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Kuehn, Chacarra Named to Arnold Palmer Cup Teams
4/19/2022 2:42:00 PM | Women's Golf
Wake Forest women’s golf has had a player in the event every year since they added females to the competition in 2018.
ORLANDO, Fla. – Wake Forest women's golfers Rachel Kuehn and Carolina Chacarra have been named to Team USA and Team International for the 2022 Arnold Palmer Cup at Golf Club de Geneve in Switzerland July 1-3.
After being held in the United States two years in a row for the first time due to COVID-19, this is the first time the event will be in Switzerland. This will be Kuehn's third appearance in the event and the first appearance for Chacarra. Kuehn and Chacarra were both named to the ANNIKA Award Watch List in March.
Kuehn joins former Wake Forest teammate Emilia Migliaccio as one of the only Americans to be selected for three Arnold Palmer Cup teams. Migliaccio made history at the event in 2021 as the only American, male or female, to be named to four Arnold Palmer Cup teams. Kuehn will be joined on Team USA with Wake Forest men's golfer Michael Brennan, who will be making his first appearance in the Arnold Palmer Cup.
Wake Forest women's golf assistant coach Ryan Potter was named the Team USA assistant coach back in November. Wake Forest head coach Kim Lewellen was the head coach of the winning Team USA at the 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup.
During her junior season, Kuehn has secured two individual titles and earned her second consecutive top 10 finish at ACC Championships, where the team took home the 2022 title. She won the Tar Heel Invite back in October with a record-breaking performance and won the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge in March to earn an exemption into the LPGA Palos Verdes Championship at the end of the month. She leads the Demon Deacons with a stroke average of 70.70 over 27 rounds of competition.
In her freshman campaign, Chacarra became the first freshman to win multiple individual titles since the 1991-92 season. She won the UCF Challenge in February with a record-breaking performance of 19 under par and went on to win the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate two weeks later. She is second on the team with a stroke average of 71.56 over 27 rounds of competition.
Wake Forest women's golf has had a player in the event every year since they added females to the competition in 2018.
Wake Forest at the Arnold Palmer Cup
Brennan becomes the 12th player from Wake Forest to compete in the event. Additionally, over the last five years, nine different Demon Deacons have competed in the three-day tournament, accounting for
Arnold Palmer Cup Format
The Arnold Palmer Cup is a Ryder Cup-style tournament featuring the top male university/college golfers matching the United States against Europe. The event began at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando FL in 1997 and has been staged each year alternately in Europe and the USA.
The three-day event features:
About the Course
Founded in 1922, Golf Club de Genève features a course designed in 1973 by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. and fully renovated by his son Robert Trent Jones, Jr. in 2018. A par 72 that plays to 6,821 yards, the course offers views of the city, Lake Geneva, the iconic Mont Blanc and the surrounding Alps. Since 1989 this inspiring setting has hosted the Challenge Tour's Rolex Trophy, a prize won by three Palmer Cup alumni: Alex Norén, Nacho Elvira, and Pedro Oriol. The Club also hosted the 1975 European Junior Championship, the 1982 Espirito Santo Trophy, and several Swiss International matches.
About Arnold Palmer Cup
The Palmer Cup was co-founded by Arnold Palmer and The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA), and began in 1997 at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Fla. The event is a Ryder Cup-style tournament featuring the top men's and women's university/college golfers, with a team from the United States matching up against a team of international players. The Palmer Cup has been played at some of the world's greatest courses, including The Old Course; Royal County Down; Royal Portrush; Baltusrol; The Honors Course; and Cherry Hills. The 2018 event at Evian Resort Golf Club became the first major amateur American tournament to feature 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; 29 have represented Europe or the USA in the Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup, and more than 60 have claimed over 275 victories on the PGA or European Tours, including three major championships in 2020 and two in 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.
About Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation
The Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation champions its namesakes' legacy through grantmaking and initiatives that support children's health, youth character development and nature-focused wellness. Learn more at PalmerFoundation.org.
After being held in the United States two years in a row for the first time due to COVID-19, this is the first time the event will be in Switzerland. This will be Kuehn's third appearance in the event and the first appearance for Chacarra. Kuehn and Chacarra were both named to the ANNIKA Award Watch List in March.
