LIGONIER, Pa. – Auburn's Megan Schofill contributed to three match victories during the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup in a winning effort as Team USA defeated Team International 32-28.
During the opening round on Thursday, Schofill and partner Caleb Surratt of Tennessee claimed Team USA's first point of the competition with a 4&3 victory over Herman Sekne and Mirabel Ting in a Mixed fourball format. The American team recorded six birdies on the card before claiming the match win on No. 15.
Saturday included a foursome alternate shot format in the morning matches and a mixed foursome alternate shot format in the afternoon matches. Saturday morning, Schofill again contributed to a victory as she and partner Ashley Menne of Arizona State took down the Team International duo of Caitlyn Macnab and Lorna McClymont 4&3 in a match where Schofill and Menne never trailed.
The Auburn senior recorded her third victory of the competition on Friday afternoon, where she was again paired with Surratt. Schofill and Surratt defeated Mats Ege and Caitlyn Macnab 2&1 thanks to three birdies on the front nine.
Team USA led Team International 23.5 to 12.5 after the first two days of competition heading into Saturday's singles round. In singles, Schofill led her match over Julia Lopez Ramirez of Mississippi State 1-up through their first seven holes, which featured three birdies from the Auburn Tiger. Lopez Ramirez ultimately won the match on the second nine 3&2.
Team International closed the gap by claiming 15 of the 24 singles matches on Saturday, but Team USA prevailed with a 32-28 overall victory to claim the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup.
Schofill's selection to Team USA in April marked 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.
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.
