2025 Palmer Cup teams announced live on Golf Channel
April 29, 2025 | by Golf Coaches Association of America
see also: Arnold Palmer Cup Matches, Tralee Golf Club
The matches will be played from June 5th to 7th at Congaree Golf Club in South Carolina
The 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup teams were announced today live on Golf Channel. Longtime Arnold Palmer partner Rolex is continuing its more than 50-year relationship by supporting the matches, which will be played June 5-7 at Congaree Golf Club in Ridgeland, South Carolina. USA leads the all-time series 15-12-1.
UNITED STATES TEAM
Carson Bacha (Auburn), Anna Davis (Auburn), Ethan Fang (Oklahoma State), Megha Ganne (Stanford), Josiah Gilbert (Auburn), Jackson Koivun (Auburn), Jasmine Koo (Southern California), Michael La Sasso (Ole Miss), Jacob Modleski (Notre Dame), Sebastian Moss (Louisville), Farah O’Keefe (Texas), Catherine Park (Southern California), Macy Pate (Wake Forest), Kiara Romero (Oregon), Amanda Sambach (Virginia), Preston Stout (Oklahoma State), Jase Summy (Oklahoma), Kendall Todd (Arkansas), Wells Williams (Vanderbilt), and Kelly Xu (Stanford). The non-Division I selections were Adam Duncan (Colorado Christian) and Mary Kelly Mulcahy (Findlay).
Head Coaches Kalen Anderson and Nick Clinard selected Lauryn Nguyen (Northwestern) and Jack Turner (Florida), respectively, as their coaches’ picks.
INTERNATIONAL TEAM
Daniel Bennett (Texas; South Africa), Carla Bernat (Kansas State; Spain), Carolina Chacarra (Wake Forest; Spain), Pablo Ereño (UCLA; Spain), Charlie Forster (Long Beach State; England), Eila Galitsky (South Carolina; Thailand), Justin Hastings (San Diego State; Cayman Islands), Filip Jakubcik (Arizona; Czech Republic), Lauren Kim (Texas; Canada), Phichaksn Maichon (Texas A&M, Thailand), Maria José Marin (Arkansas; Colombia), Michael Mjaaseth (Arizona State; Norway), Meja Örtengren (Stanford; Sweden), Gabriel Palacios (Utah; Guatemala), Andrea Revuelta (Stanford; Spain), Louise Rydqvist (South Carolina; Sweden), Árni Sveinsson (LSU; Iceland), Mirabel Ting (Florida State; Malaysia), Tyler Weaver (Florida State; England), and Lottie Woad (Florida State; England). Elice Fredriksson (Halmstad; Sweden) and Ross Laird (Stirling; Scotland) were selected as representatives of The R&A’s Student Tour Series. Head Coaches Stew Burke and Aaron O’Callaghan selected Caitlyn Macnab (Ole Miss; South Africa) and Connor Graham (Texas Tech; Scotland), respectively, as their coaches’ picks.
Spain leads in country selections with four, and 14 countries are represented on Team International. Of the 32 universities represented, Auburn and Stanford have the most selections by school, with four apiece. Eight others have more than one. Hastings (Cayman Islands), Palacios (Guatemala), and Sveinsson (Iceland) are the first golfers from their countries to be selected for the Palmer Cup. Universities with their first-ever selection include Duncan (Colorado Christian), Fredriksson (Halmstad), Forster (Long Beach State), and Palacios (Utah).
Wake Forest has had at least one women’s golfer selected yearly since the Palmer Cup expanded to include International and women’s competitors in 2018. Arizona State and Vanderbilt have had at least one male golfer selected yearly since 2019, while Texas Tech men’s golf has had selections in eight of the last nine years. Returners from the victorious 2024 and 2023 United States teams include Davis (2024), James (2023-24), Koivun (2024), La Sasso (2024), Mulcahy (2024), O’Keefe (2024), Park (2024), Romero (2024), and Sambach (2023-24). Team International returners are Bernat (2023-24), Chacarra (2022), Jakubcik (2024), Macnab (2023-24), Maichon (2024), Marin (2024), Rydqvist (2024), Ting (2023-24), and Woad (2023).
About the Palmer Cup
The annual Ryder Cup-style competition features top men and women collegiate players from the United States against their International counterparts. Each team will be comprised of 12 men's and 12 women's golfers. Day one will feature Mixed Four-Ball...
Most Popular Articles
FINAL RESULTS: 2026 Australian Men’s Amateur Championship
Feb 6, 2026Billy Dowling pulled away with a closing 7-under 63 to win the 2026 adidas Australian Men’s Amateur Championship at 18-under.
2026 Ben Hogan Award Watch List: 35 Names to Know This Spring
Jan 29, 2026The 2026 Ben Hogan Award watch list is out—35 college golf standouts are in the early mix for the game’s top individual honor.
Koivun powers Auburn to breakthrough Amer Ari victory
Feb 7, 2026Koivun’s 25-under week sparks Auburn’s record-setting win in Hawaii
Titleist Fitting Philosophy: The Competitive Amateur’s Fastest Path to Lower Scores
Jan 26, 2026Competitive golf is a game of small edges. Titleist’s fitting approach combines expert human insight and honest data
Early Invites Announced for the 2026 Augusta National Women’s Amateur
Jan 24, 2026A running list of the first confirmed names headed to Augusta.