Kuehn joins former Wake Forest teammate Emilia Migliaccio as one of the only Americans to be selected for three Arnold Palmer Cup teams. Migliaccio made history at the event in 2021 as the only American, male or female, to be named to four Arnold Palmer Cup teams. Kuehn will be joined on Team USA with Wake Forest men's golfer Michael Brennan, who will be making his first appearance in the Arnold Palmer Cup.
Wake Forest women's golf assistant coach Ryan Potter was named the Team USA assistant coach back in November. Wake Forest head coach Kim Lewellen was the head coach of the winning Team USA at the 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup.
During her junior season, Kuehn has secured two individual titles and earned her second consecutive top 10 finish at ACC Championships, where the team took home the 2022 title. She won the Tar Heel Invite back in October with a record-breaking performance and won the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge in March to earn an exemption into the LPGA Palos Verdes Championship at the end of the month. She leads the Demon Deacons with a stroke average of 70.70 over 27 rounds of competition.
In her freshman campaign, Chacarra became the first freshman to win multiple individual titles since the 1991-92 season. She won the UCF Challenge in February with a record-breaking performance of 19 under par and went on to win the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate two weeks later. She is second on the team with a stroke average of 71.56 over 27 rounds of competition.
Wake Forest women's golf has had a player in the event every year since they added females to the competition in 2018.
Wake Forest at the Arnold Palmer Cup
Brennan becomes the 12th player from Wake Forest to compete in the event. Additionally, over the last five years, nine different Demon Deacons have competed in the three-day tournament, accounting for
- Michael Brennan (2022) - USA
- Rachel Kuehn (2020, 2021, 2022) - USA
- Carolina Chacarra (2022) - International
- Alex Fitzpatrick (2020, 2021) - International
- Emilia Migliaccio (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) - USA
- Lauren Walsh (2021) - International
- Mark Power (2020) - International
- Kengo Aoshima (2019) - International
- Jennifer Kupcho (2018) - USA
- Will Zalatoris (2016) - USA
- Webb Simpson (2007) - USA
- Bill Haas (2002, 2003) - USA
Arnold Palmer Cup Format
The Arnold Palmer Cup is a Ryder Cup-style tournament featuring the top male university/college golfers matching the United States against Europe. The event began at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando FL in 1997 and has been staged each year alternately in Europe and the USA.
The three-day event features:
- July 1 - "Four Ball" - A match in which each member of the two-person teams plays their own ball. Four balls are in play per hole with each of the four players recording a score on the hole. The team whose player posts the best score on that hole wins the hole. Should players from each team tie for the best score, that hole is halved.
- July 2 - "Foursome" - A match in which the golfers compete on a team against two other golfers and each side plays one ball. The golfers play alternate shots (player A hits tee shot, player B hits second shot, etc.) until the hole is played out. Team members alternate on the playing of tee shots, with one golfer hitting the tee shot on odd-numbered holes, and the other hitting tee shots from the even-numbered holes. The team with the better score wins the hole. Should the two teams tie for best score, the hole is halved.
- July 3 - "Singles" - A match in which one player plays against another player. A player wins the match when the player is up by more holes than there are holes remaining to play.
About the Course
Founded in 1922, Golf Club de Genève features a course designed in 1973 by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. and fully renovated by his son Robert Trent Jones, Jr. in 2018. A par 72 that plays to 6,821 yards, the course offers views of the city, Lake Geneva, the iconic Mont Blanc and the surrounding Alps. Since 1989 this inspiring setting has hosted the Challenge Tour's Rolex Trophy, a prize won by three Palmer Cup alumni: Alex Norén, Nacho Elvira, and Pedro Oriol. The Club also hosted the 1975 European Junior Championship, the 1982 Espirito Santo Trophy, and several Swiss International matches.
About Arnold Palmer Cup
The Palmer Cup was co-founded by Arnold Palmer and The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA), and began in 1997 at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Fla. The event is a Ryder Cup-style tournament featuring the top men's and women's university/college golfers, with a team from the United States matching up against a team of international players. The Palmer Cup has been played at some of the world's greatest courses, including The Old Course; Royal County Down; Royal Portrush; Baltusrol; The Honors Course; and Cherry Hills. The 2018 event at Evian Resort Golf Club became the first major amateur American tournament to feature 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; 29 have represented Europe or the USA in the Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup, and more than 60 have claimed over 275 victories on the PGA or European Tours, including three major championships in 2020 and two in 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.
About Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation
The Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation champions its namesakes' legacy through grantmaking and initiatives that support children's health, youth character development and nature-focused wellness. Learn more at PalmerFoundation.org.
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