Pichaikool Earns Arnold Palmer Cup Bid
March 06, 2019 | Men's Golf
STARKVILLE – After his second season listed in the preliminary rankings, Mississippi State men's golf junior Peng Pichaikool has officially been selected to the Arnold Palmer Cup International Team.
As announced Wednesday on the Golf Channel, Pichaikool was listed as the third-ranked male international collegiate golfer, good for an automatic bid to the Arnold Palmer Cup, set for June 7-9 at the Alotian Club in Roland, Arkansas.
"I am so happy for Peng," MSU men's golf coach Dusty Smith said. "It is such a huge accomplishment to represent the International Team at the Arnold Palmer Cup. Peng has worked hard for this and I know he will do a great job representing us at the Palmer Cup this Summer."
In three preliminary rankings this season, Pichaikool started as the fourth-rated player, then moved to third for the final two rankings after a strong fall campaign. Pichaikool made two of the lists during the 2017-18 season.
The top six golfers from the men's and women's United States and International teams - 24 individuals - all received automatic bids to play in the prestigious event and 18 more received committee selections.
Pichaikool is one of two SEC male golfers who made the tournament as a ranking selection. Will Gordon of Vanderbilt was the third-rated player for the United States Team.
Pichaikool has the rest of Mississippi State men's golf spring schedule between now and the Arnold Palmer Cup. The Golf Dawgs start play at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate Saturday, March 9, in Scottsdale, Arizona.
MSU men's golf coach Dusty Smith:
"I am so happy for Peng. It is such a huge accomplishment to represent the International Team at the Arnold Palmer Cup. Peng has worked hard for this and I know he will do a great job representing us at the Palmer Cup this Summer."
Final Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking
United States Men's Top 6
1. Peter Kuest - BYU
2. Alex Smalley - Duke
3. Will Gordon - Vanderbilt
4. Will Grimmer - Ohio State
5. Cole Hammer - Texas
6. Brandon Wu - Stanford
United States Women's Top 6
Mariel Galdiano - UCLA
Dylan Kim - Arkansas
Jennifer Chang - Southern California
Malia Nam - Southern Cal
Haylee Harford - Furman
Kaitlyn Papp - Texas
United States Committee Selections
John Augenstein - Vanderbilt
Abbey Carlson - Vanderbilt
Hailee Cooper - Texas
Quade Cummins - Oklahoma
Austin Eckroat - Oklahoma State
Stephanie Lau - Northwestern
Emilia Migliaccio - Wake Forest
Ann Parmerter - Dallas Baptist
Chandler Phillips - Texas A&M
Alex Scott - Grand Valley State
International Men's Top 6
1. Chun An Yu - Arizona State (Taiwan)
2. Matthias Schmid - Louisville (Germany)
3. Peng Pichaikool - Mississippi State (Thailand)
4. Sandy Scott - Texas Tech (Scotland)
5. Ivan Ramirez - Wake Forest (Colombia)
6. Kengo Aoshima - Wake Forest (Japan)
International Women's Top 6
Frida Kinhult - Florida State (Sweden)
Patty Tavatanakit - UCLA (Thailand)
Hira Naveed - Pepperdine (Australia)
Julie McCarthy - Auburn (Ireland)
Albane Valenzuela - Stanford (Switzerland)
Jiwon Jeon - Alabama (Republic of Korea)
International Committee Selections
Ana Belac - Duke (Slovenia)
Alex Del Ray - Arizona State (Spain)
Luis Gagne - LSU (Costa Rica)
Lois Kaye Go - South Carolina (Philippines)
Leonie Harm - Houston (Germany)
Takumi Kanaya - Tohoku Fukushi (Japan)
Agathe Laisne - Texas (France)
Jovan Rebula - Auburn (South Africa)
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As announced Wednesday on the Golf Channel, Pichaikool was listed as the third-ranked male international collegiate golfer, good for an automatic bid to the Arnold Palmer Cup, set for June 7-9 at the Alotian Club in Roland, Arkansas.
"I am so happy for Peng," MSU men's golf coach Dusty Smith said. "It is such a huge accomplishment to represent the International Team at the Arnold Palmer Cup. Peng has worked hard for this and I know he will do a great job representing us at the Palmer Cup this Summer."
In three preliminary rankings this season, Pichaikool started as the fourth-rated player, then moved to third for the final two rankings after a strong fall campaign. Pichaikool made two of the lists during the 2017-18 season.
The top six golfers from the men's and women's United States and International teams - 24 individuals - all received automatic bids to play in the prestigious event and 18 more received committee selections.
Pichaikool is one of two SEC male golfers who made the tournament as a ranking selection. Will Gordon of Vanderbilt was the third-rated player for the United States Team.
Pichaikool has the rest of Mississippi State men's golf spring schedule between now and the Arnold Palmer Cup. The Golf Dawgs start play at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate Saturday, March 9, in Scottsdale, Arizona.
MSU men's golf coach Dusty Smith:
"I am so happy for Peng. It is such a huge accomplishment to represent the International Team at the Arnold Palmer Cup. Peng has worked hard for this and I know he will do a great job representing us at the Palmer Cup this Summer."
Final Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking
United States Men's Top 6
1. Peter Kuest - BYU
2. Alex Smalley - Duke
3. Will Gordon - Vanderbilt
4. Will Grimmer - Ohio State
5. Cole Hammer - Texas
6. Brandon Wu - Stanford
United States Women's Top 6
Mariel Galdiano - UCLA
Dylan Kim - Arkansas
Jennifer Chang - Southern California
Malia Nam - Southern Cal
Haylee Harford - Furman
Kaitlyn Papp - Texas
United States Committee Selections
John Augenstein - Vanderbilt
Abbey Carlson - Vanderbilt
Hailee Cooper - Texas
Quade Cummins - Oklahoma
Austin Eckroat - Oklahoma State
Stephanie Lau - Northwestern
Emilia Migliaccio - Wake Forest
Ann Parmerter - Dallas Baptist
Chandler Phillips - Texas A&M
Alex Scott - Grand Valley State
International Men's Top 6
1. Chun An Yu - Arizona State (Taiwan)
2. Matthias Schmid - Louisville (Germany)
3. Peng Pichaikool - Mississippi State (Thailand)
4. Sandy Scott - Texas Tech (Scotland)
5. Ivan Ramirez - Wake Forest (Colombia)
6. Kengo Aoshima - Wake Forest (Japan)
International Women's Top 6
Frida Kinhult - Florida State (Sweden)
Patty Tavatanakit - UCLA (Thailand)
Hira Naveed - Pepperdine (Australia)
Julie McCarthy - Auburn (Ireland)
Albane Valenzuela - Stanford (Switzerland)
Jiwon Jeon - Alabama (Republic of Korea)
International Committee Selections
Ana Belac - Duke (Slovenia)
Alex Del Ray - Arizona State (Spain)
Luis Gagne - LSU (Costa Rica)
Lois Kaye Go - South Carolina (Philippines)
Leonie Harm - Houston (Germany)
Takumi Kanaya - Tohoku Fukushi (Japan)
Agathe Laisne - Texas (France)
Jovan Rebula - Auburn (South Africa)
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow the program on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching @HailStateMG.
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