Sun Devil sophomore Josele Ballester has been added to the International Team roster for the 2022 Arnold Palmer Cup. The Ryder Cup-style competition will be hosted by Golf Club de Genève and played July 1-3.
Ballester, a native of Castellón, Spain, earned PING Honorable Mention All-America, GCAA All-Freshman, and first-team All-Pac-12 honors during his first season in Tempe. He tallied five top-five finishes in 2021-22, including fourth at the 2022 PAC-12 Championship and tied for fifth at the 2022 NCAA Stockton Regional. The freshman finished the season ranked 18th after being having 10 rounds in the 60s and 14 rounds under par which included a runner-up finish at the Dove Mountain Intercollegiate.
Internationally, Ballester placed second at both the 2018 and 2019 European Young Masters with Spain and third at the 2019 Toyota World Junior Championship.
About the Arnold Palmer Cup
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 Palmer Cup has been played at some of the world’s greatest courses, including The Old Course at St. Andrews, The Royal County Down, Royal Portrush, Baltusrol, The Honors Course, and Cherry Hills. Beginning with the 2018 matches at Evian Resort Golf Club, the Arnold Palmer Cup is the only major tournament which features men and women playing side-by-side as partners.
Since its inception, over 125 former Arnold Palmer Cup alumni have gone on to earn cards on the PGA, European, or LPGA Tours; 32 have represented Europe or the USA in the Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup, or Solheim Cup and more than 65 have claimed over 285 victories on the PGA, European, or LPGA Tours, including three major champions in both 2020 and 2021. The United States leads the Palmer Cup series 13-11-1.
The Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation supports the Palmer Cup, which provides a platform for perpetuating Arnold Palmer’s commitment to youth character development and the growth of amateur/collegiate golf. For more information, please visit arnoldpalmercup.com.
About the Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation
The Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation champions its namesakes’ legacy through grantmaking and initiatives that support children’s…
Ballester, a native of Castellón, Spain, earned PING Honorable Mention All-America, GCAA All-Freshman, and first-team All-Pac-12 honors during his first season in Tempe. He tallied five top-five finishes in 2021-22, including fourth at the 2022 PAC-12 Championship and tied for fifth at the 2022 NCAA Stockton Regional. The freshman finished the season ranked 18th after being having 10 rounds in the 60s and 14 rounds under par which included a runner-up finish at the Dove Mountain Intercollegiate.
Internationally, Ballester placed second at both the 2018 and 2019 European Young Masters with Spain and third at the 2019 Toyota World Junior Championship.
About the Arnold Palmer Cup
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 Palmer Cup has been played at some of the world’s greatest courses, including The Old Course at St. Andrews, The Royal County Down, Royal Portrush, Baltusrol, The Honors Course, and Cherry Hills. Beginning with the 2018 matches at Evian Resort Golf Club, the Arnold Palmer Cup is the only major tournament which features men and women playing side-by-side as partners.
Since its inception, over 125 former Arnold Palmer Cup alumni have gone on to earn cards on the PGA, European, or LPGA Tours; 32 have represented Europe or the USA in the Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup, or Solheim Cup and more than 65 have claimed over 285 victories on the PGA, European, or LPGA Tours, including three major champions in both 2020 and 2021. The United States leads the Palmer Cup series 13-11-1.
The Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation supports the Palmer Cup, which provides a platform for perpetuating Arnold Palmer’s commitment to youth character development and the growth of amateur/collegiate golf. For more information, please visit arnoldpalmercup.com.
About the Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation
The Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation champions its namesakes’ legacy through grantmaking and initiatives that support children’s…
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