Familiar names top the first Arnold Palmer Cup spring ranking
The Alotian Club, host of the 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup Matches
NORMAN, Okla. – The first spring Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking for the 2019 matches were released today. The top six golfers from the final ranking in the Spring from both the United States and International men and women - 12 total golfers - shall be among the 24 individuals selected to compete in the Arnold Palmer Cup. Longtime Arnold Palmer partner Rolex is continuing its 50 year relationship through its support of the matches which will be hosted by The Alotian Club June 7-9.
Matthew Wolff, college golf's hottest player with
four straight wins for Oklahoma State University, tops the U.S. Men's Ranking, while Andrea Lee of Stanford leads the U.S. Women.
Viktor Hovland, the
#1 ranked amateur in the world who also represents Oklahoma State, is atop the International Men's Ranking, while
another world #1, Patty Tavatanakit of UCLA, leads the women.
Using Golfstat’s NCAA Player Ranking as a base, the Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking awards bonus points for wins and high finishes and a penalty for poor finishes. The ranking also contains a strength of schedule component.
The remaining six men’s and women’s spots for the United States will consist of five committee selections, including at least one non-Division I golfer, and a coaches pick. The balance of the International team will include the men’s and women’s winners of The R&A Scholars Tournament, four committee selections, and a coaches pick.
The next Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking will be announced February 28.
United States Men
| Rank | Player | Year | School | Percentile |
| 1 | Matthew Wolff | SO | Oklahoma State | 1 |
| 2 | Collin Morikawa | SR | California | 0.9991 |
| 3 | Justin Suh | SR | Southern California | 0.9972 |
| 4 | Alex Smalley | SR | Duke | 0.9967 |
| 5 | Trent Phillips | FR | Georgia | 0.9967 |
| 6 | Chandler Eaton | JR | Duke | 0.9952 |
| 7 | Will Grimmer | SR | Ohio State | 0.9943 |
| 8 | Beau Briggs | SR | Ole Miss | 0.9938 |
| 9 | Eric Bae | JR | Wake Forest | 0.9929 |
| 10 | Steven Fisk | SR | Georgia Southern | 0.9924 |
| 11 | Luke Schniederjans | JR | Georgia Tech | 0.991 |
| 12 | Will Gordon | SR | Vanderbilt | 0.9895 |
| 13 | Peter Kuest | JR | BYU | 0.9887 |
| 14 | Stephen Franken | SR | NC State | 0.9872 |
| 15 | Edwin Yi | SR | Oregon | 0.9862 |
| 16 | Riley Casey | JR | Oklahoma | 0.9862 |
| 17 | Steven Chervony | SR | Texas | 0.9857 |
| 18 | Cole Hammer | FR | Texas | 0.9857 |
| 19 | McClure Meissner | SO | SMU | 0.9843 |
| 20 | Zach Bauchou | SR | Oklahoma State | 0.9843 |
| 21 | Scott Stevens | SR | South Carolina | 0.9833 |
| 22 | Bryson Nimmer | SR | Clemson | 0.9825 |
| 23 | Phillip Knowles | SR | North Florida | 0.9819 |
| 24 | Clay Feagler | JR | Pepperdine | 0.9815 |
| 25 | John Augenstein | JR | Vanderbilt | 0.9809 |
United States Women
| Rank | Player | Year | School | Percentile |
| 1 | Andrea Lee | JR | Stanford | 0.9994 |
| 2 | Mariel Galdiano | JR | UCLA | 0.996 |
| 3 | Jennifer Chang | SO | Southern California | 0.9925 |
| 4 | Dylan Kim | SR | Arkansas | 0.9902 |
| 5 | Malia Nam | FR | Southern California | 0.9896 |
| 6 | Haylee Harford | SR | Furman | 0.9851 |
| 7 | Stephanie Lau | SR | Northwestern | 0.985 |
| 8 | Ellie Slama | SO | Oregon State | 0.9839 |
| 9 | Kaitlyn Papp | SO | Texas | 0.9827 |
| 10 | Abby Carlson | JR | Vanderbilt | 0.9799 |
| 11 | Hailee Cooper | FR | Texas | 0.9787 |
| 12 | Auston Kim | FR | Vanderbilt | 0.9729 |
| 13 | Courtney Zeng | SR | Vanderbilt | 0.9729 |
