Major shakeup in penultimate Arnold Palmer Cup ranking
2/28/2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: Arnold Palmer Cup Matches, Tralee Golf Club
All four rankings - U.S. men and women, International men and women - have new number ones with just one ranking to go
NORMAN, Okla. (February 28, 2019) – The penultimate Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking for the 2019 matches was released today by the Golf Coaches Association of America, with a major shakeup among all four ranking categories.
The decision by several top players not to participate in this year's matches has reshuffled the deck and has landed a group of new faces atop the standings.
The last ranking saw familiar names top the standings, such as World #1 and U.S. Amateur champ Viktor Hovland, and his Oklahoma State teammate Matthew Wolff, winner of four straight events this season.
But with Oklahoma State deciding not to participate in this year's matches, Hovland and Wolff will not be in attendance at the Alotian Club when the matches commence on June 7.
Others have also withdrawn from the competition, including USC's Justin Suh and Cal's Collin Morikawa who held down the second and third spots in the last U.S. Men's ranking.
The new number ones include Peter Kuest (BYU), Chun An Yu (Arizona State), Mariel Galdiano (UCLA), and Frida Kinhult (Florida State).
The top six golfers from the final ranking from both the United States and International men and women - 12 total golfers - will be among the 24 individuals selected to compete in the Arnold Palmer Cup.
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.
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.
Arnold Palmer Cup teams will be unveiled live on Golf Channel’s Golf Central on Wednesday, March 6 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard.
United States Men
United States Women
International Men
International Women
The decision by several top players not to participate in this year's matches has reshuffled the deck and has landed a group of new faces atop the standings.
But with Oklahoma State deciding not to participate in this year's matches, Hovland and Wolff will not be in attendance at the Alotian Club when the matches commence on June 7.
Others have also withdrawn from the competition, including USC's Justin Suh and Cal's Collin Morikawa who held down the second and third spots in the last U.S. Men's ranking.
The new number ones include Peter Kuest (BYU), Chun An Yu (Arizona State), Mariel Galdiano (UCLA), and Frida Kinhult (Florida State).
The top six golfers from the final ranking from both the United States and International men and women - 12 total golfers - will be among the 24 individuals selected to compete in the Arnold Palmer Cup.
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.
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.
Arnold Palmer Cup teams will be unveiled live on Golf Channel’s Golf Central on Wednesday, March 6 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard.
United States Men
| Rank | Player | Year | School | Percentile |
| 1 | Peter Kuest | JR | BYU | 0.9973 |
| 2 | Alex Smalley | SR | Duke | 0.9963 |
| 3 | Will Grimmer | SR | Ohio State | 0.994 |
| 4 | Will Gordon | SR | Vanderbilt | 0.9931 |
| 5 | Eric Bae | JR | Wake Forest | 0.9917 |
| 6 | Luke Schniederjans | JR | Georgia Tech | 0.9899 |
| 7 | Edwin Yi | SR | Oregon | 0.9894 |
| 8 | Riley Casey | JR | Oklahoma | 0.9894 |
| 9 | Chandler Eaton | JR | Duke | 0.9885 |
| 10 | Steven Fisk | SR | Georgia Southern | 0.9872 |
| 11 | Steven Chervony | SR | Texas | 0.9871 |
| 12 | McClure Meissner | SO | SMU | 0.9867 |
| 13 | Cole Hammer | FR | Texas | 0.9866 |
| 14 | Clay Feagler | JR | Pepperdine | 0.9848 |
| 15 | Patrick Martin | SR | Vanderbilt | 0.9836 |
| 16 | Blake Elliott | SR | McNeese State | 0.9831 |
| 17 | Brandon Wu | SR | Stanford | 0.9829 |
| 18 | Ethan Marcus | SR | Arizona | 0.9801 |
| 19 | Chandler Phillips | SR | Texas A&M | 0.9788 |
| 20 | Scott Stevens | SR | South Carolina | 0.9779 |
| 21 | Noah Norton | SO | Georgia Tech | 0.9774 |
| 22 | Benjamin Shipp | JR | NC State | 0.977 |
| 23 | Jon Augenstein | JR | Vanderbilt | 0.9769 |
| 24 | Quade Cummins | JR | Oklahoma | 0.976 |
| 25 | Sebastian Crampton | SR | California | 0.9757 |
United States Women
| Rank | Player | Year | School | Percentile |
