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USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Team International runs away with 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup title at Congaree
Team International runs away with 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup title at Congaree For the second straight year, the team on foreign soil is heading home with the trophy. Team International got off to a slow start Saturday in singles, dropping the first four matches, but they won 15 of the final 20 to run away with the title at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup at Congaree Golf Club in South Carolina. The Internationals won 35-25, taking the title in the United States for the first time since 2020 and getting their first victory in the series since 2022. The Palmer Cup is a Ryder Cup-style tournament featuring the top men's and women's university/college golfers matching the United States against a team of International players. The U.S. now leads the series, 15-13-1. Former Wake Forest star Carolina Chacarra closed a perfect 4-0 week with a 1-up win against Stanford's Megha Ganne. She was one of two International players to finish the week with an unblemished record, joining former San Diego State standout Justin Hastings, the first Caymanian to compete in the Arnold Palmer Cup. 'Representing Team International as well as my country Spain alongside such amazing golfers and people means the world to me,' Chacarra said. 'It's been such a fun and special week. The team chemistry was unbelievable, and I think the results really showed that. Match play is always a blast, and going 4-0 made it even sweeter. This is a great tournament with some of the best players in the world, and bringing the trophy back was our goal all week." It was a special week for Texas sophomore Daniel Bennett, the 2025 Phil Mickelson Award winner, and Arkansas junior Maria Jose Marin, who won the NCAA individual title last month at Omni La Costa. The duo each received exemptions into professional events, as voted on by their peers. Bennett will tee it up in the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill, and Marin will play later this summer in the Amundi Evian Championship.
Irish Daily Mirror
03-06-2025
- General
- Irish Daily Mirror
Ex-jockey's son qualifies for US Open as Ian Poulter's son and McDowell miss out
Luke Poulter, the amateur golfer and son of Ryder Cup star Ian Poulter, has seen his dreams of making a major debut at next week's US Open dashed after losing in the final qualifying play-off. The 21-year-old, who suffered a back fracture just a year ago that kept him out of action for seven months, tied for fourth place on 10 under in an 81-man event at Emerald Dunes in West Palm Beach, Florida. This led to a head-to-head showdown with Austen Truslow, a professional since 2015 with PGA Tour experience, where he was defeated by a birdie in the second extra hole. Poulter, currently studying at the University of Florida, had reached seven under through 21 holes before play was suspended due to poor weather on Monday. He returned to card a bogey-free 65 – which included an eagle and five birdies – for the second-best score of the final round. "I can't believe how impressive today's 65 was to get into that position," Poulter's dad Ian posted on Instagram. "We keep using this as incredible experience and we keep getting better. An alternate spot but not sure what number it will be." Ryder Cup victor Nicolai Hojgaard finished two shots outside the play-off, while 2010 US Open champion Graeme McDowell was five adrift. Poulter had hoped to emulate fellow English amateur and second-year student at Florida State University Tyler Weaver, who secured his first major appearance with one of five qualifying spots in the 83-man field at Piedmont Driving Club in Atlanta on Monday. Bury St Edmunds' 22 year old golf ace, who's teeing off for the International Team at this week's Palmer Cup, clinched a remarkable victory over seasoned pros like Zach Johnson and Jason Dufner with an 11-under total. He will now compete against the likes of Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Shane Lowry at the US Open. Weaver, ecstatic about his performance, said: "It's been a really positive season for me so far with some good results, but this is definitely up there with my biggest achievement," and he's set to have his brother Max caddying for him in the upcoming matches. He went on to express his excitement about playing in one of golf's most prestigious events, stating: "Playing in a major championship is a dream of mine and still hasn't quite set in that I will be teeing it up at Oakmont this year." Weaver is the son of former Classic winning jockey and ITV Racing pundit Jason Weaver. Meanwhile, fellow English golfer Matt Wallace is gearing up for his first US Open in four years after triumphing at Ontario's Lambton Golf and Country Club, securing one of seven coveted spots with a solid seven-under, highlighted by impressive rounds of 67 and 66.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Texas' Daniel Bennett wins 2025 Phil Mickelson Award, signifying nation's top freshman
