TRALEE, Ireland \u2013 Sun Devil Golf will be represented at the 2026 Arnold Palmer Cup held July 3-5 at Tralee Golf Links in Tralee, Ireland.<\/p>\n
The men\u2019s team will be represented by Connor Williams<\/a> on Team USA. Sun Devil Women\u2019s Golf\u2019s Patience Rhodes<\/a> will be playing for Team International, alongside incoming men\u2019s golf transfer Nguyen Anh Minh.<\/p>\n About the Palmer Cup All-American trio Rhodes, who was named the 2025-26 Big 12 Player of the Year<\/a>, had five top-10 finishes this past season, including two coming in the last three tournaments, with a fourth-place finish at the Women’s Big 12 Championships, shooting 2-under (214) for the tournament. Rhodes has competed at the Augusta National Women\u2019s Amateur the last two years.<\/p>\n Nguyen Anh Minh is an incoming transfer for Matt Thurmond<\/a>\u2019s squad for next season. Minh is ranked No. 25 in the WAGR, earned GCAA Freshman All-America, GCAA All-West Region honors this past year with an Oregon State record 69.13 stroke average in 23 rounds, 17 of them at par or better.\u00a0<\/p>\n He also earned West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year, and the season included a Beaver record 61 (-10) at the Bandon Dunes Collegiate. Mihn earned PING GCAA All-America honorable mention alongside Williams and Sun Devil alum Michael Mjaaseth<\/a>.<\/p>\n Patience Rhodes<\/a>‘ career Connor Williams<\/a>‘ career Nguyen Anh Minh’s career How to follow Men\u2019s Golf Women\u2019s Golf
The Ryder Cup-style competition features the best men\u2019s and women\u2019s collegiate golfers against their international counterparts in an event that\u2019s been played annually since 1997, with the addition of the women\u2019s competition in 2018. Team USA leads the all-time series 15-13-1.<\/p>\n
Williams, Rhodes and Anh Minh earned All-American honors after impressive 2025-26 seasons. Williams was tabbed as Golfweek\u2019s honorable mention All-America honors. He finished seventh at the 2025 NCAA Championship and has 12 top-10 finishes in his career and five top-five finishes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
30 Tournaments
89 Career Rounds
71.7 Stroke Average
6,385 Strokes
14 Top-10 Finishes
20 Top-20 Finishes<\/p>\n
34 Tournaments
106 Career Rounds
70.9 Stroke Average
7,520 Strokes
12 Top-10 Finishes
22 Top-20 Finishes<\/p>\n
9 Tournaments
25 Career Rounds
68.6 Stroke Average
3 Top-10 Finishes
7 Top-20 Finishes<\/p>\n
The Arnold Palmer Cup social media channels will have coverage of the event on X<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> (@ArnoldPalmerCup) and Facebook<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Keep up with Sun Devil Men\u2019s Golf at sundevils.com<\/a>, follow @sundevilmgolf<\/a> on Instagram, @sundevilmgolf <\/a>on X, and Sun Devil Men’s Golf<\/a> on Facebook. <\/p>\n
Stay connected with Sun Devil Women\u2019s Golf on social media throughout the season by following @SunDevilWGolf on Instagram<\/a>, X<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and sundevils.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n