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Big Ten CommunicationsPublished: 9/10/2026, Last updated: 9/10/2026
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Michigan and Purdue Share Men’s Golfer of the Week Award

Wolverines’ Arone and Boilermakers’ Forrester claim honor after individual titles

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Michigan’s RJ Arone and Purdue’s Jenson Forrester have been named the Big Ten Co-Golfers of the Week for tournaments from Aug. 29-Sept. 10. 

Co-Golfers of the Week
RJ Arone, Michigan 
Junior – Las Vegas, Nevada – Bishop Gorman High School – Undeclared

  • Earned his first collegiate medalist honor, leading the Wolverines to a dominant 25-shot victory at the Island Resort Intercollegiate 
  • Posted a career-low 54-hole total of 202 (-14), tying for the fourth-lowest 54-hole score in Michigan program history  
  • Carded rounds of 66, 67 and 69 at Sage Run Golf Club, recording 16 birdies and just two bogeys over 54 holes 
  • His final-round 69 (-3) helped Michigan close at 823 (-41), the second-lowest 54-hole team total in program history. 
  • Last Michigan Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week: Hunter Thompson (April 24, 2025) 

Jenson Forrester, Purdue 
Senior – Wolverhampton, England – Cheslyn Hay Academy – Economics

  • Tied for first in the New York Harbor Cup with a 12-under par 201 (69-64-68) 
  • Recorded the second-most birdies in the field with 17 birdies 
  • His score of 201 is tied for 3rd-best score in Purdue history and 2nd-round 64 is tied for 5th-best 18-hole score in Purdue history. 
  • Forrester was the last Purdue golfer to Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week on March 27, 2025 

2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Golfers of the Week 

Sept. 10 – RJ Arone, Michigan | Jenson Forrester, Purdue