Daniel Bennett had a freshman season to be remembered, and he's being recognized for his stellar debut. The South African was named the winner of the 2025 Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced last week. The award recognizes the best freshman in men's college golf each year. Last year, the award went to Auburn's Jackson Koivun. Advertisement He's the fifth Texas player to win the Mickelson Award, joining Cole Hammer (2019), Scottie Scheffler (2015), Brandon Stone (2013) and David Gossett (1999). Bennett finished his season with a team-best 70.00 scoring average in 11 stroke-play tournaments. He tallied a pair of individual runner-up finishes, four top-threes and five top-10s. Twenty-four of his 34 rounds this year were par or better, including 15 rounds in the 60s. Bennett tied for second at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational, finishing runner-up to Fred Haskins Award winner David Ford, shooting 16 under for the 54-hole event. This week, Bennett will represent the International team at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup. The event is a Ryder Cup-style tournament featuring the top men's and women's college golfers matching the United States against a team of International players. Advertisement The United States leads the Palmer Cup series 15-12-1. The 2025 Palmer Cup will be played June 5-7 at Congaree Golf Club in Ridgeland, South Carolina. The Americans won last year at Lahinch. Twelve men and 12 women comprise each roster. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Texas' Daniel Bennett wins 2025 Phil Mickelson Award as top freshman
NBC Sports
27-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
After a year's worth of bad breaks, good ones finally come for NCAA champion Michael La Sasso
CARLSBAD, Calif. – The night before he became an NCAA individual champion, Michael La Sasso tossed and turned in his sleep, just thinking about what was at stake Monday at Omni La Costa. An exemption into this summer's U.S. Open. A likely invitation to next year's Masters. NCAA immortality. 'Sleeping with a lead is never easy by any means,' said La Sasso, who led Texas A&M senior Phichaksn Maichon by two shots through 54 holes, 'so to try and shut your mind off and go to bed is a very underrated thing to do.' The next morning Maichon, starting five groups ahead of La Sasso on No. 10, opened his final round with a bang, back-to-back birdies to quickly erase La Sasso's lead before the Ole Miss junior event teed off. La Sasso would match Maichon's two-birdie start, but then his opening nine started to unravel – a mud ball and bogey on No. 13; two plugged lies; a pair of double bogeys, at Nos. 15 and 17. The La Sasso that first arrived in Oxford, Mississippi, two summers ago from North Carolina State likely would've hung his head after that 2-over 38, which put La Sasso two strokes down to Maichon at the turn. It was just last August, a week before the start of the fall semester, that La Sasso was sulking on the practice green at Ole Miss' golf complex when Rebels assistant Emerson Newsome told him, 'Dude, you have got to snap out of it.' La Sasso had just tied for 191st at the U.S. Amateur, the wrong kind of exclamation point to a disastrous summer. La Sasso had contracted a stomach virus at the SEC Championship a few months before and lost 22 pounds. Also taking a hit were his swing and confidence. 'I had this victim mindset,' La Sasso said. 'I had missed first-team All-American; I was the only kid on the Palmer Cup team who wasn't. I was wondering to myself, like, am I not meant to be here? Am I a fluke? Emerson's like, 'You're plenty good enough. You have to be more optimistic.'' La Sasso began working with a performance coach this season, and by the spring, Malloy noticed 'a light bulb had gone off in his head.' La Sasso's NCAA triumph marked his third win of the season and was his 10th finish of T-13 or better. He overcame the flu to share 13th in Puerto Rico earlier this spring, and then less than a month later, he finished the same at the Cabo Collegiate despite stepping on a black sea urchin during a beach trip the day before the first round. Malloy urged La Sasso, who had to undergo four hours of surgery to remove all the spines from his right foot and hand, to sit out, but La Sasso ignored him. 'I've personally fought a s--- ton of stuff these last two years since I've been at Ole Miss,' La Sasso said, 'and I feel like I'm a pretty gritty guy.' At the NCAA Tallahassee Regional two weeks ago, La Sasso didn't bring his best stuff and still finished runner-up to imminent PGA Tour player Luke Clanton on his home golf course. La Sasso played alongside Clanton on Monday as he looked to close out easily the biggest win of his career. 'This was new territory for him,' Malloy said. 'We sat down and had a quick talk this morning, and looking at his eyes, he looked like he was ready for the moment, and he ultimately was.' Added La Sasso: 'I told myself if I just keep playing my game, good things would come.' Maichon, who plans to turn pro this summer with a Korn Ferry Tour card in hand thanks to PGA Tour University, bogeyed Nos. 5 and 6 to drop back to 9 under; he'd par in to shoot a closing 72 and finish two shots ahead of Oklahoma State's Preston Stout – and three clear of La Sasso's buddy Jackson Koivun of Auburn and reigning U.S. Amateur winner Josele Ballester of Arizona State. Meanwhile, the bounces finally started to go La Sasso's way. He played a bogey-free final nine, which included birdies on Nos. 4 and 6, the latter being a par-5 where La Sasso's drive took three bounces off the left cart path before ricocheting into the fairway; that birdie moved La Sasso back to 11 under, where he'd end up after a 72 of his own. On the next hole, the par-4 seventh, La Sasso's tee ball nestled against a bunker rake, which was left by another Ole Miss player a few groups ahead. Said La Sasso later to that teammate: 'Nice rake job.' La Sasso would still fly the green with his approach, but he saved par with a clutch up-and-down. Clanton carded an uncharacteristic 4-over 76 as Florida State, where Malloy was an assistant under Trey Jones over a decade ago, played the last three holes in a combined 6 over to finish at 12 over. The Rebels were 4 over in that stretch, though La Sasso's tap-in for par at No. 9 narrowly sealed the eighth seed in match play for Ole Miss, which will meet Arizona State in Tuesday morning's quarterfinals. The moment Mike became a National Champ! 