2026 Arnold Palmer Cup rosters announced for Tralee in Ireland
The Palmer Cup matches will be played July 3-5 at Tralee in Ireland. The United States leads the all-time series, 15-13-1.
The 2026 Arnold Palmer Cup rosters were announced Tuesday night. The Palmer Cup matches will be played July 3-5 at Tralee Golf Club in Ireland. The competition pits the top American collegiate players against their International counterparts.
The United States leads the all-time series, 15-13-1. Scotland, South Africa, and Spain lead in International country selections with three apiece, while Canada, England, and New Zealand each have two. Including the coaching staff, 17 countries are represented on Team International.
Of the 32 universities represented by selected players, Florida has the most selections by school with five. USC (four), Auburn (three), Texas (three), Texas A&M (three), Texas Tech (two), Arizona State (two) and Wake Forest (two) have more than one. United States 2026 Palmer Cup team selections Kihei Akina (BYU) Kylie Chong (Southern California) Ryder Cowan (Oklahoma) Anna Davis (Auburn) Wheaton Ennis (Texas A&M) Josiah Gilbert (Auburn) William Jennings (Alabama) Jasmine Koo (Southern California) Chloe Kovelesky (Wake Forest) Jacob Modleski (Notre Dame) Farah O’Keefe (Texas) Macy Pate (Wake Forest) Cayden Pope (Auburn) Megan Propeck (Florida) Kiara Romero (Oregon) Bailey Shoemaker (Southern California) Jack Turner (Florida) Willy Walsh (Pepperdine) Avery Weed (Mississippi State) Connor Williams (Arizona State) Amely Bochaton (Wingate) and Jonathan McEwen (Washington and Lee) were the non-Division I selections.
Head Coaches Laura Ianello and Trey Jones selected Mackenzie Lee (SMU) and Max Herendeen (Illinois), respectively, as their coach’s picks. International 2026 Palmer Cup team selections Nguyen Ahn Minh (Oregon State; Vietnam) Daniel Bennett (Texas; South Africa) Vanessa Borovilos (Texas A&M; Canada) Cayetana Fernández García-Poggio (Texas A&M; Spain) Paula Francisco (Florida; Spain) Connor Graham (Texas Tech; Scotland) Veronika Kedronova (Kent State; Czech Republic) Lauren Kim (Texas; Canada) Marie Eline Madsen (NC State; Denmark) Rianne Malixi (Duke; Philippines) Maria Jose Marin (Arkansas; Colombia) Paula Martín Sampedro (Stanford; Spain) Malan Potgieter (Louisiana; South Africa) Luke Poulter (Florida; England) Patience Rhodes (Arizona State; England) Niall Sheils Donegan (North Carolina; Scotland) Árni Sveinsson (LSU; Iceland) Zack Swanwick (Florida; New Zealand) Harry Takis (San Diego State; Australia) Tim Wiedemeyer (Texas Tech; Germany) Caitlin Maurice (St Andrews; New Zealand) and George Cannon (Stirling; Scotland) were selected as representatives of The R&A’s Student Tour Series. Head Coaches Janice Olivencia and Brennan Webb selected Marta Silchenko (Oklahoma State; Latvia) and Jack Buchanan (Southern California; South Africa), respectively, as their coach’s picks.