Deacons Card Low Scores on Day 2 at 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup
6/12/2021 9:24:00 PM | Men's Golf, Women's Golf
Wake Forest is the only school in the country to have multiple players on both the United States team and the international team.
Arnold Palmer Cup Schedule & Pairings | Scorecards & Complete Results | Day 1 Recap
SUGAR GROVE, Ill. -- With 24 points available on the second day of the Arnold Palmer Cup between the morning foursomes and afternoon mixed foursomes, Wake Forest's four competitors posted many low scores throughout the day at Rich Harvest Farms golf course.
From a team perspective as the tournament heads into the final day of competition on Sunday, Team USA leads Team International, 20-16. Coach Kim Lewellen's Team USA squad recorded five match play wins on Saturday morning and eight wins during the afternoon mixed foursome pairings.
Emilia Miglaccio and Rachel Kuehn were paired together in the morning and carded four birdies to win their matchup over fellow Demon Deacon Lauren Walsh and her teammate from Team International, 3&1. Additionally in the morning, Alex Fitzpatrick and his Team International partner, Arizona State's Daniel Puig, recorded seven birdies but fell in their pairing, 2&1.
.@WakeWGolf teammates and now two-time #APCup teammates Emilia Migliaccio and Rachel Kuehn chat about their 3&1 win over Penny Brown & Lauren Walsh this morning. Go Deacs!
— Arnold Palmer Cup (@ArnoldPalmerCup) June 12, 2021
Third round play begins in 15 minutes.
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The afternoon mixed foursome competition meant Migliaccio was back in action with her partner from day one, UNF's Nick Gabrelcik. The duo shot five-under par and won their matchup, 2&1.
Additionally for Team USA and Wake Forest, Rachel Kuehn played with Florida's Ricky Castillo and they carded a three-under par and tied their matchup. Meanwhile for Team International, Fitzpatrick and Walsh played together and notched three birdies. Despite some good play throughout the round, the Demon Deacon duo fell in their mixed foursome matchup, 2&1.
Competition concludes on Sunday with singles play.
About 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, Fla., 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 Arnold Palmer Cup has been played at some of the world's greatest courses including The Old Course, The Royal County Down, Royal Portrush, Baltusrol, The Honors Course, and Cherry Hills. The 2018 matches at Evian Resort Golf Club became the only major tournament which features men and women playing side-by-side as partners.
Since its inception, over 100 former Arnold Palmer Cup alumni have gone on to earn cards on either the PGA Tour, European Tour or LPGA, 29 have represented Europe or the USA in the Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup, and more than 60 have claimed over 250 victories on the PGA or European Tours, including three major championships in 2020. The United States leads the series 12-11-1.
The Arnold Palmer Cup is supported by Arnie's Army Charitable Foundation. The Arnold Palmer Cup provides a platform for perpetuating Arnold Palmer's commitment to youth development and the growth of amateur/collegiate golf. For more information, please visit ArnoldPalmerCup.com.
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