ORLANDO, Fla. – The 2020 Arnold Palmer Cup hosted is underway for San Diego State men's golfer Puwit Anupansuebsai (Nakhon Phanom, Thailand) and the international team at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Fla.
The Arnold Palmer Cup, which was co-founded by Arnold Palmer and the GCAA, is a Ryder Cup-style tournament featuring the top men's and women's collegiate golfers pitting the United States against a team of international players. The Arnold Palmer Cup was slated for July 3-5 at Lahinch Golf Club in County Clare, Ireland, but was moved to Dec. 21-23 at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge because of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
The three-day event began Monday morning with fourball play. Also on the docket for the Palmer Cup is mixed foursome/foursome and single match play. The Internationals are looking to retain the Arnold Palmer Cup after earning a 33.5-26.5 victory at The Alotian Club in 2019.
Anupansuebsai is the third Aztec to be named to an Arnold Palmer Cup team, joining Aaron Goldberg and Nahum Mendoza III, who represented the United States in 2008 and 2016, respectively.
A 2020 PING (third team) and Golfweek (honorable mention) All-American and 2020 Mountain West Golfer of the Year, Anupansuebsai led SDSU with a 69.59 scoring average for the 2019-20 season across 17 rounds. He also ranked second on the team in rounds in the 60s (6) and rounds below par (14). Anupansuebsai was one of three San Diego State golfers to win an event last season and one of two to be named a Mountain West Golfer of the Week.
The Arnold Palmer Cup was established in 1997 and originally featured the top eight collegiate golfers from the United States against Great Britain and Ireland. Following the 2002 tournament, the American opponent was enlarged to include all European players, while roster size for both sides was increased to 10 competitors in 2013. In 2018, the Arnold Palmer Cup was expanded once again to include United States men's and women's teams against collegiate golfers from around the world.
More than 60 former Arnold Palmer Cup players have claimed 200 victories on the PGA or European Tours, including U.S. Open Champions Dustin Johnson, Graeme McDowell, Lucas Glover and Webb Simpson, Open Champion Ben Curtis and PGA Champion Justin Thomas, among others.
Puwit Anupansuebsai Set for Palmer Cup
