Welcome to the 15th Annual Palmer Cup!

I am particularly pleased that the prestigious Stanwich Club is hosting this premier international collegiate competition this year.  All of us involved express our appreciation to the Stanwich membership for making their fine club and course available for the event.

It was an honor for me 15 years ago when I was asked to lend my name to the event and host the inaugural competition at my Bay Hill Club in Orlando.  Since that successful debut, the Palmer Cup has flourished as it has been contested at an unbroken string of outstanding courses in America, the United Kingdom and Ireland.  Yet another fine course – Royal County Down in Northern Ireland – will host the 2012 match.

Not only does this international competition enrich the lives of these fine young collegiate golfers but it also often moves them a step closer to successful careers on the professional tours of the world.

I extend my best wishes to the members of both teams as they vie for the 2011 Palmer Cup.