Florida Golfer Tyson Alexander Part of Winning Palmer Cup Team
Saturday, June 26, 2010 | Men's Golf
University of Florida golfer Tyson Alexander (Gainesville, Fla.) is part of the U.S.A. team which claimed the 2010 Palmer Cup over Europe by a final score of 13-11 Saturday at the Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland.
The Palmer Cup is a Ryder-cup style tournament that pits the top American and European collegiate golfers. The eight-member U.S. team is made up of the nation's top collegiate players. The victory was the USA's first in Europe since 2002 and gives the USA a 7-6-1 overall advantage in the Palmer Cup series.
Each side claimed four matches in the final day of singles action. Andrea Pavan, a native of Italy who played collegiately at Texas A&M, claimed a 2 and 1 victory over Alexander on Saturday.
In the first day of action at the Palmer Cup, Alexander won both his four-ball and foursome matches helping Team USA take a 6-2 lead over Team Europe. Yesterday, Alexander provided the U.S. with a key 2 and 1 win over Patrick Spraggs in singles match play.
In 2010, Alexander was a PING All-America honorable mention selection. He also was named to the All-Southeastern Conference first team and made his second consecutive year appearance on the PING All-Region Team. The senior was part of the Gator team that finished tied for 11th at the NCAA Championships.
More information on the Palmer Cup can be found at www.PalmerCup.org.
Palmer Cup
Royal Portrush Golf Club
June 26
United States defeats Europe 13-11
Final Round Singles Results
Daniel Miernicki, United States def. James Byrne, Europe, 5 and 3
David Chung, United States def. Henrik Norlander, Europe, 4 and 2
David Lingmerth, Europe def. Jonathan Randolph, United States, 2-up
Pontus Widegren, Europe def. Corey Nagy, United States, 6 and 5
Patrick Spraggs, Europe def. John Chin, United States, 1-up
Scott Langley, United States def. Rhys Enoch, Europe, 1-up
Andrea Pavan, Europe def. Tyson Alexander, United States, 2 and 1
Russell Henley, United States def. Jesper Kennegard, Europe, 4 and 2
Information from the CGAA contributed to above report.
