George selected for the Palmer Cup
The only Europe-based men’s player to represent Team International
University of Stirling golfer and Glenbervie member George Cannon has been selected for the international team set to take on the United States at the prestigious Arnold Palmer Cup.
George is the only men’s player in Team International to be based outside of the United States – underlining Stirling’s coveted position as a leader in student golf in the UK and Europe.
It comes just days after George secured a third-place finish at the 60th Lytham Trophy, at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire. Finishing one over par, he tied third with Ben Bolton, just five shots off winner Lauri Rosendahl (-4) and three off second-placed Karl Erik Tjarnberg (-2). He also finished second in the Order of Merit of this season’s highly competitive R&A Student Tour Series.
The Arnold Palmer Cup – founded in 1997 – is a Ryder Cup-format tournament for top university golfers from across the globe, pitting the United States against a team comprised of international players. Often a milestone for up-and-coming golfers, many who have competed in the event have gone on to play on the PGA, LPGA, and European Tour. The United States leads the all-time series with 15 wins, to International’s 13, and one draw.
Several golf scholars from the University of Stirling have competed in the Cup, including Graeme Robertson, Hazel MacGarvie and Lorna McClymont, and last year, Ross Laird lifted the trophy with Team International after a brilliant performance in South Carolina.
Arnold Palmer Cup teams comprise 12 men and 12 women. There are only two Europe-based players in Team International – George and Caitlin Maurice, of the University of St Andrews.
The 2026 Arnold Palmer Cup will be played Friday 3 July – Sunday 5 July at Tralee Golf Links in West Barrow, Ireland.
George is the only men’s player in Team International to be based outside of the United States – underlining Stirling’s coveted position as a leader in student golf in the UK and Europe.
It comes just days after George secured a third-place finish at the 60th Lytham Trophy, at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire. Finishing one over par, he tied third with Ben Bolton, just five shots off winner Lauri Rosendahl (-4) and three off second-placed Karl Erik Tjarnberg (-2). He also finished second in the Order of Merit of this season’s highly competitive R&A Student Tour Series.
The Arnold Palmer Cup – founded in 1997 – is a Ryder Cup-format tournament for top university golfers from across the globe, pitting the United States against a team comprised of international players. Often a milestone for up-and-coming golfers, many who have competed in the event have gone on to play on the PGA, LPGA, and European Tour. The United States leads the all-time series with 15 wins, to International’s 13, and one draw.
Several golf scholars from the University of Stirling have competed in the Cup, including Graeme Robertson, Hazel MacGarvie and Lorna McClymont, and last year, Ross Laird lifted the trophy with Team International after a brilliant performance in South Carolina.
Arnold Palmer Cup teams comprise 12 men and 12 women. There are only two Europe-based players in Team International – George and Caitlin Maurice, of the University of St Andrews.
The 2026 Arnold Palmer Cup will be played Friday 3 July – Sunday 5 July at Tralee Golf Links in West Barrow, Ireland.