ORLANDO, Fla. – Vanderbilt men’s golf junior Wells Williams was selected to represent the United States at the 29th Arnold Palmer Cup, as the 2025 teams were announced Tuesday on Golf Channel.
His selection continues an impressive junior campaign for the West Point, Mississippi, native, as he will don the Red, White and Blue for the first time at this year’s Palmer Cup. The Ryder Cup-style competition, which features men’s and women’s collegiate golfers from the United States versus their International counterparts, will be played June 5-7 at Congaree Golf Club in Ridgeland, South Carolina.
Williams leads No. 18/17-ranked Vanderbilt with two individual wins this season and has posted a team-best three top-five finishes. The junior captured his first victory of the year at the 2025 Southwestern Invitational, finishing at 5-under 208. He closed out the 2024-25 regular season by collecting his first individual crown at the Mason Rudolph Championship, winning Vanderbilt’s lone home tournament with a 54-hole total of 15-under 198. Williams’ performance at Vanderbilt Legends Club earned him his first SEC Golfer of the Week accolade, sharing the honor with Missouri’s Mattias Varjun on April 9.
The junior holds a scoring average of 70.43 in 30 rounds. He has had his score count in every round he has played this season. Williams is currently ranked No. 21 in the latest World Amateur Golf Rankings and was selected as a preseason third-team All-American by Golfweek and Golf Channel.
He made his PGA TOUR debut this past summer at the 124th U.S. Open Championship, qualifying after he survived Golf’s Longest Day. Additionally, Williams qualified for the 124th U.S. Amateur, where he advanced to match play.
The Vanderbilt men’s golf team has a rich history at the Arnold Palmer Cup. A total of 12 Commodores have competed at the Palmer Cup, while Vanderbilt men’s golf head coach Scott Limbaugh led Team USA back in 2019. At last year’s event, Vandy seniors Gordon Sargent and Jackson Van Paris helped the United States win the Palmer Cup on International soil for the first time since 2018.
This year’s United States team selections include Carson Bacha (Auburn), Anna Davis (Auburn), Ethan Fang (Oklahoma State), Megha Ganne (Stanford), Josiah Gilbert (Auburn), Jackson Koivun (Auburn), Jasmine Koo (Southern California), Michael La Sasso (Ole Miss), Jacob Modleski (Notre Dame), Sebastian Moss (Louisville), Farah O’Keefe (Texas), Catherine Park (Southern California), Macy Pate (Wake Forest), Kiara Romero (Oregon), Amanda Sambach (Virginia), Preston Stout (Oklahoma State), Jase Summy (Oklahoma), Kendall Todd (Arkansas), Wells Williams (Vanderbilt), and Kelly Xu (Stanford). Adam Duncan (Colorado Christian) and Mary Kelly Mulcahy (Findlay) were the non-Division I selections. Head Coaches Kalen Anderson and Nick Clinard selected Lauryn Nguyen (Northwestern) and Jack Turner (Florida), respectively, as their coach’s picks.
International team selections include Daniel Bennett (Texas; South Africa), Carla Bernat (Kansas State; Spain), Carolina Chacarra (Wake Forest; Spain), Pablo Ereño (UCLA; Spain), Charlie Forster (Long Beach State; England), Eila Galitsky (South Carolina; Thailand), Justin Hastings (San Diego State; Cayman Islands), Filip Jakubcik (Arizona; Czech Republic), Lauren Kim (Texas; Canada), Phichaksn Maichon (Texas A&M, Thailand), Maria José Marin (Arkansas; Colombia), Michael Mjaaseth (Arizona State; Norway), Meja Örtengren (Stanford; Sweden), Gabriel Palacios (Utah; Guatemala), Andrea Revuelta (Stanford; Spain), Louise Rydqvist (South Carolina; Sweden), Árni Sveinsson (LSU; Iceland), Mirabel Ting (Florida State; Malaysia), Tyler Weaver (Florida State; England), and Lottie Woad (Florida State; England). Elice Fredriksson (Halmstad, Sweden) and Ross Laird (Stirling, Scotland) were selected as representatives of The R&A’s Student Tour Series. Head Coaches Stew Burke and Aaron O’Callaghan selected Caitlyn Macnab (Ole Miss; South Africa) and Connor Graham (Texas Tech; Scotland), respectively, as their coach’s picks.
For more information about the Palmer Cup, visit arnoldpalmercup.com.
The Commodores find out on Wednesday which NCAA Men’s Golf Regional they will be heading to. The 2025 NCAA Men’s Golf Regional Selection Show takes place at noon CT on Golf Channel.
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