Tralee Golf Cup seizing the moment after successful Palmer Cup staging

Collegiate golf’s equivalent of the Ryder Cup celebrated its 30th anniversary at the Kerry links
Action from the final day's play at the Arnold Palmer Cup at Tralee Golf Links. Pic: Ian Cronin, thesocialhacker.ie

Action from the final day's play at the Arnold Palmer Cup at Tralee Golf Links. Pic: Ian Cronin, thesocialhacker.ie

A Palmer Cup on Irish soil was missing one key ingredient as Tralee Golf Links was showcased to a global television audience, but some inspirational words from Paul McGinley for the victorious Internationals made some amends for the absence of homegrown players.

Collegiate golf’s equivalent of the Ryder Cup celebrated its 30th anniversary at the Kerry links designed by the competition’s founder Arnold Palmer and saw the United States edged out in thrilling fashion over the weekend by the Internationals in the three-day matchplay team event featuring 12 male and 12 females per side.

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