2025 Division I PING All-America Teams Announced by GCAA
The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) officially announced the 2025 Division I PING All-America Teams on June 9, recognizing 57 of the top collegiate golfers across the First, Second, Third, and Honorable Mention teams. The list includes multiple players with PGA TOUR U status, Elite Amateur Series wins, and appearances in the NCAA Championships.
First-Team All-Americans
Headlined by standout performers like Josele Ballester (Arizona State) and Ben James (Virginia), the First-Team features ten elite amateurs who consistently delivered at the national level throughout the 2024–25 season.
- Josele Ballester – Arizona State 
- Daniel Bennett – Texas 
- Luke Clanton – Florida State 
- Ethan Fang – Oklahoma State 
- David Ford – North Carolina 
- Ben James – Virginia 
- Jackson Koivun – Auburn 
- Michael La Sasso – Ole Miss 
- Preston Stout – Oklahoma State 
- Brendan Valdes – Auburn - Second-Team All-Americans 
The Second-Team includes high-caliber names such as Jackson Van Paris and Ian Gilligan, each of whom played critical roles in their team’s postseason success.
- Josiah Gilbert – Auburn 
- Ian Gilligan – Florida 
- Algot Kleen – LSU 
- Christiaan Maas – Texas 
- Phichaksn Maichon – Texas A&M 
- Jacob Modleski – Notre Dame 
- Tommy Morrison – Texas 
- Sebastian Moss – Louisville 
- Jase Summy – Oklahoma 
- Jackson Van Paris – Vanderbilt - Third-Team All-Americans 
Representing a wide range of conferences, the Third-Team selections featured several of the NCAA Championship’s top individual finishers.
- Carson Bacha – Auburn 
- Buck Brumlow – Georgia 
- Mahanth Chirravuri – Pepperdine 
- Pablo Ereño – UCLA 
- Caden Fioroni – UNLV 
- Drew Goodman – Oklahoma 
- Gunnlaugur Árni Sveinsson – LSU 
- Jack Turner – Florida 
- Kieron van Wyk – College of Charleston 
- Connor Williams – Arizona State - Honorable Mention All-Americans 
In total, 27 players earned Honorable Mention honors. These golfers had standout seasons and were instrumental to their programs’ national presence.
- Supapon Amornchaichan – Purdue 
- Jackson Buchanan – Illinois 
- Paul Chang – Virginia 
- Ryder Cowan – Oklahoma 
- Riccardo Fantinelli – Princeton 
- Charlie Forster – Long Beach State 
- Justin Hastings – San Diego State 
- Max Herendeen – Illinois 
- Dane Huddleston – Utah Valley 
- Filip Jakubcik – Arizona 
- Matthew Kress – Florida 
- Eric Lee – Oklahoma State 
- Marshall Meisel – Wake Forest 
- Michael Mjaaseth – Arizona State 
- Omar Morales – UCLA 
- Gabriel Palacios – Utah 
- Jake Peacock – USF 
- Luke Poulter – Florida 
- Brantley Scott – Troy 
- Lance Simpson – Tennessee 
- Preston Summerhays – Arizona State 
- Hiroshi Tai – Georgia Tech 
- Hunter Thomson – Michigan 
- Clark Van Gaalen – Oklahoma 
- Braxton Watts – Utah 
- Tyler Weaver – Florida State 
- Wells Williams – Vanderbilt 
Source:
GCAA Official Release
