Men's golfer Stephan Gross named to Palmer Cup team
<p>Arizona State sophomore golfer <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/gross_stephan00.html">St… Gross</a> will become the first ever German to participate in the prestigious Palmer Cup.</p><separator></separator><p>The Palmer Cup, presented by Fisher Capital Partners, will be held at Cherry Hills Country Club in Denver June 3-5.</p><separator></separator><p>Pitting the United State against a slew of European competitors, the Ryder Cup-style competition consists of two teams of eight golfers each.</p><separator></separator><p>The United States leads the all-time Palmer Cup series 6-5-1, but Gross and teammates will look to change that trend this summer.</p><separator></separator><p>Representing Europe, Gross has already had a considerable amount of success on the international circuit. The Leimen, Germany, native has won the German International Amateur and the European Amateur Championship, and finished second in the Vodafone Challenge.</p><separator></separator><p>Gross will be joined by fellow Pac-10 golfer Tim Sluiter of Southern California, among others, on the European squad. Two Americans, from Stanford and Southern California, respectively, round out the west coast outfit.</p><separator></separator><p>Full coverage of this worldwide event can be seen on Golfweek TV.</p><separator></separator><p><a href="http://www.golfweektv.com/lances_room.asp?ID=5413">Click here for coverage</a></p><separator></separator><p> </p><separator></separator><p><a>Team USA
</a></p><separator></separator><p><a>Bud Cauley, Alabama </a></p><separator></separator><p><a>Morgan Hoffmann, Oklahoma State
</a></p><separator></separator><p><a>Trent Leon, Oklahoma State
</a></p><separator></separator><p><a>Jamie Lovemark, Southern California
</a></p><separator></separator><p><a>Adam Mitchell, Georgia
</a></p><separator></separator><p><a>Cameron Tringale, Georgia Tech
</a></p><separator></separator><p><a>Mike Van Sickle, Marquette
</a></p><separator></separator><p><a>Steve Ziegler, Stanford
</a></p><separator></separator><p><a>Team Europe
</a></p><separator></separator><p><a>Jorge Campillo, Indiana (Spain)
</a></p><separator></separator><p><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/gross_stephan00.html">St… Gross</a>, Arizona State (Germany)
</p><separator></separator><p>Leonardo Motta, IULM Milan (Italy)
</p><separator></separator><p>Henrik Norlander, Augusta State (Sweden)
</p><separator></separator><p>Chris Paisley, Tennessee (England)
</p><separator></separator><p>Andrea Pavan, Texas A&M (Italy)
</p><separator></separator><p>Tim Sluiter, Southern California (The Netherlands)
<!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE --></p><separator></separator><p>Robin Wingardh, Tennessee (Sweden)<br /></p>