Marin Selected for Third Straight Arnold Palmer Cup
FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas golfer Maria Jose Marin will represent Team International in the 2026 Arnold Palmer Cup at Tralee Golf Links in West Barrow, Ireland, from July 3-5.
Marin has played in the past two Ryder-Cup style events and led Team International to a win last year at Congaree Golf Club in Ridgeland, South Carolina. The Cali, Colombia native’s teammates chose her to recieve the exemption for the 2025 Evian Championship, one of five majors on the LPGA Tour. Marin made the cut and finished T70 (+6) in her second major appearance.
Marin’s 2026 selection is Arkansas women’s golf’s 10th all-time since women were included in 2018.
Razorbacks at the Arnold Palmer Cup
2010: David Lingmerth (Sweden), Team Europe
2011, 2012, 2013: Sebastian Cappelen (Denmark), Team Europe
2018: Alvaro Ortiz (Meixco) and Maria Fassi (Mexico), Team International and Dylan Kim and Alana Uriell, Team USA
2019: Dylan Kim, Team USA and Kaylee Benton, Team USA
2021: Julian Perico (Peru), Team International and Brooke Matthews, Team USA
2022: Mateo Fernandez de Oliveria (Argentina), Team International
2023: Mateo Fernandez de Oliveria (Argentina), Team International
2024: Maria Jose Marin (Colombia), Team International and Jacob Skov Olesen (Denmark), Team International
2025: Maria Jose Marin (Colombia), Team International and Kendall Todd, Team USA
2026: Maria Jose Marin (Colombia), Team International
About the Arnold Palmer Cup
The Arnold Palmer Cup was co-founded by Arnold Palmer and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) and began at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Fla., in 1997. The event is a Ryder Cup-style tournament featuring the top men’s and women’s university/college golfers matching the United States against a team of International players. The Palmer Cup has been played at some of the world’s greatest courses, including The Old Course at St. Andrews, The Royal County Down, Royal Portrush, Baltusrol, The Honors Course, Cherry Hills, and Lahinch. Beginning with the 2018 matches at Evian Resort Golf Club, the Palmer Cup is the only major tournament that features men and women playing side-by-side as partners.
Since its inception, over 250 former Arnold Palmer Cup alumni have gone on to earn cards on the PGA, DP World, or LPGA Tours; 46 have represented Europe/International or the USA in the Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup, or Solheim Cup and more than 100 have claimed over 450 victories on the PGA, DP World, LPGA, or Ladies European Tours. The United States leads the Palmer Cup series 15-13-1.
More than a showcase of golf skill, the Palmer Cup acknowledges and rewards character as well, in line with the principles of its founder and the Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation. Arnold and Winnie Palmer championed causes that were not just about golf, but possible because of golf. They devoted their time away from the game to philanthropy — focused especially on young people — and created a model for other modern athletes to use their influence in service to others. The Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation continues the Palmer tradition of impactful philanthropy by uniting the generosity of golfers and fans everywhere to make a difference.
The Arnold Palmer Cup is part of the foundation’s missions to promote youth character development and foster the growth of amateur/collegiate golf. For more information, please visit arnoldpalmercup.com.
Up Next
Marin and the sixth-ranked Razorbacks will begin NCAA regional play on Monday, May 11, at the University of Louisville Golf Club in Simpsonville, Kentucky. The Hogs are the No. 1 seed for the second straight season and the third time overall.
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