The 2026 Arnold Palmer Cup teams have been announced but there are no Irish golfers included in the 22-player International side for the contest which will be staged at Tralee Golf Links.
Scotland, South Africa, and Spain lead in country selections with three apiece, while Canada, England, and New Zealand have two each. Including the coaching staff, 17 countries in total are represented on Team International.
Of the 32 universities represented by selected players on the United States side, Florida has the most selections by school with five. Auburn (three), Arizona State (two), Texas (three), Texas A&M (three), Texas Tech (two), Southern California (four), and Wake Forest (two) have more than one.
Anh Minh (Vietnam) and Silchenko (Latvia) are the first golfers from their countries to be selected for the Palmer Cup. Universities with their first-ever selection include Anh Minh (Oregon State), Bochaton (Wingate), McEwen (Washington and Lee), and Potgieter (Louisiana). Lee (SMU), Madsen (NC State), and Maurice (St Andrews) are the first female Palmer Cup selections from their universities.
Wake Forest has had at least one women’s golfer selected every year since the Palmer Cup expanded to include International and women’s competitors in 2018. Arizona State has had at least one male golfer selected every year since 2019, while Texas Tech men’s golf has had selections in nine of the last 10 years.
Returners for the defending champion International team include Bennett (2025), Graham (2025), Kim (2025), Marin (2024-25), Martín Sampedro (2024), Poulter (2025), and Sveinsson (2025). Team USA returners are Davis (2024-25), Gilbert (2025), Herendeen (2025), Koo (2025), Modleski (2025), O’Keefe (2024-25), Pate (2025), Romero (2024-25), and Turner (2025).
2026 Arnold Palmer Cup Teams
Team International
Nguyen Anh Minh; Oregon State; Fr.; Hanoi, Vietnam
Daniel Bennett; Texas; So.; Pretoria, South Africa
Vanessa Borovilos; Texas A&M; So.; Etobicoke, Canada
George Cannon; Stirling; Sr.; Falkirk, Scotland
Cayetana Fernández García-Poggio; Texas A&M; Jr.; Madrid, Spain
Paula Francisco; Florida; Jr.; Madrid, Spain
Connor Graham; Texas Tech; So.; Blairgowrie, Scotland
Veronika Kedronova; Kent State; Jr.; Rožnow pod Radhoštěm, Czech Republic
Lauren Kim; Texas; Jr.; Surrey, Canada
Marie Eline Madsen; NC State; So.; Viborg, Denmark
Rianne Malixi; Duke; Fr.; Manila, Philippines
Maria Jose Marin; Arkansas; Jr; Cali, Colombia
Paula Martín Sampedro; Stanford; Jr.; Madrid, Spain
Caitlin Maurice; St Andrews; Sr.; Ōmokoroa, New Zealand
Malan Potgieter; Louisiana; Sr.; Kirkwood, South Africa
Luke Poulter; Florida; Jr.; Woburn, England
Patience Rhodes; Arizona State; Jr.; Bath, England
Niall Sheils Donegan; North Carolina; Jr.; Glasgow, Scotland
Árni Sveinsson; LSU; So.; Garðabær, Iceland
Zack Swanwick; Florida; So.; Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
Harry Takis; San Diego State; So.; Brisbane, Australia
Tim Wiedemeyer; Texas Tech, Jr.; Olching, Germany
Coach’s Pick: Jack Buchanan; Southern California; So.; Cape Town, South Africa
Coach’s Pick: Marta Silchenko; Oklahoma State; Jr.; Riga, Latvia
Co-Head Coach: Janice Olivencia; Miami; Caguas, Puerto Rico
Co-Head Coach: Brennan Webb; Tennessee; Bracebridge, Canada
Assistant Coach: Jake Amos; LSU; Leicester, England
Assistant Coach: Veronique Drouin-Luttrell; Oklahoma; Saints-Anges, Canada
Assistant Coach: Matt Walton; Arizona; Lytham St Annes, England
Assistant Coach: Yoshio Yamamoto; South Carolina; Guadalajara, Mexico
Team USA
Kihei Akina; BYU; Fr.; Alpine, Utah
Amely Bochaton; Wingate; So.; Wingate, North Carolina
Kylie Chong; Southern California; So.; Torrance, California
Ryder Cowan; Oklahoma; Jr.; Edmond, Oklahoma
Anna Davis; Auburn; Jr.; Spring Valley, California
Wheaton Ennis; Texas A&M; So.; Eagle, Idaho
Josiah Gilbert; Auburn; Jr.; Prattville, Alabama
William Jennings; Alabama; So.; Greenville, South Carolina
Jasmine Koo; Southern California; So.; Cerritos, California
Chloe Kovelesky; Wake Forest; So.; Boca Raton, Florida
Jonathan McEwen; Washington and Lee; Portsmouth, Virginia
Jacob Modleski; Notre Dame; Jr.; Noblesville, Indiana
Farah O’Keefe; Texas; Jr.; Austin, Texas
Macy Pate; Wake Forest; Jr.; Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Cayden Pope; Auburn; Jr.; Lexington, Kentucky
Megan Propeck; Florida; Sr.; Leawood, Kansas
Kiara Romero; Oregon; Jr.; San Jose, California
Bailey Shoemaker; Southern California; Jr.; Dade City, Florida
Jack Turner; Florida; Jr.; Orlando, Florida
Willy Walsh; Pepperdine; Jr.; San Mateo, California
Avery Weed; Mississippi State; Jr.; Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Connor Williams; Arizona State; Jr.; Escondido, California
Coach’s Pick: Max Herendeen; Illinois; Jr.; Bellevue, Washington
Coach’s Pick: Mackenzie Lee; SMU; Sr.; North Little Rock, Arkansas
Co-Head Coach: Laura Ianello; Texas; Charleston, Illinois
Co-Head Coach: Trey Jones; Florida State; Cullman, Alabama
Assistant Coach: Emily Fletcher; Northwestern; Evanston, Illinois
Assistant Coach: Beth Miller; Northwestern; Dixon, Illinois
Assistant Coach: Bowen Sargent; Virginia; Charlottesville, Virginia
Assistant Coach: Thomas Sutton; Arizona State; Montgomery, Alabama
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