Big Ten Releases 2026-27 Men's Golfers to Watch
Seven from 2026 First Team All-Big Ten highlight list
ROSEMONT, lll. – The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday preseason honors for 54 student-athletes who were included on the Big Ten Men’s Golfers to Watch List.
The Watch List is headlined by 12 student-athletes who earned All-Big Ten distinction last year, including the 2026 Golfer of the Year Jaden Dumdumaya of USC. It also includes 10 out of the 11 golfers who finished inside the Top-10 at the 2026 Big Ten Men’s Golf Championships, led by Big Ten Freshman of the Year and first place finisher Josh Kim of UCLA.
27 student-athletes who received Academic All-Big Ten honors last season round out the list.
This spring, the Big Ten Men’s Golf Championships (April 30-May 2) will take place at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J., while the 2027 NCAA Golf Championships will be hosted for a fourth consecutive year at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.
The full list of 2026-27 men’s golf preseason honorees can be found below.
2026-27 Big Ten Men’s Golfers to Watch List
|
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Max Herendeen |
Illinois |
Sr. |
Bellevue, Wash. |
|
Dane Huddleston |
Illinois |
Sr. |
Woodland, Wash. |
|
Trey Marrion |
Illinois |
Jr. |
Chesapeake, Va. |
|
Nick Piesen |
Indiana |
Sr. |
Strongsville, Ohio |
|
Jake Cesare |
Indiana |
So. |
Westfield, Ind. |
|
Bradley Chill Jr. |
Indiana |
Jr. |
Columbia Station, Ohio |
|
Ryan Shellberg |
Iowa |
Jr. |
Prosper, Texas |
|
Max Tjoa |
Iowa |
Sr. |
Cedar Falls, Iowa |
|
Grant Gudgel |
Iowa |
R-So. |
Stillwater, Okla. |
|
Emil Riegger |
Maryland |
Sr. |
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
|
Will Gregware |
Maryland |
Jr. |
Conrad, Conn. |
|
Griffin Barke |
Maryland |
So. |
Crestwood, Kent. |
|
RJ Arone |
Michigan |
Jr. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
|
Dean Muratore |
Michigan |
Jr. |
Dix Hills, N.Y. |
|
Nilay Naik |
Michigan |
Jr. |
Lake Oswego, Ore. |
|
McCoy Biagioli |
Michigan State |
Sr. |
White Lake, Mich. |
|
Julian Menser |
Michigan State |
Jr. |
South Lyon, Mich. |
|
Lorenzo Pinili |
Michigan State |
Sr. |
Rochester Hills, Mich. |
|
Chun Ta Wu |
Minnesota |
Jr. |
Manly Vale, Australia |
|
Jack Crousore |
Minnesota |
Jr. |
Bluffton, S.C. |
|
Torger Ohe |
Minnesota |
So. |
Edina, Minn. |
|
Jackson Benge |
Nebraska |
Jr. |
Omaha, Neb. |
|
Caden Mickelson |
Nebraska |
So. |
Kansas City, Mo. |
|
Evan McDermott |
Nebraska |
Grad. |
Spring Lake, Mich. |
|
Kuan Zhou |
Northwestern |
Fr. |
Houston, Texas |
|
Rowan Sullivan |
Northwestern |
R-Fr. |
Charleston, S.C. |
|
Jeremy Chen |
Northwestern |
Sr. |
Taipei City, Taiwan |
|
Vaugh Harber |
Ohio State |
Jr. |
Blacklick, Ohio |
|
Tyler Sabo |
Ohio State |
R-Sr. |
Ashland, Ohio |
|
Timotej Formanek |
Ohio State |
Jr. |
Prague, Czech Republic |
|
Sebastian Desoisa |
Oregon |
So. |
Gibraltar, United Kingdom |
|
Ramil Saelim |
Oregon |
Jr. |
Phitsanulok, Thailand |
|
Jeffrey Kwak |
Oregon |
Sr. |
La Miranda, Calif. |
|
Alex Creamean |
Penn State |
Sr. |
Winnetka, Ill. |
|
Jackson Saroney |
Penn State |
So. |
Syracuse, N.Y. |
|
Tim Peters |
Penn State |
Sr. |
State College, Pa. |
|
Sam Easterbrook |
Purdue |
Sr. |
Tamworth, England |
|
Jenson Forrester |
Purdue |
Sr. |
Wolverhampton, England |
|
Supapon Amornchaichan |
Purdue |
Jr. |
Bangkok, Thailand |
|
Bennett Espenshade |
Rutgers |
Jr. |
Baltimore, Md. |
|
Lucas Politano |
Rutgers |
So. |
Brandon, Vt. |
|
TJ Thompson |
Rutgers |
Sr. |
Coral Springs, Fl. |
|
Baylor Larrabee |
UCLA |
Jr. |
Ferndale, Wash. |
|
Josh Kim |
UCLA |
So. |
Danville, Calif. |
|
Tyler Loree |
UCLA |
So. |
Kula, Hawaii |
|
Jack Buchanan Jr. |
USC |
Jr. |
Cape Town, South Africa |
|
Jaden Dumdumaya Jr. |
USC |
Jr. |
Benicia, Calif. |
|
Nico Dominguez |
USC |
Sr. |
Mexico City, Mexico |
|
Finn Koelle |
Washington |
Sr. |
Sulzfeld, Germany |
|
Emil Herstad |
Washington |
So. |
Nittedal, Norway |
|
Grady Millar |
Washington |
So. |
Vancouver, Wash. |
|
Charlie Erlandson |
Wisconsin |
R-Jr. |
Verona, Wis. |
|
Jason Shwartz |
Wisconsin |
Jr. |
Wellington, Fl. |
|
William Harned |
Wisconsin |
Jr. |
Nashotah, Wis. |