The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Nation-leading four Women's Golfers in latest Arnold Palmer Cup ranking
02.28.2019 | Women's Golf
Arnold Palmer Cup teams will be announced on Wednesday, March 6.
Four Texas women's golfers are among those in the penultimate Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking for 2019, which was announced on Thursday.
Sophomore Kaitlyn Papp is No. 6 and freshman Hailee Cooper is No. 7 in the U.S. ranking. In the international ranking, sophomore Agathe Laisne is No. 12, while freshman Sára Kousková is No. 24.
Texas is only one of two schools – Southern California is the other – to place a nation-leading four golfers across the U.S. and international rankings.
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. The matches 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.
Arnold Palmer Cup teams will be unveiled live on Golf Channel's Golf Central on Wednesday, March 6 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
United States Women - Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking [February 28, 2019]
1. Mariel Galdiano, UCLA
2. Dylan Kim, Arkansas
3. Jennifer Chang, Southern California
4. Malia Nam, Southern California
5. Haylee Harford, Furman
6. Kaitlyn Papp, Texas
7. Hailee Cooper, Texas
8. Abby Carlson, Vanderbilt
9. Aneka Seumanutafa, Ohio State
10. Stephanie Lau, Northwestern
11. Auston Kim, Vanderbilt
12. Ellie Slama, Oregon State
13. Emilia Migliaccio, Wake Forest
14. Sierra Brooks, Florida
15. Courtney Zeng, Vanderbilt
16. Ivy Shepherd, Clemson
17. Kaitlyn Milligan, Oklahoma
18. Lauren Hartlage, Louisville
19. Gina Kim, Duke
20. Kaylee Benton, Arkansas
21. Brooke Riley, Northwestern
22. Natalie Srinivasan, Furman
23. Kenzie Wright, Alabama
24. Greta Bruner, TCU
25. Allyson Geer-Park, Michigan State
International Women - Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking [February 28, 2019]
1. Frida Kinhult, Florida State
2. Patty Tavatanakit, UCLA
3. Hira Naveed, Pepperdine
4. Julie McCarthy, Auburn
5. Albane Valenzuela, Stanford
6. Jiwon Jeon, Alabama
7. Leonie Harm, Houston
8. Emily Price, South Carolina
9. Lois Kaye Go, South Carolina
10. Amelia Garvey, Southern California
11. Ana Belac, Duke
12. Agathe Laisne, Texas
13. Anna Backman, Miami
14. Gabriela Ruffels, Southern California
15. Sofia Garcia, Texas Tech
16. Yu-Sang Hou, Arizona
17. Karoline Stormo, Kent State
18. Abegail Arevalo, San Jose State
19. Clare Legaspi, UCLA
20. Aline Krauter, Stanford
21. Marta Perez, Florida
22. Harmie Constantino, Georgia
23. Kaleigh Telfer, Auburn
24. Sára Kousková, Texas
25. Bianca Pagdanganan, Arizona
