April 19, 2010
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Golfweek reports on one of the reasons a Sun Devil was selected...
Sun Devils Jesper Kennegard and James Byrne are part Europe's attempt to retain the Palmer Cup when the contest is staged June 24-26 at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. The European team won the cup at Cherry Hills Country Club last year with former Sun Devil Stephan Gross aiding in the victory.
The Palmer Cup stretches back to 1997. The series is tied 6-6-1. However, Europe has won the last two contests.
Last year at Colorado's Cherry Hills Country Club Gross continued the solid run of Sun Devils competing in the Palmer Cup. Gross won both his singles matches as Sun Devils are now 12-0 in head-to-head matches in the 13-match history of the event.
Alejandro Canizares, the 2003 NCAA champion and a four-time All-American, racked up 13 victories in his four years as a Palmer Cup player (2003-06), with an 8-0 mark in singles. Jeff Quinney, the 2000 U.S. Amateur champion, also was 2-0 in singles when he competed in 2001.
Team Europe
James Byrne, Arizona State (Scotland)
Rhys Enoch, East Tennessee State (England)
Jesper Kennegard, Arizona State (Sweden)
David Lingmerth, Arkansas (Sweden)
Henrik Norlander, Augusta State (Sweden)
Andrea Pavan, Texas A&M (Italy)
Patrick Spraggs, Stirling (England)
Pontus Widegren, UCLA (Sweden)
Head Coach: Dean Robertson, Scotland
Assistant Coach: Walle Danewid, Sweden
Team USA
Tyson Alexander, Florida
John Chin, UCI
David Chung, Stanford
Dustin Garza, Wichita State
Russell Henley, Georgia
Daniel Miernicki, Oregon
Corey Nagy, Charlotte
Jonathan Randolph, Mississippi
Head Coach: Chris Zambri, Southern California
Assistant Coach, Brian Sharp, Virginia Tech