2025 Division I PING First-Team All-Americans Announced

CARLSBAD, Calif. – 2025 Division I PING First-Team All-Americans were announced today by the GCAA in partnership with Golf Channel at the NCAA Division I Championships. Josele Ballester of Arizona State, Daniel Bennett of Texas, Luke Clanton of Florida State, Ethan Fang of Oklahoma State, David Ford of North Carolina, Ben James of Virginia, Jackson Koivun of Auburn, Michael La Sasso of Ole Miss, Preston Stout of Oklahoma State, and Brendan Valdes of Auburn made the First Team.

Division I PING All-Americans

First Team

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

About PING

PING designs, manufactures and markets a complete line of golf equipment including metal woods, irons, wedges, putters and golf bags. The family-owned company was founded in 1959 in the garage of the late Karsten Solheim, a mechanical engineer with an extensive background in the aerospace and computer industries. His frustration with his putting inspired him to design his own putter, which created a “pinging” sound when striking a golf ball. This sound was the source of the name now synonymous with innovation, quality and service throughout the world of golf. Solheim and his company are credited with numerous innovations that became industry standards, including perimeter weighting, custom fitting and the use of investment casting in the manufacturing of golf clubs.  His insistence on adhering to strict engineering principles and tight manufacturing tolerances raised the level of product performance and quality throughout the golf industry.  Solheim is the only person to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame as a golf club manufacturer. Today, the Phoenix-based company is under the direction of Solheim’s grandson, John K. Solheim, who leads a team of more than 800 dedicated employees committed to helping improve the games of golfers around the world.