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Karl Vilips wins Pac-12 individual title, four top-25 players earn co-medalist honors at conferences

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Stanford’s Karl Vilips improved eight spots to No. 12 in this week’s PGA TOUR University Ranking after his individual win at the Pac-12 Championship. (Credit David Venezia)

Stanford’s Karl Vilips improved eight spots to No. 12 in this week’s PGA TOUR University Ranking after his individual win at the Pac-12 Championship. (Credit David Venezia)



    Written by Staff @PGATOUR

    PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Stanford’s Karl Vilips improved eight spots to No. 12 in this week’s PGA TOUR University Ranking after his individual win at the Pac-12 Championship. A native of Perth, Australia, Vilips started the final round three shots off the lead but fired a final-round 3-under 68 that included four birdies and an eagle to take home the Pac-12 individual title by one stroke. Vilips has improved his ranking by 16 spots after falling to No. 28 in February.

    Florida State’s Frederik Kjettrup and Wake Forest’s Michael Brennan earned co-medalist honors in the ACC, while Gustav Frimodt (TCU) and Mats Ege (East Tennessee State) did the same in the Big-12 and Southern Conference. Frimodt (No. 7) returns to the top 10 for the first time since Jan. 31, while Kjettrup makes his way back for the first time since April 3.

    North Carolina’s Austin Greaser took control of the No. 4 spot in the ranking, jumping North Florida’s Nicholas Gabrelcik (No. 5), after carding three consecutive rounds under par en route to a T3 finish at the ACC Championship. The top three spots remained unchanged, with Michael Thorbjornsen (No. 1), Christo Lamprecht (No. 2) and Matthew Riedel (No. 3) maintaining their positions.

    Thorbjornsen finished T8 at the Pac-12 Championship while Lamprecht finished T3 at the ACC Championship. Riedel had the best finish of conference championship week out of the top five, finishing T2 at the SEC Championship.

    NCAA Regionals will take place May 13-15. The Rancho Sante Fe Regional has the most top-25 players in the field with six: Nicholas Gabrelcik (No. 5), Sampson Yunhe-Zheng (No. 15), Petr Hruby (No. 16), Jonas Baumgartner (No. 17), Ryggs Johnston (No. 20) and Ben Lorenz (No. 21). West Lafayette and Stanford each have four top-25 players in their fields.

    PGA TOUR University Ranking

    Week 17/2024

    RankChangePlayerUniversityEventsPoints Average
    1-Michael ThorbjornsenStanford261372.3919
    2-Christo LamprechtGeorgia Tech221268.4295
    3-Matthew RiedelVanderbilt211079.3138
    4+1Austin GreaserNorth Carolina221055.2845
    5-1Nicholas GabrelcikNorth Florida231051.1791
    6-Cole SherwoodVanderbilt211006.5552
    7+4Gustav FrimodtTCU17994.6864
    8+6Frederik KjettrupFlorida State20987.7515
    9-2William MollVanderbilt19983.5242
    10-1Mats EgeEast Tennessee State24974.1412
    11+7Michael BrennanWake Forest23969.7521
    12+8Karl VilipsStanford22964.7845
    13-5Dylan MenanteNorth Carolina22951.5609
    14-4Maxwell MoldovanOhio State26934.068
    15+4Sampson-Yunhe ZhengCal18933.9555
    16+1Petr HrubyWashington20930.688
    17-5Jonas BaumgartnerOklahoma State23929.6478
    18-2Herman Wibe SeknePurdue20926.0115
    19-4Canon ClaycombAlabama22914.2368
    20+6Ryggs JohnstonArizona State22913.559
    21-8Ben LorenzOklahoma21905.9261
    22+5Bryce LewisTennessee20886.8895
    23+5Santiago De la FuenteHouston20885.5320
    24-3John Marshall ButlerAuburn21879.5423
    25-3Jack LundinMissouri22876.1690

    In partnership with the World Amateur Golf Ranking® (WAGR®), PGA TOUR University ranks collegiate players based on their average performance in NCAA Division-I men’s team competitions, official PGA TOUR tournaments and select DP World Tour events. The Ranking Period for the Class of 2024 began Week 24/2022 and concludes May 27, 2024, following the final round of stroke play at the NCAA D-I Men’s National Championship.