Ben Wheeler Ranked 19th on Initial Palmer Cup Standings

Nov. 27, 2013

CONWAY - Coastal Carolina junior Ben Wheeler (South Croydon, England) is ranked 19th on the order of merit to represent Team Europe at the 2014 Palmer Cup - the premier yearly competition that showcases the best collegiate in a Ryder Cup-style format.

The top six golfers in the ranking from both the United States and Europe shall be among the 10 individuals selected to compete in the Palmer Cup at Walton Heath Golf Club in Surrey, England, June 26-28.

Using Golfstat's NCAA Player Ranking as a base, the Palmer Cup Ranking awards bonus points for wins and high finishes and a negative bonus for poor finishes. The ranking also contains a strength of schedule component.

Wheeler is the second Chanticleer in as many years to be among the top 20 in contention for a spot in the prestigious event. Last year, Sebastian Soderberg (Sweden) ranked as high as 11th. In 2007, Coastal Carolina All-American Dustin Johnson helped Team USA win the 2007 Palmer Cup.

In four events this season, Wheeler has posted an impressive 71.67 scoring average, shooting two rounds in the 60's and having seven of his 12 rounds be par or better. He has three top 20 finishes, including a seventh-place finish at LSU's David Toms Collegiate. Wheeler has played in 26 career events with a 73.73 career scoring average, which is eighth on the CCU all-time list.

PALMER CUP RANKINGS (as of Nov. 27, 2013)
Team USA
Rank Name Year School Percentile1. Ollie Schniederjans SR Georgia Tech .99752. Trey Mullinax SR Alabama .99753. Mark Anguiano SR Cal State Fullerton .99674. J.T. Poston JR Western Carolina .99515. Brandon Hagy SR California .99436. Bryson Dechambeau SO SMU .99267. Joey Garber SR Georgia .99178. Chase Koepka SO USF .98939. Joey Parkinson SO BYU .986810. Ian Davis SR Oklahoma State .981811. Robbie Shelton FR Alabama .981812. Bobby Wyatt SR Alabama .981813. Lorens Chan SO UCLA .981814. Anders Albertson JR Georgia Tech .981015. Ben Crancer SO Texas A&M .970916. Camerom Wilson SR Stanford .980217. Denny McCarthy JR Virginia .979318. Wyndham Clark SO Oklahoma State .978519. Wilson McDonald SR UAB .978520. Jonathan Garrick SO UCLA .974221. Bryce Chalkley SR Virginia Tech .970322. Evan Russell SO Hartford .969423. Brian Campbell JR Illinois .965224. Trevor Simsby SR Washington .962625. Michael Weaver SR California .9610
Team Europe
Rank Name Year School Country Percentile1. Liam Johnston JR Chattanooga Scotland .98762. Lars van Meijel FR Memphis Netherlands .98353. Ben Rusch SR Virginia Switzerland .97594. Julien Brun JR TCU France .97435. Sebastian Cappelen SR Arkansas Denmark .97356. Greg Eason SR UCF England .96197. Ricardo Gouveia SR UCF Portugal .95528. Pep Angles JR Central Arkansas Spain .95449. Rowin Caron SO Florida State Netherlands .951010. Joel Stalter SR California France .946311. Jon Rahm SO Arizona State Spain .946312. Thomas Detry SO Illinois Belgium .945313. Toni Hakula SR Texas Finland .944314. Erik Oja SR Arizona Sweden .941915. Ryan Fricker SO Bethune-Cookman England .927916. David Boote SO Stanford Wales .918517. Emilio Cuartero SR Missouri Spain .918118. Matthias Schwab FR Vanderbilt Austria .910419. Ben Wheeler JR Coastal Carolina England .901020. Thomas Sorensen JR Arkansas Denmark .897121. Ben Stow SR Kentucky England .896222. Victor Perez JR New Mexico France .892223. Grant Forrest JR San Diego Scotland .891924. James Newton SO Central Arkansas England .891425. Rhys Pugh JR East Tenn State Wales .8831

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