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Internationals Lead After First Day of Arnold Palmer Cup
December 21, 2020 | Men's Golf, Women's Golf
Ludvig Aberg secured a 2-and-1 win in his lone match Monday at the Arnold Palmer Cup
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Arnold Palmer Cup got off to mainly a one-sided affair Monday as the international team featuring Texas Tech golfers Ludvig Aberg and Sofia Garcia won eight of 12 matches for a commanding 9-3 lead.
Aberg, playing with Maja Stark in the 10th match, helped secure a 2-and-1 victory for the international team's final win of the day after defeating the U.S. duo of John Augenstein and Allyson Geer. Aberg and Stark sank a birdie at the par-3 17th to secure the win, their sixth birdie of the round and their third over the final five holes.
Garcia, meanwhile, was on the wrong side of one of the U.S. team's two victories on the day as she and partner Sam Choi fell, 4-and-3, to Zach Zediker and Allisen Corpus. The match was tied through the front nine before the U.S. duo won the next three holes and then wrapped the win with a birdie at the par-4 15th.
Garcia was part of the international team's victory in the 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup as the group of overseas players hasn't defeated its American counterparts in back-to-back years since the 2008-09 events.
Garcia will be paired with Ingrid Lindblad in the 7:45 a.m. start time from the No. 10 tee Tuesday morning against Gina Kim and Kenzie Wright. The tournament will return to a mixed format in the afternoon as Garcia will be teamed with Choi again against Allisen Corpus and Davis Thompson.
Averg and partner Vincent Norman will face Pierceson Coody and Garett Reband in the 8:15 a.m. pairing Tuesday morning. He and Stark will play Julia Johnson and Garett Reband in the afternoon to complete the second day of the three-day event at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando.
Live scoring for Tuesday's two sessions will be provided throughout the day at Golfstat.com.
Aberg, playing with Maja Stark in the 10th match, helped secure a 2-and-1 victory for the international team's final win of the day after defeating the U.S. duo of John Augenstein and Allyson Geer. Aberg and Stark sank a birdie at the par-3 17th to secure the win, their sixth birdie of the round and their third over the final five holes.
Garcia, meanwhile, was on the wrong side of one of the U.S. team's two victories on the day as she and partner Sam Choi fell, 4-and-3, to Zach Zediker and Allisen Corpus. The match was tied through the front nine before the U.S. duo won the next three holes and then wrapped the win with a birdie at the par-4 15th.
Garcia was part of the international team's victory in the 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup as the group of overseas players hasn't defeated its American counterparts in back-to-back years since the 2008-09 events.
Garcia will be paired with Ingrid Lindblad in the 7:45 a.m. start time from the No. 10 tee Tuesday morning against Gina Kim and Kenzie Wright. The tournament will return to a mixed format in the afternoon as Garcia will be teamed with Choi again against Allisen Corpus and Davis Thompson.
Averg and partner Vincent Norman will face Pierceson Coody and Garett Reband in the 8:15 a.m. pairing Tuesday morning. He and Stark will play Julia Johnson and Garett Reband in the afternoon to complete the second day of the three-day event at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando.
Live scoring for Tuesday's two sessions will be provided throughout the day at Golfstat.com.
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