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LUBBOCK, Texas – The 29th Arnold Palmer Cup will commence on Thursday, a three-day event that will feature Texas Tech’s Connor Graham as a member of the international team in a Ryder Cup-style amateur tournament. It will be hosted stateside in 2025, June 5-7, at Congaree Golf Club in Ridgeland, S.C.

Announced April 29, live on the Golf Channel, the freshman from Scotland was one of 12 selections for the International Men’s Team. Graham completed his freshman season with the Red Raiders at the NCAA Championships on May 26, helping the team to their fourth Top 10 finish at the championship under head coach Greg Sands and the sixth in program history. 

Graham led Texas Tech during the 2024-25 season with a 71.1 scoring average over 13 events and 41 rounds of golf. He was named to the PING All-Region Team and later named to the GCAA All-Freshman Team for his standout season.

The Arnold Palmer Cup features the top men’s and women’s college golfers in the world, pitting the United States against a team of international players annually. Both teams consist of 24 golfers, with 12 men and 12 women on each team. Each gender, on each team, consisted of one coaches’ pick, which included the Red Raiders’ Graham, who was one of two team international coaches’ picks.

Texas Tech has a long history of being represented at the Arnold Palmer Cup, as Graham’s selection is the 13th since 2011 and the eighth of the last nine years. Past participants include Nils Floren (2011), Clement Sordet (2015), Hannes Ronneblad (2017), Fredrik Nilehn (2017, 2018), Hurly Long (2018), Ivan Ramirez (2019), Sandy Scott (2019), Ludvig Aberg (2020, 2022), Tyran Snyders (2023) and Calum Scott (2024). In addition, Sands served as the Team USA head coach in 2021.

Team USA defeated Team International 32.5-27.5 to win the 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup and retain the Cup for the second straight year. The event consists of three days of play featuring a Four-Ball Match (Better Ball), two Foursomes Matches (Alternate Shot), and Singles Matches.

Schedule/Tee Times

• Thu., June 5: Mixed Four-Ball Matches – 8:30-11:15 a.m. ET (No. 1 tee)
• Fri., June 6: Foursomes – 8:30-9:20 a.m. ET (split tees) / Mixed Foursomes – 1:30-2:20 p.m. ET (split tees)
• Sat., June 7: Singles – 7:30-9:20 a.m. ET (split tees) / Closing Ceremonies

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