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