🏆#HottyToddy Virginia, which climbed four places to seventh, gets reigning NCAA team champion Auburn. Florida, after the round of the day (8 under), will face host Texas. And Oklahoma State and Oklahoma will square off for the first time ever in NCAA match play. Florida State declined a Golf Channel request to speak to Clanton, who is expected to make his pro debut as a PGA Tour member next week at the RBC Canadian Open. La Sasso, who has one more year of eligibility, was thrilled for the professional opportunities that will now be given to him. He no longer has to fly to U.S. final qualifying later this week in Columbus, Ohio, and he can instead take a few days off before the Arnold Palmer Cup at Congaree and his major debut at Oakmont. He's also in the Rocket Mortgage Classic in July – and more invites will surely pop up soon. 'He's going to have a lot thrown on his plate, but he'll be ready and figure it out,' Malloy said. '… He's earned it, and I'm just really looking forward to watching him do it.' This is just Ole Miss' third time at the NCAA Championship under Malloy – and Tuesday will mark its first match-play appearance. But twice now the Rebels have boasted the individual winner, with current PGA Tour pro Braden Thornberry being the first to accomplish the feat in 2017 at Rich Harvest Farms. Thornberry recently played nine holes with La Sasso, and on Sunday night talked with the eventual NCAA champ on the phone. Thornberry's biggest piece of advice was to appreciate how special the opportunity was just to have a chance at winning a national championship. 'I thought about that a few times today,' La Sasso said. 'To be able to follow in his footsteps is pretty unbelievable.' Unlike Thornberry, though, La Sasso will have to pause his celebration and flip the switch to match play. La Sasso will go out in the anchor match opposite Arizona State star Preston Summerhays. History favors La Sasso as NCAA individual champions are 6-1 all-time in their quarterfinal match. Malloy certainly isn't worried about his star. 'The guy wakes up with his hair on fire,' Malloy said. 'He's not going to have any lack of motivation.' Much is still at stake.
USA Today
30-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Arnold Palmer Cup announces rosters, teams for 2025 competition at Congaree
Arnold Palmer Cup announces rosters, teams for 2025 competition at Congaree The rosters for the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup teams were announced Tuesday night. The event is a Ryder Cup-style tournament featuring the top men's and women's college golfers matching the United States against a team of International players. The Palmer Cup is the only major tournament that features men and women playing side-by-side as partners, though the Olympics added mixed-team golf for the 2028 games in Los Angeles. The United States leads the Palmer Cup series 15-12-1. The 2025 Palmer Cup will be played June 5-7 at Congaree Golf Club in Ridgeland, South Carolina. The Americans won last year at Lahinch. Twelve men and 12 women comprise each roster. U.S. team selections include Auburn's Carson Bacha, Oklahoma State's Ethan Fang, Auburn's Josiah Gilbert, Auburn's Jackson Koivun, Ole Miss' Michael La Sasso, Notre Dame's Jacob Modleski, Louisville's Sebastian Moss, Oklahoma State's Preston Stout, Oklahoma's Jase Summy and Vanderbilt's Wells Williams comprise the men's selections. For the women, Auburn's Anna Davis, Stanford's Megha Ganne, USC's Jasmine Koo, Texas' Farah O'Keefe, USC's Catherine Park, Wake Forest's Macy Pate, Oregon's Kiara Romero, Virginia's Amanda Sambach, Arkansas' Kendall Todd, and Stanford's Kelly Xu were the picks. Colorado Christian's Adam Duncan and Findlay's Mary Kelly Mulcahy were the non-Division I selections. More: 2025 NCAA men's college golf conference championship dates and results Head coaches Kalen Anderson and Nick Clinard selected Northwestern's Lauryn Nguyen and Florida's Jack Turner, respectively, as their coach's picks. International team selections include Daniel Bennett (Texas; South Africa), Carla Bernat Escuder (Kansas State; Spain), Carolina Chacarra (Wake Forest; Spain), Pablo Ereno (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 Jose Marin (Arkansas; Colombia), Michael Mjaaseth (Arizona State; Norway), Meja Ortengren (Stanford; Sweden), Gabriel Palacios (Utah; Guatemala), Andrea Revuelta (Stanford; Spain), Louise Rydqvist (South Carolina; Sweden), Arni 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. Coaches Stew Burke and Aaron O'Callaghan selected Caitlyn Macnab (Ole Miss; South Africa) and Connor Graham (Texas Tech; Scotland), respectively, as their coach's picks. Spain leads in country selections with four, and 14 countries in total are represented on Team International. Of the 32 universities represented, Auburn and Stanford have the most selections by school with four. 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 selections include Colorado Christian, Halmstad, Long Beach State and Utah.
