ALYAA Abdulghany made history as the first Malaysian golfer to be selected for the Arnold Palmer Cup International team.
She will play in the prestigious competition on Dec 21-23 at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Florida.
Alyaa, a senior at University of Southern California, is ranked 34th in the World Golf Amateur Golf Ranking.
The 21-year-old, who also played in the Sea Games in the Philippines last year, won this year's Australian Master of the Amateurs and made the quarterfinals of the US Women's Amateur Championship.
The US-based golfer earned a WGCA All-America Honourable Mention as a junior and posted a career best scoring average of 72.17.
The annual Ryder Cup-style event features the top men's and women's college golfers matching the United States players against their international counterparts.
This month, Malaysia has seen a number of its female athletes shine internationally.
Earlier this week, 19-year-old Berlin Leong made her debut for Pozuelo B FC against Real Madrid B in the Spanish Women's Youth League. Real won 4-0.
Before that, Celine Chuang, a member of the national Under-15 team, created history by becoming the country's first female player to play for a big club in Europe.
The 15-year-old is currently with Bayern Munich and has been playing for their women's Under-17 B team since July.