The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Golf’s Doug Ghim to represent Team USA in Palmer Cup
06.10.2016 | Men's Golf
The Texas sophomore is one of 10 players from around the country to be selected.
AUSTIN, Texas – Sophomore Doug Ghim was selected to represent Team USA on the Arnold Palmer Cup team, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced on Friday.
Ghim will join nine members of Team USA and 10 players representing Europe.
The annual Ryder Cup-style competition will be played June 24-26 at Formby Golf Club in Formby, England.
Coastal Georgia's Mike Cook will serve as the USA's head coach, while Florida's John Handrigan will be the team's assistant coach.
Ghim is coming off an impressive 2015-16 season, finishing in the top-eight seven times, including a season-low tie for second at the NCAA Regional in May. He shot 23 of his 40 rounds at or under par and fired eight rounds in the 60s.
He finished with the team's second-best stroke average at 71.28 and concluded the season on a strong note with wins in all of his matches at the NCAA Championship.
For more information on the Palmer Cup: http://www.arnoldpalmercup.com
Team USA
DOUG GHIM, TEXAS
Charlie Danielson, Illinois
Zach Wright, LSU
Rico Hoey, USC
Michael Johnson, Auburn
Nahum Mendoza III, San Diego State
Derek Bard, Virginia
Alistair Docherty, Chico State
Will Zalatoris, Wake Forest
Will Gordon, Vanderbilt
Mike Cook (Coastal Georgia), USA Head Coach
John Handrigan (Florida), USA Assistant Coach
Team Europe
Sam Horsfield, Florida
Matthias Schwab, Vanderbilt
Adrian Meronk, East Tennessee State
Lars van Meijel, Memphis
Robin Petersson, Augusta
David Boote, Stanford
Mathias Eggenberger, Stirling
Stuart Grehen, Maynooth
Antoine Rozner, UMKC
Robin Sciot-Siegrist, Louisville
Janice Moodie (Scotland), Europe Head Coach
Dean Robertson (Scotland), Europe Assistant Coach
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