Europeans Announce 2008 Palmer Cup Team

The two teams that will be facing off against each other in the 2008 Palmer Cup is complete now that the European Team has been announced. Many of the players on the European side are enrolled in American colleges.

The European team features Jonas Blixt (Florida State), Scott Borrowman (Stirling), Johnnie Caldwell (South Alabama), Jorge Campillo (Indiana), Jonas Enander Hedin (Charlotte), Charlie Ford (Tennessee), Gareth Shaw (East Tennessee State) and Tim Sluiter (Southern California). The European team will be coached by Marten Olander of Sweden.

The Golf Coaches Association of America announced the 2008 U.S. Palmer Cup Team last week. The American team, captained by Stanford coach Conrad Ray, will feature Kevin Chappell (UCLA), Derek Fathauer (Louisville), Rickie Fowler (Oklahoma State), Aaron Goldberg (San Diego State), Chesson Hadley (Georgia Tech), Billy Horschel (Florida), Adam Mitchell (Georgia) and Michael Thompson (Alabama).

Matching the top collegiate players from the United States against their European counterparts, the annual Ryder Cup-style competition will be played June 26-27 on the 6,903-yard, par-71 Glasgow Golf Club Gailes Links in Gailes, Scotland.

The United States leads the series 6-4-1, but has lost the last two competitions in Europe. The 2007 event, at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md., saw the American team win 18-6. That team was captained by Oklahoma State golf coach Mike McGraw.