UO release – LAS VEGAS – Oregon women’s golf head coach Derek Radley has been announced as the women’s head coach for Team USA at the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup, set for June 8-10 at Laurel Valley Golf Club. The Arnold Palmer Cup is a Ryder Cup-style competition that features men’s and women’s collegiate golfers from the United States versus their International counterparts. Oregon’s Hsin-Yu (Cynthia) Lu and Tze-Han (Heather) Lin competed for the International team at the 2022 event. “I am beyond honored and excited for this incredible opportunity to lead Team USA,” Radley said. “The Arnold Palmer Cup is one of the most prestigious events in our sport, and I can’t wait for the opportunity to work with the very best collegiate golfers in the nation. Let’s go, Team USA!” Now in his fifth season as Oregon’s head coach, Radley and the Ducks are coming off the greatest season in program history. Radley led Oregon to its first-ever Pac-12 championship last spring, one of a program-record five tournament wins throughout the season. UO also won the NCAA Albuquerque Regional to advance to the NCAA Championships, where the Ducks made a run to the national title match and finished as the NCAA runners-up. Radley’s entire five-player lineup earned all-conference honors, and a whopping four players were named all-Americans. Lu also became just the second Duck ever to win an individual Pac-12 title. In 41 events since Radley and assistant coach Monica Vaughn took over the program, the Ducks have six tournament wins and 33 top-five finishes. Radley has coached four players to six all-America awards, after the program had just two all-time prior to his arrival. Entering the 2022-23 spring season, the Ducks are No. 5 in the national Golfstat rankings.
