AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn senior Megan Schofill will represent the United States team in the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup at the Laurel Valley Golf Club outside Ligonier, Pennsylvania, the tournament committee announced on Tuesday. The Ryder Cup-style competition features men's and women's collegiate golfers from the United States versus their International counterparts and will be played June 8-10.
"Representing the United States at the Arnold Palmer Cup will be a great experience and is a lot of fun," Schofill said. "I've represented the U.S. in the Arnold Palmer Cup once before in 2020, so I'm really excited to get back out there and play with some of the best American and International players in college golf. It will be a great time and I'm really looking forward to that."
Schofill's selection marks the fourth Arnold Palmer Cup selection by an Auburn golfer in program history. Julie McCarthy was chosen to represent the International team in 2019 while Schofill and Kaleigh Telfer both participated in 2020 with Schofill on the American team and Telfer on the International team.
"When the Arnold Palmer committee selects the team, they not only consider rankings and performance but also high character," Auburn head coach Melissa Luellen said. "Megan is a terrific golfer, but more importantly, she is a wonderful representative of the game of golf and is the epitome of a student-athlete. She will represent Auburn and the United States with pure class!"
The Auburn senior has had a memorable season and continues to make her presence felt in the Auburn record books. In October, Schofill shot 207 (-9) to win the individual title at the Mason Rudolph Championship. It was her third career individual victory, putting her in a tie for sixth in program history. She also posted a runner-up individual finish at the 2023 SEC Championship.
Schofill's 205 (-11) at the Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah in the fall tied her for the second all-time lowest 54-hole score in Auburn history, and her second round 65 (-7) at the event tied the second lowest 18-hole score in program history.
Schofill currently holds the Auburn record for most career rounds under par (43) and has the lowest scoring average in program history at 72.09 (minimum 60 rounds).
About the Arnold Palmer Cup
The Arnold Palmer Cup was co-founded by Arnold Palmer and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) and began at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida, in 1997. The event 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 Palmer Cup has been played at some of the world's greatest courses, including The Old Course at St. Andrews, The Royal County Down, Royal Portrush, Baltusrol, The Honors Course, and Cherry Hills. Beginning with the 2018 matches at Evian Resort Golf Club, the Arnold Palmer Cup is the only major tournament which features men and women playing side-by-side as partners.
Since its inception, over 125 former Arnold Palmer Cup alumni have gone on to earn cards on the PGA, European, or LPGA Tours; 32 have represented Europe or the USA in the Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup, or Solheim Cup and more than 65 have claimed over 285 victories on the PGA, European, or LPGA Tours, including three major champions in both 2020 and 2021. The United States leads the Palmer Cup series 13-11-1.
The Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation supports the Palmer Cup, which provides a platform for perpetuating Arnold Palmer's commitment to youth character development and the growth of amateur/collegiate golf. For more information, please visit arnoldpalmercup.com.
