Arnold Palmer Cup announces coaches for 2025 competition at Congaree

LAS VEGAS — The coaches for the American and International teams at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup were named Tuesday during the annual coaches convention at Planet Hollywood.

Auburn's Nick Clinard and South Carolina's Kalen Anderson will lead Team USA as co-head coaches, while Kansas State's Stew Burke and East Tennessee State's Aaron O’Callaghan will guide the International team. 

The 2025 Palmer Cup is set for June 6-8 at Congaree Golf Club in South Carolina. Congaree is No. 1 on Golfweek's Best list of private courses in South Carolina and sits at T-24 in rankings of modern courses in the United States.

including the Annika Intercollegiate this fall

Clinard is in his 16th season as head coach at Auburn, and last year was his best season, guiding the Tigers to their first national championship in school history. This fall, Auburn finished inside the top three in all five tournaments this fall, including a win at the East Lake Cup.

A 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup assistant coach, Burke is in his second season as Kansas State’s head coach. The Wildcats tallied four top-five finishes this fall, including a victory in the season-opening Powercat Invitational. 

Also an Arnold Palmer Cup assistant coach in 2024, O’Callaghan was named head coach at East Tennessee State on June 10, 2024. He led the Buccaneers to top-15 finishes in all five tournaments this fall. O’Callaghan spent the last six seasons as the associate head coach at Wake Forest.

The Palmer Cup is an annual competition between the top collegiate players from the United States going against their International counterparts. The U.S. leads the Palmer Cup series 15-12-1.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Arnold Palmer Cup announces coaches for 2025 competition at Congaree