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
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Name
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School
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Yr.
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Hometown
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Max Herendeen
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Illinois
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Sr.
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Bellevue, Wash.
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Dane Huddleston
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Illinois
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Sr.
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Woodland, Wash.
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|
Trey Marrion
|
Illinois
|
Jr.
|
Chesapeake, Va.
|
|
Nick Piesen
|
Indiana
|
Sr.
|
Strongsville, Ohio
|
|
Jake Cesare
|
Indiana
|
So.
|
Westfield, Ind.
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|
Bradley Chill Jr.
|
Indiana
|
Jr.
|
Columbia Station, Ohio
|
|
Ryan Shellberg
|
Iowa
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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.
|