Mills Begins Play at Palmer Cup Thursday Morning

June 27, 2012

NEWCASTLE, NORTHERN IRELAND – First round four-ball pairings for the 2012 Palmer Cup at The Royal County Down Golf Club were announced at today’s opening ceremony. The first match of the Ryder Cup-style competition between collegiate golfers will tee off at 7:30 a.m.

The opening match will feature Daan Huizing and Thomas Pieters from the Europe against the United States’ Chris Williams and Andrew Yun. Game two will pit Europe’s Julien Brun and Sebastian Cappelen versus Derek Ernst and Corbin Mills. David Booth and Graeme Robertson will battle Blayne Barber and James White of the United States in match three. The final match will be contested between Team Europe’s Robert Karlsson and Pontus Widegren and USA’s Patrick Rodgers and Justin Thomas.

Afternoon foursomes matches will begin at 2:00 pm with pairings to be determined.

The United States leads the Palmer Cup series 8-6-1.

Palmer Cup The Royal County Down Golf ClubJune 28 – 7:30 a.m.

Four-Ball Matches PairingsGame 1: 7:30 am Daan Huizing/Thomas Pieters, Europe vs. Chris Williams/Andrew Yun, United StatesGame 2: 7:44 am Julien Brun/Sebastian Cappelen, Europe vs. Derek Ernst/Corbin Mills, United StatesGame 3: 7:58 am David Booth/Graeme Robertson, Europe vs. Blayne Barber/James White, United StatesGame 4: 8:12 am Robert Karlsson/Pontus Widegren, Europe vs. Patrick Rodgers/Justin Thomas, United States