Fall Arnold Palmer Cup rankings unveiled
The Alotian Club, host of the 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup Matches
NORMAN, Okla. (December 20, 2018) – The fall 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.
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 13.
United States Men's Rankings
| Rank | Player | Year | School | Percentile |
| 1 | Matthew Wolff | SO | Oklahoma State | 0.9995 |
| 2 | Collin Morikawa | SR | California | 0.999 |
| 3 | Peter Kuest | JR | BYU | 0.9976 |
| 4 | Alex Smalley | SR | Duke | 0.9966 |
| 5 | Justin Suh | SR | Southern California | 0.9956 |
| 6 | Trent Phillips | FR | Georgia | 0.9951 |
| 7 | Chandler Eaton | JR | Duke | 0.9941 |
| 8 | Luke Schniederjans | JR | Georgia Tech | 0.9941 |
| 9 | Beau Briggs | SR | Ole Miss | 0.9931 |
| 10 | Eric Bae | JR | Wake Forest | 0.9911 |
| 11 | Will Grimmer | SR | Ohio State | 0.9911 |
| 12 | Steven Fisk | SR | Georgia Southern | 0.9892 |
| 13 | Hayden Wood | SR | Oklahoma State | 0.9881 |
| 14 | McClure Meissner | SO | SMU | 0.9877 |
| 15 | Stephen Franken | SR | NC State | 0.9842 |
| 16 | Tyler Strafaci | JR | Georgia Tech | 0.9842 |
| 17 | Will Gordon | SR | Vanderbilt | 0.9832 |
| 18 | Brandon Mancheno | SO | Auburn | 0.9827 |
| 19 | Phillip Knowles | SR | North Florida | 0.9823 |
| 20 | Riley Casey | JR | Oklahoma | 0.9817 |
| 21 | Clay Feagler | JR | Pepperdine | 0.9798 |
| 22 | Steven Chervony | SR | Texas | 0.9782 |
| 23 | Noah Norton | SO | Georgia Tech | 0.9782 |
| 24 | Bryson Nimmer | SR | Clemson | 0.9774 |
| 25 | Thomas Walsh | SR | Virginia | 0.9758 |
United States Women's Rankings
| Rank | Player | Year | School | Percentile |
| 1 | Dylan Kim | SR | Arkansas | 0.9988 |
| 2 | Andrea Lee | JR | Stanford | 0.9977 |
| 3 | Malia Nam | FR | Southern California | 0.9953 |
| 4 | Mariel Galdiano | JR | UCLA | 0.9941 |
| 5 | Kaitlyn Papp | SO | Texas | 0.9912 |
| 6 | Abby Carlson | JR | Vanderbilt | 0.9895 |
| 7 | Jennifer Chang | SO | Southern California | 0.9888 |
| 8 | Hailee Cooper | FR | Texas | 0.9865 |
| 9 | Emilia Migliaccio | SO | Wake Forest | 0.9836 |
| 10 | Ellie Slama | SO | Oregon State | 0.9824 |
| 11 | Stephanie Lau | SR | Northwestern | 0.9812 |
| 12 | Sierra Brooks | JR | Florida | 0.9748 |
| 13 | Haylee Harford | SR | Furman | 0.9725 |
| 14 | Jess Yuen | JR | Missouri | 0.9713 |
| 15 | Ivy Shepherd | FR | Clemson | 0.967 |
| 16 | Kenzie Wright | JR | Alabama | 0.967 |
| 17 | Auston Kim | FR | Vanderbilt | 0.9665 |
| 18 | Anna Redding | SR | Virginia | 0.966 |
| 19 | Kaitlin Milligan | SO | Oklahoma | 0.9659 |
| 20 | Brooke Matthews | SO | Arkansas | 0.9658 |
| 21 | Courtney Zeng | SR | Vanderbilt | 0.9641 |
| 22 | Brooke Riley | JR | Northwestern | 0.9641 |
| 23 | Alyaa Abdulghany | SO | Southern California | 0.9594 |
| 24 | Crystal Wang | FR | Illinois | 0.9554 |
| 25 | Kelly Whaley | SR | North Carolina | 0.9547 |
International Men's Rankings
| Rank | Player | Year | School | Percentile |
| 1 | Viktor Hovland | JR | Oklahoma State (Norway) | 0.998 |
