BATON ROUGE – LSU freshman golfer Arni Sveinsson was announced Tuesday as a member of the teams selected for the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup which will be played June 5-7 at Congaree Golf Club in Ridgeland, South Carolina.
This will be the 29th playing of the matches co-founded by the legendary golfer Arnold Palmer and the Golf Coaches Association of America presented by longtime Palmer partner Rolex
Sveinsson, who will be on the International team, will be the first player from Iceland to appear in the matches.
The International team will be coach by Stew Burke, the head coach of Tulane and Aaron O’Callaghan of East Tennessee State.
The USA, which was coached last year to victory by LSU women’s head coach Garrett Runion and assistant Alexis Rather, leads the series, 15-12-1.
Sveinsson, from Garðabær, Iceland, has been a mainstay for the Tigers this season. Sveinsson is second on the LSU team in stroke average at 70.39 for 33 rounds with a win at The Blessings Collegiate Invitational and four total top five finishes.
At The Blessings in Fayetteville, Sveinsson posted 7-under par on rounds of 71-67-71 to score the win.
Sveinsson has posted 25-of-33 rounds at par or under and 11 rounds in the 60s.
For more information about the Palmer Cup, visit arnoldpalmercup.com.
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 245 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 95 have claimed over 435 victories on the PGA, DP World, LPGA, or Ladies European Tours.
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.
About the Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation
The Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation continues the Palmer family’s mission to champion youth health and development. By continuing their efforts to ensure every child gets the opportunity to live a life well played — through support for nature-focused well-being and character development through golf — the foundation is committed to keeping the Palmer legacy at the forefront of the global conversation of golf and society at large. Learn more at palmerfoundation.org.