PGA of America unveils PGA Cup team

The PGA of America today announced the roster of 10 PGA of America Golf Professionals who will compete on the United States Team against Great Britain & Ireland in the 31st PGA Cup. The biennial competition is being held at Sunriver Resort in Oregon from September 13-15.

The US Team was determined through a two-year point system which included the 2023-24 PGA Professional Championships and 2023-24 PGA Championships. The points race concluded with the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky.

The US Team will be led by Ben Polland, the 2024 PGA Professional Champion and Michael Block, the 2022 and 2023 PGA Professional Player of the Year. Block, the PGA Head Professional at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club, finished top of the points list following a T2 result at the 2023 PGA Professional Championship and a T15 finish at the 2023 PGA Championship.

2024 US PGA Cup Team
Michael Block (Mission Viejo, Calif.) – Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club, Southern California Section
John Somers (Trinity, Fla.) – Southern Hills Plantation Club, North Florida Section 
Braden Shattuck (Aston, Pa.) – Rolling Green Golf Club, Philadelphia Section
Ben Polland (Jackson Hole, Wyo.) – Shooting Star of Jackson Hole, Rocky Mountain Section 
Jared Jones (Houston, Texas) – River Oaks Country Club, Southern Texas Section 
Andy Svoboda (Oak Brook, Ill.) – Butler National Golf Club, Illinois Section 
Jeremy Wells (Estero, Fla.) – Cypress Lake Golf Club, South Florida Section
Matt Cahill (West Palm Beach, Fla.) – Seminole Golf Club, South Florida Section 
Jesse Mueller (Phoenix, Ariz.) – Grand Canyon University Golf Course, Southwest Section 
Tyler Collet (Vero Beach, Fla.) – John’s Island Club, South Florida Section 

First played in 1973, the PGA Cup is a biennial contest between professionals from the PGA of America and the PGA of Great Britain & Ireland. The Ryder Cup style event is contested by teams of 10 players over three days, with four foursomes and four four-ball matches on each of the first two days, and 10 singles matches on the final day. 

In 2022, the US Team captured the 30th PGA Cup at Foxhills Resort & Club in Surrey, England, by a final margin of 15.5-10.5. The victory marked the US Team’s first overseas win since 2009 while the Americans improved to 19-7-4 all-time in the series. 

Sunriver Resort’s Meadows Course has previously hosted four PGA of America member championships, including the 50th PGA Professional Championship in 2017.

For additional information on the PGA Cup, visit here.