Tide's Lars Brovold Selected to European Palmer Cup Team
6/15/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
 |
|
NORMAN, Okla. — The European Palmer Cup presented by Monster Selection Committee has named European squad for the 2004 Palmer Cup presented by Monster announced the Golf Coaches Association of America.
The elite group includes University of Alabama golfer Lars Brovold, a senior on the Crimson Tide team this past season. The eighth Palmer Cup presented by Monster will be played August 6-7 at Ballybunion Golf Club in County Kerry, Ireland. The first six Ryder Cup-style competitions were played between the United States and Great Britain and Ireland before expanding to all of Europe last year. A record six European nations will be represented in the 2004 event.
The European team for 2004 - which will be coached by Sweden’s Magnus Grankvist and Graham Kaye of Switzerland will consist of Lars Brovold; Alejandro Ca?izares and Gonzalo Casta?o of Spain; Rhys Davies of the United Kingdom; Ireland’s Gareth Maybin; Francesco Molinari of Italy; Sweden’s Alex Nor?n; and Switzerland’s Martin Rominger. Brovold (Alabama), Ca?izares (Arizona State), Davies (East Tennessee State), Maybin (South Alabama), Nor?n (Oklahoma State) and Rominger (South Carolina) compete collegiately in the United States.
Norway, Italy and Switzerland will be represented for the first time in the Palmer Cup presented by Monster. Brovold is a native of Fredrikstad, Norway. He finished among the top 20 at the 2002 World Amateur.
Ca?izares and Casta?o competed in the 2003 Palmer Cup presented by Monster.
The Spaniards were playing partners in the four-ball and foursomes matches with each earning a 3-1 and helping lead Europe to a 14-10 victory.
The U.S. leads the Palmer Cup presented by Monster Series, 4-2-1.
The University of Alabama has now produced two Palmer Cup players. The inaugural Palmer Cup was held in Orlando, Fla., in 1997 and Allan MacDonald, then a senior on the Tide team, played for the team from Great Britain and Ireland. And former Tide golf coach Dick Spybey was the manager of the United States’ team that same year and served as the tournament’s director when it was held at St. Andrews golf course in Scotland. Brovold is the third different golfer current Tide head men’s golf coach Jay Seawell has produced for the Palmer Cup. He came to Alabama from Augusta State where he coached two-time Palmer Cup participant Jay Nelson and also Oliver Wilson.
