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Pendaries Leads Internationals to Arnold Palmer Cup Win
12/23/2020 8:49:00 PM | Men's Golf, Women's Golf
ORLANDO, Fla. – Duke men's golf senior Adrien Pendaries and the International squad collected a 40.5-19.5 victory in the Arnold Palmer Cup, which closed action Wednesday at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Fla.
Pendaries, a senior from Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, finished the week with a 3-1 record to help guide the Internationals to a second consecutive victory. The Duke senior is no stranger to match play competition as the All-ACC performer and two-time All-Region pick owns a 9-3 career record in collegiate match play events.
Pendaries wrapped up his successful week with a 4&2 win over Pierceson Coody in singles action. He dropped the first hole, but got hot in the middle of the round by winning holes No. 8 and No. 9 to take a 2-up lead. He closed the action with an eagle on the par-five 16th to take the victory. He teamed with Pauline Roussin-Bouchard to deliver the Internationals a point on Monday with a 2&1 win in Mixed Fourball. In Tuesday's Foursomes, he and Matthias Schmind produced a 1-up victory.
Even though the United States trailed by a wide margin heading into Wednesday's singles matches, the United States, which was coached by Duke women's golf head coach Dan Brooks, came out firing with its best performance of the week.
The Americans got off to a hot start, earning points in four of the first five matches. The International team needed only 3.5 points Wednesday to secure the cup and would rebound from a slow start to collect the win.
A product of Washington, D.C., senior Evan Katz fought back from being 3-down through five holes Wednesday to take a 1-up lead through 10. Katz came back again to even the score at No. 16, but a birdie by Caolan Rafferty on No. 18 gave him a 1-up victory.
After dropping her first match of the week on Monday, Duke women's golf junior Gina Kim responded with three straight wins to finish with a 3-1 record over three days. Kim, who hails from Chapel Hill, N.C., went up against Alyaa Abdulghany in singles and collected a 4&3 victory.
In Tuesday's action, Katz and Kim teamed together for a 1-up victory in Mixed Foursome action. The Blue Devil duo also teamed together in Monday's Mixed Fourball and suffered a 3&2 loss to the International team of Mark Power and Kaleigh Telfer.
The United States leads the all-time series 12-11-1.
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 Arnold Palmer Cup has been played at some of the world's greatest courses including The Old Course, The Royal County Down, Royal Portrush, Baltusrol, The Honors Course, and Cherry Hills. The 2018 matches at Evian Resort Golf Club became the only major tournament which features men and women playing side-by-side as partners.
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Pendaries, a senior from Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, finished the week with a 3-1 record to help guide the Internationals to a second consecutive victory. The Duke senior is no stranger to match play competition as the All-ACC performer and two-time All-Region pick owns a 9-3 career record in collegiate match play events.
Pendaries wrapped up his successful week with a 4&2 win over Pierceson Coody in singles action. He dropped the first hole, but got hot in the middle of the round by winning holes No. 8 and No. 9 to take a 2-up lead. He closed the action with an eagle on the par-five 16th to take the victory. He teamed with Pauline Roussin-Bouchard to deliver the Internationals a point on Monday with a 2&1 win in Mixed Fourball. In Tuesday's Foursomes, he and Matthias Schmind produced a 1-up victory.
Even though the United States trailed by a wide margin heading into Wednesday's singles matches, the United States, which was coached by Duke women's golf head coach Dan Brooks, came out firing with its best performance of the week.
The Americans got off to a hot start, earning points in four of the first five matches. The International team needed only 3.5 points Wednesday to secure the cup and would rebound from a slow start to collect the win.
A product of Washington, D.C., senior Evan Katz fought back from being 3-down through five holes Wednesday to take a 1-up lead through 10. Katz came back again to even the score at No. 16, but a birdie by Caolan Rafferty on No. 18 gave him a 1-up victory.
After dropping her first match of the week on Monday, Duke women's golf junior Gina Kim responded with three straight wins to finish with a 3-1 record over three days. Kim, who hails from Chapel Hill, N.C., went up against Alyaa Abdulghany in singles and collected a 4&3 victory.
In Tuesday's action, Katz and Kim teamed together for a 1-up victory in Mixed Foursome action. The Blue Devil duo also teamed together in Monday's Mixed Fourball and suffered a 3&2 loss to the International team of Mark Power and Kaleigh Telfer.
The United States leads the all-time series 12-11-1.
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 Arnold Palmer Cup has been played at some of the world's greatest courses including The Old Course, The Royal County Down, Royal Portrush, Baltusrol, The Honors Course, and Cherry Hills. The 2018 matches at Evian Resort Golf Club became the only major tournament which features men and women playing side-by-side as partners.
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