The Americans are bringing home the cup again.
Team USA and the International squad entered Sunday Singles tied at 18 with 24 matches left to decide the 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup. However, the Americans left no doubt, dominating the final day of competition to win the Palmer Cup for the second straight year and third time in the last four.
The Americans won Sunday Singles 14½-9½ to claim the Palmer Cup on Sunday at Lahinch in Ireland. Although the Internationals won the first three matches of the day, Team USA stormed back, beginning with World No. 1 amateur and Vanderbilt star Gordon Sargent’s 5-and-4 win over Bastien Amat for the first point of singles. The final margin was 32½-27½.
Sargent went 3-1-0 in his matches. Vanderbilt senior Jackson Van Paris went 2-2-0.
Also earning points for Team USA in singles was Melanie Green, who last week became the first American in 28 years to win the Women’s Amateur Championship in Europe, and stalwart Rachel Kuehn, who was again a key piece for Team USA in an international competition.
In the final four matches out, Jackson Koivun, the consensus national player of the year, Preston Summerhays, Anna Morgan and 2023 U.S. Women’s Amateur runner-up Latanna Stone each claimed victories for Team USA.
Mary Kelly Mulcahy, a Division II player at Findlay for Team USA, became the fourth American to go 4-0 in the Palmer Cup since 2018, joining Amari Avery, Gina Kim and Emilia Migliaccio. She’s the first non-Division I player to accomplish the feat.
“I’ve been working toward getting here for months and believed that I prepared the right way,” Mulcahy said. “Knowing that, I was able to come here with confidence and just enjoy the experience.”
The United States extended its leads in the Palmer Cup series to 15-12-1. The Arnold Palmer Cup is a Ryder Cup-style competition featuring men’s and women’s collegiate golfers from the United States against their International counterparts.
The Internationals led after the opening day of play before the Americans stormed back Saturday to tie the competition heading into singles.
2024 Palmer Cup Results
Mixed Four-Ball MatchesGordon Sargent/Anna Morgan def. Emma Bunch/Filip Jakubcik – 4&2Jackson Van Paris/Mary Kelly Mulcahy def. Carla Bernat/Josele Ballester – 1 up
Foursome MatchesSara Byrne/Max Kennedy def. Jackson Van Paris/Jack Lundin – 1 upJosele Ballester/Wenyi Ding def. Gordon Sargent/Michael La Sasso – 2&1
Mixed Foursome MatchesGordon Sargent/Anna Morgan def. Josele Ballester/Carla Bernat – 2&1Jackson Van Paris/Mary Kelly Mulcahy def. Ryan Griffin/Kate Lanigan – 2 up
Singles MatchesGordon Sargent def. Bastien Amat – 5&4Calum Scott def. Jackson Van Paris – 1 up
This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Vanderbilt golf star Gordon Sargent helps Team USA win Arnold Palmer Cup