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RIDGELAND, S.C. —

The collegiate golf season wraps up in style this weekend at Congaree Golf Club with the Arnold Palmer Cup, a unique co-ed competition showcasing the top college golfers from the United States and around the world.

Hosted in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, the event brings together 24 elite amateur players—12 men and 12 women—from each side in Ryder Cup-style team play featuring the top NCAA players. This year, Team USA is led by South Carolina women’s golf coach Caitlyn Anderson, adding a hometown touch to an already prestigious event.

“It’s so fun to just be so close to home, just two hours down the road,” Anderson said. “It’s a major honor to be part of the Arnold Palmer Cup and represent our country and the state of South Carolina—and my University of South Carolina—on home soil.”

Adding another layer of intrigue, a pair of Gamecock golfers are competing for the International Team—playing against their college coach rather than for her.

“It's kind of bittersweet,” Anderson said. “But I’m really proud of them. Their games have gotten them here.”

Among them is Thailand’s Eila Galitsky, who traded playful barbs with Anderson before teeing off.

“She said good luck to me this morning, and I said, ‘I think you’ll need it more than me,’” Galitsky laughed. “But it’s all love.”

Galitsky is paired with Luke Poulter, son of former Ryder Cup star Ian Poulter. She said the experience is more celebratory than cutthroat.

“Honestly, we're having so much fun. It doesn’t even feel like a tournament,” Galitsky said. “We’re obviously trying to play our best, but we’re chatting and smiling. It’s just a cool experience.”

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With the opening round in the books, more top-tier action is set for the coming days as the Arnold Palmer Cup continues at Congaree.

A new plug-in hybrid model may be built by Volvo Cars at its Ridgeland, South Carolina, plant as part of an efficiency move and to tap underutilized production capacity, CEO and President Håkan Samuelsson said on a call with analysts April 29.

The plans are part of the automaker’s strategy to protect profits and cut costs by 18 billion Swedish kronor ($1.8 billion) by 2026.

While Samuelsson recognized an opportunity to offset higher duties on vehicle imports through boosting domestic production, the automaker’s fast-moving cost-cutting plan already resulted in 125 job losses or a roughly 5% reduction of the Ridgeland plant’s workforce of 2,500, a spokesperson for Volvo said in an email to Automotive Dive.

Volvo did not specify tariffs as the primary driver behind its plan to cut expenses, but in a statement, Samuelsson said the actions would make the company stronger and more resilient.

“The automotive industry is in the middle of a very difficult period with challenges not seen before,” he said in the company’s Q1 earnings release. Samuelsson said turbulence in the marketplace prioritized the company’s need to improve cash flow and lower costs.

“While we still have a lot to do, our direction going forward is focused on three areas: profitability, electrification and regionalisation,” he said.

During the call with analysts, Samuelsson said to make better use of Ridgeland’s production capacity, building another vehicle at the plant was needed. The automaker currently builds the EX90, a fully electric SUV for the U.S., and European markets as well as the Polestar 3 EV SUV in South Carolina.

Volvo began producing the EX90 EV in Ridgeland last June but even as more of those vehicles are produced, Samuelsson said it still isn’t enough to meet the factory’s full capacity. The plant can manufacture up to 150,000 vehicles annually.

“So, we need another car, which we will bring in as soon as possible,” he said on the call. But added it won’t be an all-electric vehicle.

Though he did not specify a model, Samuelsson said “it has to be a more conventional plug-in hybrid in a very attractive and popular shape and form, so it can really bring up the volume.” Growing electrified vehicle sales is a priority for Volvo, which wants both EVs and plug-in hybrids to represent between 90% and 100% of its sales by 2030.

As production volume rises in Ridgeland, it could also lead to lower parts costs, as some components are shared between Volvo and Polestar. Volvo and Polestar are both owned by China-based automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding.

“I mean that’s a unique opportunity, very few carmakers can do,” Samuelsson said.

RIDGELAND, S.C. —

Some of the best collegiate men and women golfers in the world will be hitting the links in the Lowcountry later this week for the Arnold Palmer Cup at Congaree in a Ryder Cup-style competition.

Not only will there be some great golf to watch, but some great news for those who play golf.

It’s not often that you get to play free rounds of golf, but that is the case this week at Sergeant Jasper Golf Club in Ridgeland, South Carolina.

To celebrate the Arnold Palmer Cup at Congaree, thanks to Discover South Carolina and the Congaree Foundation, “A Week of Golf” will offer complimentary rounds of golf at Sergeant Jasper Golf Club to all golfers from now through June 8.

”They've partnered with us, provide the resources where we can make golf complimentary to anybody who wants to come play," said Ben Grandy, executive director of the Congaree Foundation. "It's always free for anybody under the age of 18, so it's really fun to just open it up to everybody to come enjoy and see a place that's been here for a long time. It's very special to the community.”

The Sergeant Jasper course has special meaning for Korn Ferry Tour player and former Hilton Head Christian and Clemson star Bryson Nimmer, who grew up playing the course.

“My dad grew up playing golf out here," Nimmer said. "I think it was the first place I ever swung a golf club. So I mean, it definitely hits very close to home for me. And I just saw my aunt in the parking lot. She comes out and still plays it once a week, twice a week. I mean, just really special what Congaree is doing out here, and we're just really grateful to be a part of it.”

Of course, all of this is to celebrate the 29^th Arnold Palmer Cup being played at Congaree Golf Club, which will take place June 5-7.