Oliver Schniederjans
NORMAN, Okla. – The fall Palmer Cup Ranking
for the 2014 event was
released today. The top six golfers in the
ranking from both the United
States and Europe shall be among the 10
individuals selected to compete in
the Palmer Cup at Walton Heath Golf Club.
Using Golfstat’s NCAA Player Ranking as a
base, the Palmer Cup Ranking
awards bonus points for wins and high finishes
and a negative bonus for
poor finishes. The ranking also contains a
strength of schedule component.
The Palmer Cup is an international, Ryder Cup-
style event featuring the top collegiate players
from the U.S. and
Europe. Palmer, a former collegiate player
himself, has been called America’s greatest
Ambassador for the
game of golf. With his blessing and the support
of the Arnold Palmer Golf Company, the
inaugural event was
played at his own Bay Hill Club in Florida in
June 1997.
A breakdown of the top 10 golfers in the
rankings for the U.S. and Europe teams as of
November, 2013:
TEAM USA
1. Ollie Schniederjans, Georgia Tech
2. Trey Mullinax, Alabama
3. Mark Anguiano, Cal State Fullerton
4. J.T. Poston, Western California
5. Brandon Hagy, Cal
6. Bryson Dechambeau Southern
Methodist
7. Joey Garber, Georgia
8. Chase Koepka, South Florida
9. Joey Parkinson, BYU
10. Ian Davis, Oklahoma State
TEAM GREAT EUROPE
1. Liam Johnston, Chattanooga (Scotland)
2. Lars Van Meijel, Memphis (Netherlands)
3. Ben Rusch, Virginia (Switzerland)
4. Julien Brun, TCU (France)
5. Sebastian Cappelen, Arkansas (Denmark)
6. Greg Eason, UCF (England)
7. Ricardo Gouveia, UCF (Portugal)
8. Pep Angles, Central Arkansas (Spain)
9. Rowin Caron, Florida State (Netherlands)
10. Joel Stalter, Cal (France)
To view the complete Palmer Cup rankings,
follow this link.