Paula Francisco and Niall Sheils Donegan created some necessary separation for the International squad on Day 2 at the Arnold Palmer Cup on Saturday afternoon.
The stalemated international contest at Tralee Golf Links in Ireland was heading for another possible tie until Francisco’s late putt helped secure her and Donegan’s mixed foursomes match over Americans Avery Weed and William Jennings.
The rising senior at University of Florida put the International side up 18.5 to 17.5 over the U.S. heading into the final day of singles competition. It takes 30.5 points to win the Cup.
On the American side, Wheaton Ennis and Farah O’Keefe and Anna Davis and Cayden Pope earned points in their respective mixed foursomes contests to keep things even until Francisco’s putt.
The International team had gotten its edge earlier in the day in foursomes play where it went 6-5-1 over Team USA.
Paula Francisco only needs one putt to secure her match 😎
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) July 4, 2026
The International squad will head into the final day of singles matches leading by one point. pic.twitter.com/oCh5Y0rtQv
Final day play begins Sunday at 5 a.m. ET on GolfChannel.com and the Golf Channel mobile app.
Rosters
Each team has 24 competitors — 12 men and 12 women. The teams are split between 12 automatic selections and 12 committee or captain’s picks.
At least one male and one female on each team must come from a non-Division I team or international university.
