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)