Formby Golf Club Photo
NORMAN, OK (April 15, 2016) – The Arnold Palmer Cup
teams for both Europe and the United States were
announced today on Golf Channel’s Morning Drive. The
annual Ryder Cup-style competition will be played June
24-26 at Formby Golf Club in
Formby, England.
For Team Europe, Sam Horsfield of Florida
(England),
Vanderbilt’s Matthias Schwab (Austria), Adrian Meronk
from East Tennessee State (Poland), Lars van Meijel of
Memphis (Netherlands), Augusta’s Robin Petersson
(Sweden) and David Boote of Stanford (Wales) were
determined through the ranking. Committee selections
were Maynooth’s Stuart Grehan and Antoine Rozner of
UMKC. Mathias Eggenberger of Stirling (Switzerland)
qualified for Team Europe by winning The R&A
Foundation Scholars Tournament. Robin Sciot-Siegrist
of Louisville was Janice Moodie’s coach’s pick.
Eggenberger, Schwab and Meronk return from last
year’s squad that fell to the United States, 18-12.
Memphis’ van Meijel and UMKC’s Rozner are the first
Arnold Palmer Cup participants from their universities.
Including its coaching staff, Europe is represented by
10 countries - matching the event record set in 2015.
Maverick McNealy of Stanford, Charlie Danielson of
Illinois, LSU’s Zach Wright, Rico Hoey of Southern
California, Auburn’s Michael Johnson and Nahum
Mendoza III of San Diego State were the six United
States players selected by the Arnold Palmer Cup
Ranking. Derek Bard of Virginia, Chico State’s Alistair
Docherty and Will Zalatoris of Wake Forest were
committee selections. Docherty was the designated
non-Division I player. Will Gordon of Vanderbilt was
Mike Cook’s coach’s pick.
McNealy represented the United States in 2015
and
was also selected to represent the Arnold Palmer Cup
in the 2016 Arnold Palmer Invitational. Hoey
particpated at Walton Heath in 2014 where he was
chosen by Europe as America’s recipient of the Michael
Carter Award. Bard is the first Virginia golfer selected
for the Arnold Palmer Cup.
UNITED STATES
ARNOLD PALMER CUP RANKINGS SELECTIONS
-Maverick McNealy, Stanford
-Charlie Danielson, Illinois
-Zach Wright, LSU
-Rico Hoey, Southern California
-Michael Johnson, Auburn
-Nahum Mendoza III, San Diego State
COMMITTEE SELECTIONS
-Derek Bard, Virginia
-Alistair Docherty, Chico State
-Will Zalatoris, Wake Forest
COACH'S PICK
-Will Gordon, Vanderbilt
COACHES
-Head Coach: Mike Cook, Coastal Georgia
-Assistant Coach: John Handrigan, Florida
EUROPE
ARNOLD PALMER CUP RANKINGS SELECTIONS
-Sam Horsfield, Florida (England)
-Matthias Schwab, Vanderbilt (Austria)
-Adrian Meronk, East Tennessee State (Poland)
-Lars van Meijel, Memphis (Netherlands)
-Robin Petersson, Augusta (Sweden)
-David Boote, Stanford (Wales)
COMMITTEE SELECTIONS
-Stuart Grehan, Maynooth (Ireland)
-Antoine Rozner, UMKC (France)
The R&A Foundation Scholars Tournament
-Mathias Eggenberger, Stirling (Switzerland)
COACH'S PICKS
-Robin Sciot-Siegrist, Louisville (France)
COACHES
-Head Coach: Janice Moodie (Scotland)
-Assistant Coach: Dean Robertson, Stirling
(Scotland)