up | Baca/Ogden |
| Luiten/Ramsay | 3 & 2 | Harman/List |
| Davies/Lewton | 4 & 3 | Kirk/Larsen |
| 4 | Foursomes | 0 |
| 14 | Overall | 2 |
Afternoon singles
| | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Pablo Martín | 3 & 2 | Roberto Castro |
| Oscar Florén | 4 & 2 | Ryan Blaum |
| Mark Haastrup | 5 & 3 | Brian Harman |
| Alejandro Cañizares | 1 up | Ryan Baca |
| Joost Luiten | 2 up | Kevin Larsen |
| Steve Lewton | halved | Clay Ogden |
| Rhys Davies | 3 & 2 | Luke List |
| Richie Ramsay | 1 up | Chris Kirk |
| 5½ | Singles | 2½ |
| 19½ | Overall | 4½ |
Michael Carter award
The Michael Carter Award winners were Steve Lewton and Clay Ogden.[2]