Norman, Okla. – Georgia Tech junior Christo Lamprecht, ranked No. 1 among international collegiate players under consideration, has been selected to be a member of the International team for the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup. The 27th annual competition will be hosted by Laurel Valley Golf Club, July 8-10, 2023 in Ligonier, Pa.
The United States and the International teams were announced Tuesday. The top six golfers from the final ranking from both the United States and International men and women are among the individuals selected to compete in the Palmer Cup.
International team ranking qualifiers included Lamprecht, Christiaan Maas (Texas; South Africa), Herman Sekne (Purdue; Norway), Tyran Snyders (Texas Tech; South Africa), Sampson Zheng (California; China), and Karl Vilips (Stanford; Australia) for the men, and Julia Lopez Ramirez (Mississippi State; Spain), Charlotte Heath (Florida State; England), Mirabel Ting (Augusta; Malaysia), Maddison Hinson-Tolchard (Oklahoma State; Australia), Karisa Chul-Ak-Sorn (Iowa State; Thailand), and Carla Bernat (Tulane; Spain) for the women.
International team Committee selections were Santiago de la Fuente (Houston; Mexico), Mateo Fernández de Oliveira (Arkansas; Argentina), Max Kennedy (Louisville; Ireland), Frederik Kjettrup (Florida State; Denmark), Andrea Lignell (Ole Miss; Sweden), Caley McGinty (Ohio State; England), Lauren Walsh (Wake Forest; Ireland), and Lottie Woad (Florida State; England). Ryan Griffin (Maynooth; Ireland) and Lorna McClymont (Stirling; Scotland) were the representatives from The R&A Student Tour Series. Head coaches John Handrigan and Golda Borst selected Mats Ege (East Tennessee State; Norway) and Chiara Tamburlini (Ole Miss; Switzerland), respectively, as their coach’s picks.
Lamprecht, who is one of three members of the men’s team who return from the 2022 International squad, won three of four matches to help the International team defeat the USA in last year’s Palmer Cup. He has posted seven top-10 finishes in nine events this year, including a victory at the Inverness Intercollegiate in the fall and three runner-up finishes this spring at the Watersound Invitational, the Linger Longer Invitational and The Goodwin. He tied for ninth place at the Atlantic Coast Conference championship to help the Yellow Jackets win the stroke play portion by 16 shots, and won both of his matches to lift the Jackets to the match play title as well.
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