FORREST MAY HAVE TO RELY ON PALMER CUP WILD CARD SELECTION

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Unless he can produce some good US college tournament finishes over the next month or two, Scottish amateur champion Grant Forrest from North Berwick, a student at San Diego University, California, will have to rely on a wild-card selection to Team Europe for the Palmer Cup students' itnernational against the United States at Wilmington Country Club, Delaware from June 7 to 9.
In Forrest's favour is the fact that fellow-Scot Andrew Coltart, the former Ryder Cup player, is coach to Team Europe and next year at Walton Heath (June 27-29). 
Forrest is currently not in the top 25 of the Team Europe points qualifying table. Only the top six at the end of the college golf season will go straight into Team Europe.
A place is reserved for the winner of the R&A Scholars tournament at St Andrews on April 9. The remaining three places in the team of 10 will be chosen by Coltart.
Banchory's Chris Robb (Tennessee-Chattanooga), winner of the North-east District Open at Newmachar last summer, was in the top 10 until fairly recently. He is now 19th.
United States lead the series 8-7 with one match draw but Europe have improved their record over the last few years.

Team Europe

1. Pontus Widegren (UCLA) 0.9943
2. Julien Brun (TCU) 0.9863
3. Kevin Phelan (North Florida) 0.983
4. Joel Stalter (California) 0.9782
5. Pedro Figueiredo (UCLA) 0.977
6. Greg Eason (Central Florida) 0.9732
7. Scott Fernandez (Iowa State) 0.9643
8. Pontus Gad (TCU) 0.9568
9. Victor Perez (New Mexico) 0.9536
10. Jonathan Grey (Georgia State) 0.9441
11. David Boote (Stanford) 0.9438
12. Toni Hakula (Texas) 0.9429
13. Sebastian Cappelen (Arkansas) 0.9368
14. Daniel Jennevret (TCU) 0.9291
15. Clement Sordet (Texas Tech) 0.9194
16. Erik Oja (Arizona) 0.9171
17. Sebastian Soderberg (Coastal Carolina) 0.913
18. Emilio Cuartero (Missouri) 0.9108
19. Chris Robb (Chattanooga) 0.9105
20. Filippo Zucchetti (Baylor) 0.8927
21. Tom Berry (San Diego State) 0.8905
22. Thomas Perrot (Memphis) 0.8874
23. Mads Soegaard (Duke) 0.881
24. Jon Rahm (Arizona State) 0.875
25. Martin Simonsen (Texas-El Paso) 0.8631

Team USA

1. Michael Kim (California) 0.9992 
2. Trevor Simsby (Washington) 0.9935
3. Daniel Berger (Florida State) 0.9935
4. Justin Thomas (Alabama) 0.9911
5. Michael Weaver (California) 0.9863
6. Brinson Paolini (Duke) 0.9862
7. Jace Long (Missouri) 0.9839
8. Kevin Penner (UNLV) 0.9838
9. T.J. Vogel (Florida) 0.9838
10. Patrick Rodgers (Stanford) 0.9823
11. Yi Keun Chang (USC) 0.9822
12. Evan Beck (Wake Forest) 0.9781
13. James Erkenbeck (New Mexico) 0.9757
14. Anthony Paolucci (USC) 0.9756
15. Talor Gooch (Oklahoma State) 0.9756
16. Cody Gribble (Texas) 0.9739
17. Ollie Schniederjans (Georgia Tech) 0.9724
18. Bobby Wyatt (Alabama) 0.9797
19. M.J. Maguire (North Florida) 0.9699
20. Trey Mullinax (Alabama) 0.9698
21. T.J. Mitchell (Georgia) 0.9691
22. Andrew Yun (Stanford) 0.9682
23. Chris Williams (Washington) 0.9676
24. Tyler McCumber (Florida) 0.9642
25. Brandon Hagy (California) 0.9612