| 14 | Jess Yuen | JR | Missouri | 0.9706 |
| 15 | Anna Redding | SR | Virginia | 0.97 |
| 16 | Jennifer Kupcho | SR | Wake Forest | 0.9687 |
| 17 | Ivy Shepherd | FR | Clemson | 0.9676 |
| 18 | Emilia Migliaccio | SO | Wake Forest | 0.9667 |
| 19 | Kaitlin Milligan | SO | Oklahoma | 0.9654 |
| 20 | Sierra Brooks | JR | Florida | 0.9632 |
| 21 | Brooke Riley | JR | Northwestern | 0.9589 |
| 22 | Natalie Srinivasan | JR | Furman | 0.9584 |
| 23 | Kenzie Wright | JR | Alabama | 0.9583 |
| 24 | Kaylee Benton | SR | Arkansas | 0.9578 |
| 25 | Kelly Whaley | SR | North Carolina | 0.9567 |
International Men
| Rank | Player | Year | School | Percentile |
| 1 | Viktor Hovland | JR | Oklahoma State (Norway) | 0.9971 |
| 2 | Chun An Yu | JR | Arizona State (Taiwan) | 0.9929 |
| 3 | Peng Pichaikool | JR | Mississippi State (Thailand) | 0.9919 |
| 4 | Kengo Aoshima | SO | Wake Forest (Japan) | 0.99 |
| 5 | Matthias Schmid | SO | Louisville (Germany) | 0.9891 |
| 6 | Sandy Scott | JR | Texas Tech (Scotland) | 0.9814 |
| 7 | Kaito Onishi | SO | Southern California (Japan) | 0.98 |
| 8 | Adrien Pendaries | SO | Duke (France) | 0.979 |
| 9 | Ivan Ramirez | SR | Texas Tech (Colombia) | 0.9747 |
| 10 | Zan Luka Stirn | JR | Arkansas State (Slovenia) | 0.9743 |
| 11 | Jovan Rebula | JR | Auburn (South Africa) | 0.9723 |
| 12 | Stefano Mazzoli | SR | TCU (Italy) | 0.968 |
| 13 | Max Sear | SR | West Virginia (Canada) | 0.9662 |
| 14 | Hary Hall | SR | UNLV (England) | 0.9644 |
| 15 | Tim Widing | JR | San Francisco (Sweden) | 0.9609 |
| 16 | Eduardo Carrete | JR | Jacksonville (Mexico) | 0.9591 |
| 17 | Ryoto Furuya | JR | USF (Japan) | 0.9547 |
| 18 | Albin Bergstrom | FR | USF (Sweden) | 0.9547 |
| 19 | Marco Steyn | SO | Wake Forest (South Africa) | 0.9518 |
| 20 | Wiliam Buhl | JR | Arkansas (Norway) | 0.9514 |
| 21 | Oliver Farrell | SR | Marquette (England) | 0.95 |
| 22 | KK Limbhasut | SR | California (Thailand) | 0.949 |
| 23 | Thomas Rosenmueller | JR | North Texas (Germany) | 0.9481 |
| 24 | Alex Del Rey | JR | Arizona State (Spain) | 0.9475 |
| 25 | David Nyfjall | FR | Northwestern (Sweden) | 0.9472 |
International Women
| Rank | Player | Year | School | Percentile |
| 1 | Patty Tavatanakit | SO | UCLA (Thailand) | 1 |
| 2 | Hira Naveed | SR | Pepperdine (Australia) | 0.9977 |
| 3 | Anna Backman | FR | Miami (Finland) | 0.9977 |
| 4 | Albane Valenzuela | JR | Stanford (Switzerland) | 0.996 |
| 5 | Frida Kinhult | FR | Florida State (Sweden) | 0.9925 |
| 6 | Leonie Bettel | SR | Kentucky (Austria) | 0.9914 |
| 7 | Jiwon Jeon | JR | Alabama (Republic of Korea) | 0.9908 |
| 8 | Gabriela Ruffels | SO | Southern California (Australia) | 0.9908 |
| 9 | Kaleigh Telfer | SO | Auburn (South Africa) | 0.9891 |
| 10 | Jaravee Boonchant | SO | Duke (Thailand) | 0.9884 |
| 11 | Virginia Elena Carta | SR | Duke (Italy) | 0.9839 |
| 12 | Amelia Garvey | SO | Southern California (New Zealand) | 0.9832 |
| 13 | Yu-Sang Hou | SO | Arizona (Taiwan) | 0.9804 |
| 14 | Olivia Mehaffey | JR | Arizona State (Northern Ireland) | 0.9792 |
| 15 | Sofia Garcia | SO | Texas Tech (Paraguay) | 0.9787 |
| 16 | Maria Fassi | SR | Arkansas (Mexico) | 0.9781 |
| 17 | Julie McCarthy | SO | Auburn (Ireland) | 0.9775 |
| 18 | Karoline Stormo | JR | Kent State (Norway) | 0.973 |
| 19 | Abegail Arevalo | SR | San Jose State (Philipinnes) | 0.9672 |
| 20 | Wenyung Keh | SR | Washington (New Zealand) | 0.9723 |
| 21 | Lois Kaye Go | JR | South Carolina (Philippines) | 0.9717 |
| 22 | Clare Legaspi | JR | UCLA (Philippines) | 0.9711 |
| 23 | Aline Krauter | FR | Stanford (Germany) | 0.971 |
| 24 | Tze-Han Lin | FR | Oregon (Taiwan) | 0.9705 |
| 25 | Agathe Laisne | SO | Texas (Germany) | 0.97 |