Weber Ranked Third In The International Arnold Palmer Cup Rankings

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami junior women’s golfer Dewi Weber is ranked third in the first Arnold Palmer Cup 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 July 6-8.
 
The 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup will be the first using the expanded format of United States men’s and women’s collegiate golfers versus their counterparts from around the world. The 2018 event will be held at the Evian Resort Golf Club.
 
Weber earned the ranking after she claimed her third individual collegiate title at Miami, winning medalist honors at the 2018 UCF Challenge. Weber currently leads the team in scoring, averaging 70.71 strokes per round. She also has posted top-10 finishes in four of the Hurricanes five events this year.
 
The Arnold Palmer Cup rankings are based on 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.
 
Subsequent rankings will be released on February 22 and March 8 with teams being announced March 15 during the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard.
 
Miami returns to action on Feb. 18, as it heads to the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate in New Orleans.