UNITED STATES LEAD 12-4 IN PALMER
CUP WITH EIGHT SINGLES TO GO

United States followed up their 8-0 whitewash of the Europeans in the first day singles by taking the second morning’s foursomes 3-1 to lead 12-4 with eight singles to conclude the Palmer Cup students’ amateur international golf match at Caves Valley Golf Club near Baltimore, Maryland.
European hopes had been high of retaining the trophy they won by a record margin at Prestwick last year after they won the opening four-ball matches 3-1. But the Americans got their act together in the singles and were still in rampant mood on the second day.
Stirling University student Gordon Yates and Denmark’s Mark Haastru lost their foursomes tie by 4 and 3 to Jonathan Moore and Webb Simpson.

Results so far:
UNITED STATES 12, EUROPE 4
American names first
First day
FOUR-BALLS:: US 1, Europe 3.

SINGLES (8-0)
J Lovemark bt R Davies 4 and 2.
L List bt J Campillo 2 holes.
B Horschel bt G Shaw 2 holes
B Harman bt P Oriol 4 and 2.
J Moore bt G Yates 2 and 1.
W Simpson bt J Blixt 2 and 1.
C Kirk bt M Haastrup 1 hole,
D Johnson bt O Floren 4 and 2.

Second day
FOURSOMES (3-1)
Harman & Horschel bt Campillo & Oriol 5 and 4.
List & Lovemark lost to Blixt & Floren 5 and 4.
Moore & Simpson bt Haastrup & Yates 4 and 3.
Johnson & Kirk bt Davies & Shaw 2 and 1.