Pichaikool Moves Up In Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking
February 14, 2019 | Men's Golf
By Austin Coats, Student Assistant/Communications
STARKVILLE – Just one day after his selection to the prestigious Ben Hogan Award Watch List, Mississippi State men's golf junior Peng Pichaikool has received more national attention.
The Arnold Palmer Cup announced Thursday that Pichaikool is now the third-ranked player on its International Team. Pichaikool was fourth in the initial, which came out in December.
The top six players in the spring's final ranking from both the International and United States Teams will receive automatic bids to play in the Arnold Palmer Cup, set for June 7-9, 2019, at the Alotian Club in Roland, Arkansas.
The junior from Thailand is one of two Southeastern Conference golfers in the top six of either ranking, and the only SEC player within the international top six. Thursday's update also is Pichaikool's best rating in the Arnold Palmer Cup rankings as he's been ranked four times over the last two seasons.
Pichaikool played in two events, both independently, since his first recognition from the Arnold Palmer Cup. In late December, he led his native Thailand to a victory in the Putra Cup, during which he shot a field-best 8-under-par. Then, in early February, Pichaikool ushered in the new year with a tied-for-ninth placement at the Jones Cup Invitational against a talented field.
Aside from the Arnold Palmer Cup, Pichaikool is ranked 14th among all college golfers by Golfstat.com, 19th by Golfweek and he sits 63rd in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, all three of which are improvements this week. Pichaikool also was named to the Haskins Award's most recent watch list and earned a bid to the Sun Bowl All-America Golf Classic in November 2019.
Pichaikool and the Mississippi State men's golf team begin their spring campaign Saturday morning, as they compete in the Florida Gators Invitational.
Fall Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking
United States Top 6
1. Matthew Wolff - Oklahoma State
2. Collin Morikawa - California
3. Justin Suh - Southern Cal
4. Alex Smalley - Duke
5. Trent Phillips - Georgia
6. Chandler Eaton - Duke
International Top 6
1. Viktor Hovland - Oklahoma State (Norway)
2. Chun An Yu - Arizona State (Taiwain)
3. Peng Pichaikool - Mississippi State (Thailand)
4. Kengo Aoshima - Wake Forest (Japan)
5. Matthias Schmid - Louisville (Germany)
6. Sandy Scott - Texas Tech (Scotland)
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow the program on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching @HailStateMG.
STARKVILLE – Just one day after his selection to the prestigious Ben Hogan Award Watch List, Mississippi State men's golf junior Peng Pichaikool has received more national attention.
The Arnold Palmer Cup announced Thursday that Pichaikool is now the third-ranked player on its International Team. Pichaikool was fourth in the initial, which came out in December.
The top six players in the spring's final ranking from both the International and United States Teams will receive automatic bids to play in the Arnold Palmer Cup, set for June 7-9, 2019, at the Alotian Club in Roland, Arkansas.
The junior from Thailand is one of two Southeastern Conference golfers in the top six of either ranking, and the only SEC player within the international top six. Thursday's update also is Pichaikool's best rating in the Arnold Palmer Cup rankings as he's been ranked four times over the last two seasons.
Pichaikool played in two events, both independently, since his first recognition from the Arnold Palmer Cup. In late December, he led his native Thailand to a victory in the Putra Cup, during which he shot a field-best 8-under-par. Then, in early February, Pichaikool ushered in the new year with a tied-for-ninth placement at the Jones Cup Invitational against a talented field.
Aside from the Arnold Palmer Cup, Pichaikool is ranked 14th among all college golfers by Golfstat.com, 19th by Golfweek and he sits 63rd in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, all three of which are improvements this week. Pichaikool also was named to the Haskins Award's most recent watch list and earned a bid to the Sun Bowl All-America Golf Classic in November 2019.
Pichaikool and the Mississippi State men's golf team begin their spring campaign Saturday morning, as they compete in the Florida Gators Invitational.
Fall Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking
United States Top 6
1. Matthew Wolff - Oklahoma State
2. Collin Morikawa - California
3. Justin Suh - Southern Cal
4. Alex Smalley - Duke
5. Trent Phillips - Georgia
6. Chandler Eaton - Duke
International Top 6
1. Viktor Hovland - Oklahoma State (Norway)
2. Chun An Yu - Arizona State (Taiwain)
3. Peng Pichaikool - Mississippi State (Thailand)
4. Kengo Aoshima - Wake Forest (Japan)
5. Matthias Schmid - Louisville (Germany)
6. Sandy Scott - Texas Tech (Scotland)
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow the program on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching @HailStateMG.
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