USA retain Arnold Palmer Cup after final-day surge

The singles proved what the Internationals’ Irish head coach Barry Fennelly had feared, that the singles was the format the Americans were strongest in.

Some of Team USA's players are all smiles watching the final game. Pic: Brian Arthur

The Arnold Palmer Cup lived up to its billing as the showcase for the best that collegiate golf can offer as the USA retained the trophy with a final-day surge to see off an Irish-tinged International team at Lahinch on Sunday.

The matchplay team tournament had been all-square after the first two days of mixed fourballs, foursomes and mixed foursomes leaving Sunday’s 24 singles matches to decide a contest featuring 11 of the top 10 golfers across the women’s and men’s World Amateur Golf Rankings and 28 with top-25 positions.