| 1 | Mariel Galdiano | JR | UCLA | 0.9966 |
| 2 | Dylan Kim | SR | Arkansas | 0.9932 |
| 3 | Jennifer Chang | SO | Southern California | 0.9869 |
| 4 | Malia Nam | FR | Southern California | 0.9864 |
| 5 | Haylee Harford | SR | Furman | 0.9853 |
| 6 | Kaitlyn Papp | SO | Texas | 0.9852 |
| 7 | Hailee Cooper | FR | Texas | 0.9847 |
| 8 | Abby Carlson | JR | Vanderbilt | 0.983 |
| 9 | Aneka Seumanutafa | FR | Ohio State | 0.983 |
| 10 | Stephanie Lau | SR | Northwestern | 0.9829 |
| 11 | Auston Kim | FR | Vanderbilt | 0.9802 |
| 12 | Ellie Slama | SO | Oregon State | 0.9739 |
| 13 | Emilia Migliaccio | SO | Wake Forest | 0.9711 |
| 14 | Sierra Brooks | JR | Florida | 0.966 |
| 15 | Courtney Zeng | SR | Vanderbilt | 0.9653 |
| 16 | Ivy Shepherd | FR | Clemson | 0.9653 |
| 17 | Kaitlin Milligan | SO | Oklahoma | 0.9643 |
| 18 | Lauren Hartlage | JR | Louisville | 0.9638 |
| 19 | Gina Kim | FR | Duke | 0.9637 |
| 20 | Kaylee Benton | FR | Arkansas | 0.963 |
| 21 | Brooke Riley | JR | Northwestern | 0.963 |
| 22 | Natalie Srinivasan | JR | Furman | 0.9625 |
| 23 | Kenzie Wright | JR | Alabama | 0.9607 |
| 24 | Greta Bruner | JR | TCU | 0.9603 |
| 25 | Allyson Geer-Park | JR | Michigan State | 0.9591 |
| Rank | Player | Year | School | Percentile |
| 1 | Chun An Yu | JR | Arizona State (Taiwan) | 0.9926 |
| 2 | Matthias Schmid | SO | Louisville (Germany) | 0.9895 |
| 3 | Peng Pichaikool | JR | Mississippi State (Thailand) | 0.9871 |
| 4 | Sandy Scott | JR | Texas Tech (Scotland) | 0.9843 |
| 5 | Kaito Onishi | SO | Southern California (Japan) | 0.9802 |
| 6 | Kengo Aoshima | SO | Wake Forest (Japan) | 0.9792 |
| 7 | Ivan Ramirez | SR | Texas Tech (Colombia) | 0.9742 |
| 8 | Jovan Rebula | JR | Auburn (South Africa) | 0.9733 |
| 9 | Albin Bergstrom | FR | USF (Sweden) | 0.9714 |
| 10 | Stefano Mazzoli | SR | TCU (Italy) | 0.9709 |
| 11 | Alex Del Rey | JR | Arizona State (Spain) | 0.9668 |
| 12 | Luis Gagne | SR | LSU (Costa Rica) | 0.9668 |
| 13 | Harry Hall | SR | UNLV (England) | 0.9644 |
| 14 | Joel Wendin | SR | Arkansas State (Sweden) | 0.9627 |
| 15 | Oliver Farrell | SR | Marquette (England) | 0.9581 |
| 16 | Ervin Chang | JR | Liberty (Malaysia) | 0.9557 |
| 17 | John Axelsen | SO | Florida (Denmark) | 0.9538 |
| 18 | Adrien Pendaries | SO | Duke (France) | 0.9529 |
| 19 | Max Sear | SR | West Virginia (Canada) | 0.9521 |
| 20 | Marco Steyn | SO | Wake Forest (South Africa) | 0.9506 |
| 21 | Guillaume Fanonnel | JR | ULM (France) | 0.9488 |
| 22 | Harry Hillier | SO | Kansas (New Zealand) | 0.947 |
| 23 | Daniel O'Loughlin | JR | Colorado (England) | 0.9463 |
| 24 | Tim Widing | JR | San Francisco (Sweden) | 0.9461 |
| 25 | Ben Wong | FR | SMU (Hong Kong) | 0.946 |
International Women
| Rank | Player | Year | School (Country) | Percentile |
| 1 | Frida Kinhult | FR | Florida State (Sweden) | 0.996 |
| 2 | Patty Tavatanakit | SO | UCLA (Thailand) | 0.996 |
| 3 | Hira Naveed | SR | Pepperdine (Australia) | 0.9949 |
| 4 | Julie McCarthy | SO | Auburn (Ireland) | 0.9921 |
| 5 | Albane Valenzuela | JR | Stanford (Switzerland) | 0.9915 |
| 6 | Jiwon Jeon | JR | Alabama (Republic of Korea) | 0.9909 |
| 7 | Leonie Harm | SR | Houston (Germany) | 0.9904 |
| 8 | Emily Price | FR | South Carolina (England) | 0.9898 |
| 9 | Lois Kaye Go | JR | South Carolina (Philippines) | 0.9892 |
| 10 | Amelia Garvey | SO | Southern California (New Zealand) | 0.9846 |
| 11 | Ana Belac | JR | Duke (Slovenia) | 0.9841 |
| 12 | Agathe Laisne | SO | Texas (France) | 0.9824 |
| 13 | Anna Backman | FR | Miami (Finland) | 0.9813 |
| 14 | Gabriela Ruffels | SO | Southern California (Australia) | 0.979 |
| 15 | Sofia Garcia | SO | Texas Tech (Paraguay) | 0.9763 |
| 16 | Yu-Sang Hou | SO | Arizona (Taiwan) | 0.9762 |
| 17 | Karoline Stormo | SR | Kent State (Norway) | 0.9717 |
| 18 | Abegail Arevalo | SR | San Jose State (Philippines) | 0.9712 |
| 19 | Clare Legaspi | JR | UCLA (Philippines) | 0.9704 |
| 20 | Aline Krauter | FR | Stanford (Germany) | 0.9703 |
| 21 | Marta Perez | JR | Florida (Spain) | 0.9699 |
| 22 | Harmie Constantino | FR | Georgia (Philippines) | 0.9682 |
| 23 | Kaleigh Telfer | SO | Auburn (South Africa) | 0.9659 |
| 24 | Sára Kousková | FR | Texas (Czech Republic) | 0.9619 |
| 25 | Bianca Pagdanganan | SR | Arizona (Philippines) | 0.9596 |
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