First Round Pairings Set for Palmer Cup at Royal Portrush Golf Club 

PORTRUSH – First round four-ball pairings for the 2010 Palmer Cup at Royal Portrush Golf Club have been announced following today’s opening ceremony. The first match of the Ryder Cup-style competition between collegiate golfers will tee off at 7:30.

The opening match will pit Henrik Norlander and Pontus Widegren, both of Danderyd, Sweden, against Scott Langley and Corey Nagy. They will be followed by Rhys Enoch of Wales and Italy’s Andrea Pavan versus John Chin and Daniel Miernicki. The third bout will pair Sweden’s David Lingmerth and Patrick Spraggs of England. They will face the American duo of David Chung and Jonathan Randolph. The final group of the morning will consist of Arizona State teammates James Byrne of Scotland and Jesper Kennegard of Sweden against the USA’s Tyson Alexander and Russell Henley.

Afternoon foursomes matches will begin at 14:00 with to be determined pairings.
Palmer Cup
Royal Portrush Golf Club
June 24 - 7:30 a.m.

Four-Ball Matches Pairings
Henrik Norlander/Pontus Widegren, Europe vs. Scott Langley/Corey Nagy, United States
Rhys Enoch/Andrea Pavan, Europe vs. John Chin/Daniel Miernicki, United States
David Lingmerth/Patrick Spraggs, Europe vs. David Chung/Jonathan Randolph, United States
James Byrne/Jesper Kennegard, Europe vs. Tyson Alexander/Russell Henley, United States