Bama's Lars Brovold Helps Europe Win 2004 Palmer Cup
8/8/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
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TUSCALOOSA – Although he split on Saturday, winning his singles match but losing the four-ball match, the University of Alabama’s Lars Brovold achieved the ultimate success in the end. He won three of his four matches, helping Europe retain the Palmer Cup trophy by defeating the United States 14.5 to 9.5.
It was Brovold’s 8 and 6 singles match win against Billy Hurley that helped lift Europe to the win. On Friday Brovold’s two wins included defeating the 2004 NCAA Champion, Ryan Moore of UNLV in the four-ball match. In Saturday morning’s four-ball match, Hurley and Jack Ferguson of the USA defeated Brovold and his teammate Alex Noren 1-up. Noren is an Oklahoma State golfer from Sweden.
The Palmer Cup is a Ryder-Cup style competition that features eight of the top collegiate golfers from the United States against eight of their counterparts from Europe. Brovold, who was a senior All-Southeastern Conference and honorable mention All-American golfer on the Crimson Tide golf team this past season, is a native of Norway and was playing for Europe
The win gave Europe a 4-3-1 lead in the event that began in 1997. The 2004 Palmer Cup was played at Ballybunion Golf Club in County Kerry, Ireland. The victory in this year’s two day event was the largest margin of victory ever for the Europeans. The Palmer Cup is named for legendary golfer Arnold Palmer.