| 2 | Matthias Schmid | SO | Louisville (Germany) | 0.9926 |
| 3 | Chun An Yu | JR | Arizona State (Taiwan) | 0.9926 |
| 4 | Pen Pichaikool | JR | Mississippi State (Thailand) | 0.9911 |
| 5 | Kaito Onishi | SO | Southern California (Japan) | 0.9901 |
| 6 | Kengo Aoshima | SO | Wake Forest (Japan) | 0.9871 |
| 7 | Sandy Scott | JR | Texas Tech (Scotland) | 0.9871 |
| 8 | Adrien Pendaries | SO | Duke (France) | 0.9743 |
| 9 | Zan Luka Stirn | JR | Arkansas State (Slovenia) | 0.9739 |
| 10 | Hary Hall | SR | UNLV (England) | 0.966 |
| 11 | Tim Widing | JR | San Francisco (Sweden) | 0.9565 |
| 12 | Max Sear | SR | West Virginia (Canada) | 0.9551 |
| 13 | Jovan Rebula | JR | Auburn (South Africa) | 0.9549 |
| 14 | Thomas Rosenmueller | JR | North Texas (Germany) | 0.9486 |
| 15 | Sean Yu | JR | San Jose State (Taiwan) | 0.9481 |
| 16 | Marco Steyn | SO | Wake Forest (South Africa) | 0.948 |
| 17 | Joel Wendin | SR | Arkansas State (Sweden) | 0.9467 |
| 18 | Albin Bergstrom | FR | USF (Sweden) | 0.9466 |
| 19 | Ben Wong | FR | SMU (Hong Kong) | 0.9461 |
| 20 | John Axelsen | SO | Florida (Denmark) | 0.946 |
| 21 | Oliver Farrell | SR | Marquette (England) | 0.9457 |
| 22 | John Murphy | JR | Louisville (Ireland) | 0.9446 |
| 23 | Ivan Ramirez | SR | Texas Tech (Colombia) | 0.944 |
| 24 | Rhys Nevin | JR | Tennessee (England) | 0.9436 |
| 25 | Jamie Stewart | JR | Missouri (Scotland) | 0.9412 |
International Women's Rankings
| Rank | Player | Year | School | Percentile |
| 1 | Patty Tavatanakit | SO | UCLA (Thailand) | 1 |
| 2 | Hira Naveed | SR | Pepperdine (Australia) | 0.9983 |
| 3 | Albane Valenzuela | JR | Stanford (Switzerland) | 0.9959 |
| 4 | Jiwon Jeon | JR | Alabama (South Korea) | 0.9941 |
| 5 | Frida Kinhult | FR | Florida State (Sweden) | 0.9901 |
| 6 | Gabriela Ruffels | SO | Southern California (Australia) | 0.9888 |
| 7 | Kaleigh Telfer | SO | Auburn (South Africa) | 0.9877 |
| 8 | Leonie Bettel | SR | Kentucky (Austria) | 0.986 |
| 9 | Jaravee Boonchant | SO | Duke (Thailand) | 0.9853 |
| 10 | Raquel Olmos | SO | Arizona State (Spain) | 0.9847 |
| 11 | MIchaela Finn | SR | Kent State (Sweden) | 0.9824 |
| 12 | Amelia Garvey | SO | Southern California (New Zealand) | 0.9811 |
| 13 | Virginia Elena Carta | SR | Duke (Italy) | 0.9806 |
| 14 | Olivia Mehaffey | JR | Arizona State (Northern Ireland) | 0.9806 |
| 15 | Clara Manzalini | FR | Florida (Italy) | 0.9777 |
| 16 | Sofia Garcia | SO | Texas Tech (Paraguay) | 0.9765 |
| 17 | Julie McCarthy | SO | Auburn (Ireland) | 0.9753 |
| 18 | Maria Fassi | SR | Arkansas (Mexico) | 0.9735 |
| 19 | Marta Perez | JR | Florida (Spain) | 0.9724 |
| 20 | Lois Kaye Go | JR | South Carolina (Philippines) | 0.97 |
| 21 | Leonie Harm | SR | Houston (Germany) | 0.9688 |
| 22 | Tze-Han Lin | FR | Oregon (Taiwan) | 0.9676 |
| 23 | Wenyung Keh | SR | Washington (New Zealand) | 0.967 |
| 24 | Greta Voelker | JR | Texas (Germany) | 0.967 |
| 25 | Abegail Arevalo | SR | San Jose State (Philipines) | 0.966 |