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

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