University of North Carolina Athletics
Sheils Donegan Named To Palmer Cup International Team
May 5, 2026 | Men's Golf
North Carolina junior Niall Sheils Donegan was named to the international team for the 2026 Arnold Palmer Cup, which will be held July 3-5 at Tralee Golf Links in West Barrow, Ireland.
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Sheils Donegan is the seventh Tar Heel and the second UNC international to play in the Palmer Cup. Max Harris represented England in 1998,1999 and 2000.
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Tar Heels Dustin Bray (2003), David Ford (2023 and 2024), Maxwell Ford (2024), Austin Greaser (2023) and Dylan Menante (2023) played for the United States.
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Sheils Donegan is a native of Glasgow, Scotland. He played for Team Great Britain & Ireland in 2025 in the Walker Cup at Cypress Point Golf Club in Pebble Beach, Calif.
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Sheils Donegan currently leads the ninth-ranked Tar Heels in scoring average at 69.26, the second-lowest in UNC single-season history. He has finished 10th, third, first and 10th in his last four starts, including his first collegiate win on April 12 at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate.
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The Arnold Palmer Cup began in 1997. It is a Ryder Cup-style, multi-day event that features 24 players (12 men and 12 women) per team. The international side won, 35-25, last year in South Carolina, but the U.S. leads the competition, 15-13-1.
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Sheils Donegan is the seventh Tar Heel and the second UNC international to play in the Palmer Cup. Max Harris represented England in 1998,1999 and 2000.
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Tar Heels Dustin Bray (2003), David Ford (2023 and 2024), Maxwell Ford (2024), Austin Greaser (2023) and Dylan Menante (2023) played for the United States.
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Sheils Donegan is a native of Glasgow, Scotland. He played for Team Great Britain & Ireland in 2025 in the Walker Cup at Cypress Point Golf Club in Pebble Beach, Calif.
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Sheils Donegan currently leads the ninth-ranked Tar Heels in scoring average at 69.26, the second-lowest in UNC single-season history. He has finished 10th, third, first and 10th in his last four starts, including his first collegiate win on April 12 at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate.
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The Arnold Palmer Cup began in 1997. It is a Ryder Cup-style, multi-day event that features 24 players (12 men and 12 women) per team. The international side won, 35-25, last year in South Carolina, but the U.S. leads the competition, 15-13-1.
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