The International King’s Cup, an amateur competition between the United States and Ireland and named in honor of Arnold Palmer, has been postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The match originally was scheduled for May 25-27 at Castlerock Golf Club in Northern Ireland, but it was rescheduled for May 26-28, 2020, at Glasson Golf Club in Westmeath, Ireland.
The United States Golf Challenge, which is owned and operated by Medalist Events, runs the event and announced the delay this month.
The 2020 U.S. team was finalized at the USGC National Championship in September at Legends Resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. That team will remain intact for the 2021 matches. There also will be a new U.S. 2021 team selected at this year’s National Championship on Sept. 10-12 at Legends Resort.
Both U.S. teams will compete against an Irish squad to be selected at the Irish National Championship in the spring.
Eight two-person teams from two age divisions and four flights qualify from local qualifying sites across both the U.S. and Ireland and compete in a national qualifier for a spot on their respective team.
