Alan Gray is a golf writer and editor, who covers golf news around the world.

The United States Golf Association has announced the eight players selected to play for Team USA in the 2018 Curtis Cup, to be played June 8-10 at Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, N.Y.UCLA’s Lilia Vu, ranked No. 1 in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings, tops the list.

Vu has had quite the year so far, winning four out of seven college events she’s played, and finishing top-six in the other three.

She has been No.1 on Golfweek’s ANNIKA Award presented by 3M Watch List for the past three editions and is heading into the NCAA Regionals with obvious momentum.

Vu played in the ANNIKA Invitational USA presented by Rolex twice before heading to college, and thereafter has competed in two ANNIKA Intercollegiate events.

Joining Vu is Bruin teammate, Mariel Galdiano. The Hawaii native has played in three ANNIKA Invitational USA’s and two ANNIKA Intercollegiate during her career.

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