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BY: GOLFERS ON GOLF, ASSISTANT EDITOR RORY SPEARS

Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove Illinois, will host several top notch events in the coming years.

First up on the calendar is the 2015 Palmer Cup, that will be held from June 12-14. The Palmer Cup named after Arnold Palmer, is an international match played Ryder Cup style between Team USA and Team Europe.

The matches are presented by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). The 20 players will be named by the GCAA in mid-April of 2015. Both admission and parking is free of charge.

The clubhouse at Rich Harvest Farms

“We would love to see a large amount of spectators on our course in June,” said Rich Harvest Farm’s Tournament Director, Vicki McGowan. “With the tournament being just six months away, both the GCAA and Rich Harvest Farms are hard at work to make the tournament a huge success. This announcement only adds to the excitement on the property.”

The European Team named former Ryder Cup player Jean Van de Velde as it’s team coach.

European Team Captain Jean Van de Velde

Vande de Velde won the French amateur championship in 1986. He then launched his professional in 1987. Vande de Velde won his first European Tour event with a win at the Roma Masters in 1993. Then in 1999 he had his famous runner-up finish at The Open Championship. While he did not walk away with the Claret Jug, his second place finish helped him become the Frenchman to qualify for the European Ryder Cup Team.

Van de Velde will serve as the European Coach for the 2016 Palmers Cup matches at Formby Golf Club on England’s Golf Coast.

“I feel very honored to have been appointed coach of the European Team of the Palmer Cup,” said Van de Velde. “It is a privilege, as well as a responsibility, to try guiding some of tomorrow’s future stars of the game. I hope that everyone involved with Team Europe will continue the successes our predecessors established. It is a big task, but we will try our utmost best, in doing so prolonging the values the values of our wonderful sport.”

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Team USA has named Georgia Tech coach Bruce Heppler to be coach for the second time in the history of the Palmer Cup. Heppler was the first American coach to face a team composed of European Players when the event was held at the Cassique in 2003.

Heppler has guided his Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to the NCAA Championship every year since 1998, and helped guide the team to 11 top 8 finishes in the finals. Some of his players have included Matt Kuchar, Bryce Molder and Troy Matteson. All were named national players of the year.

Bruce Heppler, Georgia Tech and Team USA coach

Heppler was a 2013 inductee to the GCAA Hall of Fame and serves as the associations treasurer.

“I am certainly honored to be selected as part of this year’s Palmer Cup,” said Heppler. “Any time you get a chance to represent your country and peers in any form it becomes a special opportunity. I know Rich Harvest Farms is committed to having a great event for these great players. I’m looking forward to a great week for these special players.”

The United States leads the Palmer Cup series 9-8-1.

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The GCAA was formed in 1958 and is located in Norman Oklahoma. The GCAA is a non-profit organization and is the professional association of the men’s collegiate golf coaches.

Through its established events and programs, the GCAA maintains a goal of increasing awareness and the status of men’s golf. There are over 750 members in the GCAA representing all three NCAA divisions as well as NAIA and NJCAAA.

The organization also represents the United States in the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup. Rich Harvest Farms is rated in the Top 100 Golf Courses in America, by Golf Digest Magazine.

Stay clicked in to the Gog Blog for more updates on the Palmer Cup as they are announced.