UA’s Fernandez de Oliveira 10th in rankings

Mateo Fernandez De Oliveira of Arkansas during an NCAA golf tournament on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, in Fayetteville. (AP Photo/Michael Woods).

University of Arkansas senior Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira, coming off a huge 2021-22 season, was slotted at No. 10 on the preseason PGA Tour University global ranking for the upcoming season.

The top five players in the final standings, released after the final round of stroke play at the 2023 NCAA men’s golf championship, will receive Korn Ferry Tour membership. Players who finish sixth through 15th will earn membership on either PGA Tour Canada or Latinoamerica.

The university rankings are a partnership between the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR) and PGA Tour University and they are based on the average performance in Division I team competitions, official PGA Tour events and select DP World Tour events.

Fernandez de Oliveira is 30th in the WAGR rankings after earning All-America honors, winning the South America Amateur and Jackson T. Stephens Cup and leading Team International to the 2022 Palmer Cup victory as the only player on his team with a 4-0 record. 

The native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, whose 70.88 stroke average ranked third in Arkansas history, was also runner-up at the Latin America Amateur and a top-five finisher at the European Amateur.

Fernandez de Oliveira was the fourth of seven SEC players in the top 25 of the rankings behind No. 1 Fred Biondi (Florida), No. 3 Sam Bennett (Texas A&M) and No. 6 Reid Davenport.