Penn golf will make a pilgrimage to one of the world\u2019s most famous golf courses.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In October 2026, both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s golf teams will be competing in the 2026 St. Andrew\u2019s Links Collegiate in Scotland for the first time in program history. On Oct. 15, the announcement was made by the Golf Channel following the completion of the 2025 event. The St. Andrews course, often referred to the \u201chome of golf,\u201d is one of the most recognized and influential golf course in the world. Across its 600 years of history, the course hosted some of the biggest names in golf, including Tiger Woods, Bobby Jones, and Jack Nicklaus.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will be everyone\u2019s first time playing St. Andrew\u2019s, so I can say for certain that it will be like a dream come true,\u201d junior player Madeleine Zang said. \u201cThe course has so much history and it\u2019ll be such a special treat for us to be able to not only play but compete at the oldest golf course in the world.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Texas, Washington, and University of St. Andrews will join Penn at the competition for three rounds of gameplay.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The event will last from Oct. 12-14, 2026 and will be fully broadcasted on television directly on the Golf Channel. The opening two rounds will be played on the Jubilee Course, where the individual winner for men\u2019s and women\u2019s will be determined. On the final day, the final championship matches will be played on the historic Old Course.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen my coach first told us, I remember being very shocked but also excited because I knew that this is a fairly new event and that they only invited four schools each year,\u201d junior player Maggie Ni said in a statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian. \u201cIt\u2019s truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I can\u2019t wait to experience such an iconic course.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zang also shared a very similar sentiment, with both players recognizing the significance of the competition for the team.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI was honestly ecstatic. I was so happy that Penn was chosen to play next year, especially because it will be my senior year; playing the St. Andrew\u2019s Collegiate will make my final year even more special,” Zang said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy team and I are all extremely honored to be chosen to compete in it next year with some amazing schools that we wouldn\u2019t otherwise be normally competing with,\u201d Ni added.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A request for comment was left with athletes of Penn men\u2019s golf.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the course is not without challenges. With only four teams competing, the Quakers would need to perform well in the qualifiers during the first two rounds of the tournament. Both the Jubilee Course and Old Course are highly regarded Championship courses in golf, both being famous for their strong winds and difficult terrain. For the team, this opportunity is not just about their individual performances, but also an opportunity to play in a world-renowned and historical course.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m mainly looking forward to having this experience with all of my teammates,\u201d Zang said. \u201cTraveling with the team always gives me such great memories, and I honestly can\u2019t wait to share these memories alongside them my senior year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Penn golf will make a pilgrimage to one of the world\u2019s most famous golf courses.\u00a0 In October 2026,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":236073,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[49,48,622,82],"class_list":["post-236072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}