LIGONIER, Pa. – Fighting Illini women's golf alum Crystal Wang is set to tee off with Team USA as part of the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup, beginning Thursday at Laurel Valley Golf Club in Western Pennsylvania.

Wang enters the prestigious Ryder-cup style competition with a World Amateur Golf Ranking of 67, the best mark of her career. She capped off a historic Illini career by becoming the first Big Ten Champion in program history since 1993, while also garnering Big Ten Player of the Year honors, leading the program to its first-ever Big Ten Championship.

A WGCA First-Team All-American from Diamond Bar, Calif., Wang will play in the Palmer Cup for the first time and becomes the first Illini women's golfer to compete in the event.

Wang will also be joined on Team USA by Tommy Kuhl of the Illini men's golf program. 

The competition includes four rounds of matches pitting Team USA vs. Team International. Each day's schedule begins with tee times starting at 7:30 a.m. ET/6:30 a.m. CT. Thursday's round opens the competition with the Mixed Fourball. Friday includes two rounds, Foursomes and Mixed Foursomes, and Saturday concludes with head-to-head singles matches before the closing ceremonies.

New this season, all four rounds will be streamed at https://streamstak.com/ftfsports/ and Golfstat will provide live scoring updates.

For more information visit www.ArnoldPalmerCup.com.