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2025 NCAA Division I PING All-America Teams Finalized

NORMAN, Okla. – The Second, Third, and Honorable Mention 2025 Division I PING All-America Teams have been announced by the GCAA. 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 were previously named to the first team.

Josiah Gilbert of Auburn, Ian Gilligan of Florida, Algot Kleen of LSU, Christiaan Maas of Texas, Phichaksn Maichon of Texas A&M, Jacob Modleski of Notre Dame, Tommy Morrison of Texas, Sebastian Moss of Louisville, Jase Summy of Oklahoma, and Jackson Van Paris of Vanderbilt comprised the Second Team.

Third Team honorees included Carson Bacha of Auburn, Buck Brumlow of Georgia, Mahanth Chirravuri of Pepperdine, Pablo Ereño of UCLA, Caden Fioroni of UNLV, Drew Goodman of Oklahoma, Gunnlaugur Árni Sveinsson of LSU, Jack Turner of Florida, Kieron van Wyk of College of Charleston, and Connor Williams of Arizona State.

A total of 27 golfers were named Honorable Mention All-America.

Division I PING All-America Teams

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

Second Team

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

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

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

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.