Europe lead after Palmer
Cup opening four-balls

Underdogs Europe opened a 2 1/2-1 12pt lead over the United States at the end of the morning four-ball session on the first day of the transatlantic students' international two-day match for the Palmer Cup at Glasgow Gailes today.
“I’m very pleased with our morning round,” said European team captain Mårten Olander. “I thought we got off to a good start and felt we had control over three matches early. If not for some very good short game play by the Americans we might have had a larger lead. I applaud them for a strong finish and am pleased with how we played.”
Europe opened the round with a 1-hole victory by the Swedish pairing of Jonas Blixt and Jonas Enander Hedin over Chesson Hadley and Adam Mitchell.
The Swedes won the first hole and extended their lead to three after 13 holes. However, birdies by Hadley on 14 and Mitchell on 17 shrank the lead to a single hole before Hedin drained a 35ftf putt to secure the match.
The Europeans extended their lead to 2-0 after Jorge Campillo and Tim Sluiter won by 4 and 2 win against the world top-ranked Rickie Fowler and Billy Horschel.
With the help of birdies on Nos. 1, 5 and 6, the Europeans built a four-hole margin after six holes. The Americans recorded birdies of their own at 13 and 14 to cut the lead to two before Sluiter birdied the next two holes to close out the match.
Gareth Shaw and Jonathan Caldwell built another early lead for Europe in their match against Kevin Chappell and Aaron Goldberg before the Americans rallied to gain a halved match.
The Europeans won the first four holes and extended their lead to five holes after seven. Goldberg birdied the next hole to cut the Americans' deficit to four before the Americans won holes 12-14 with birdies by Chappell at 13 and Goldberg at 14.
A Shaw birdie on No. 16 moved the match to dormie in favour of Europe with two holes to play but the United States' Chappell birdied both, including a holed bunker shot at the 18th, to halve the match.
The US took the final match of the morning with a 2 and 1 triumph by Michael Thompson and Derek Fathauer over Scott Borrowman and Charles Ford. The Americans never trailed, but did not win a hole until the sixth and never led by more than one until the 15th.

SCOREBOARD
Day 1
Morning four-ball foursomes
EUROPE 2 1/2, UNITED STATES 1 1/2
European names first
Jonas Blixt & Jonas Enander Hedin bt Chesson Hadley & Adam Mitchell 1 hole.
Jonathan Caldwell & Gareth Shaw halved with Kevin Chappell & Aaron Goldberg.
Scott Borrowman & Charles Ford lost to Derek Fathauer & Michael Thompson 2 and 1l.
Jorge Campillo & Tim Sluiter bt Rickie Fowler & Billy Horschel 4 and 2.

AFTERNOON SINGLES PAIRINGS
Jonas Enander Hedin v Aaron Goldberg.
Jonas Blixt v Adam Mitchell.
Jonathan Caldwell v Chesson Hadley.
Gareth Shaw v Derek Fathauer.
Scott Borrowman v Billy Horschel.
Jorge Campillo v Kevin Chappell.
Tim Sluiter v Michael Thompson.