Recruiting Report

Check back around every Sunday for a weekly wrap-up on that week's recruiting news and highlights! We feature players ranked in the too-100 in JGS or AJGA rankings, and those ranked in the top-500 in WAGR.

7/22

Class of 2027: Kenyon Kahler, a JGS top-100 recruit, has verbally committed to San Diego. He had one top-5 & two top-10 finishes in the past year. Rawlin Sutter, a top-60 recruit, will join his brother at Alabama in 2027. He is the 2025 Alabama Junior champion. Notre Dame received commitment from China's Qiyou Wu, an AJGA top-30 recruit who won the AJGA Circle K Championship.

Class of 2026: Michigan's men's team gained a top-60 recruit in Texan Mackey Beckett, who had one win on the Legends Junior Tour in the past year. The Virginia women will add Canadian MIranda Lu, an AJGA top-50 recruit, in 2026. Lu had two AJGA top-5 finishes in the past year. Stanford is gaining 2024 Junior Invitational champion Giovanni Binaghi in this class. Ole Miss will add a JGS top-40 player in Columbia's Tomas Restrepo. He had one AJGA win in the past year. Austin Le, a top-40 recruit, will join the Yale men in 2026, He has two runner-up finishes in the past year. USC received verbal commitment from Floridian Mingbo Jiang, a JGS top-30 ranked player who won the Orlando International Amateur. James Madison University adds a top-100 player in Charles McPherson, who had two AJGA top-5 finishes in the past year.

Transfers: Logan Kim will be staying in-state at UCLA, transferring from Stanford. He had one collegiate top-15 finish this season. Rowan Sullivan will join Northwestern in the fall after a 3rd place finish at the Turtle Point Invite in the collegiate season.

7/13

Class of 2027: Auburn locked in their 2nd verbal commitment in this class with Illinois' Owen Coniaris. The JGS top-20 player made a run to the round of 16 in the 2024 US Junior and finished 2nd at the 2025 Illinois Junior Amateur. Texas has their first commit of the 2027 in William Lisle of Hong Kong, who trains at IMG. The top-10 JGS recruit was 4th at both the 2024 Bobby Chapman and the 2025 AJGA Boys Simplify.

Class of 2026: Iowa State gained a top-60 ranked recruit in Henry O'Keefe of Arkansas. He was 5th at the 2024 Bubba Conlee. Samford University is bolstering their lineup with Californian Ryder Rasmussen, a top-75 ranked commit. He has one AJGA top-5 & two top-10 finishes in the past year. Southern Miss received commitment from top-100 recruit John Markow, who was recently 3rd at the Mississippi Junior Amateur.

7/6

Class of 2027: #1 junior player Miles Russell announced he will be a Florida State Seminole, as he made his choice between Florida & FSU. Russell was easily the most sought after recruit in the class, with many high level amateur and junior wins on his resume. Auburn received commitment form Kansas' Lunden Esterline, a top-15 JGS recruit. Esterline has one AJGA, one top-10 & a top-10 in the past year.

Class of 2026: Virginia Tech is gaining a top-50 ranked commit in Aaraon Cummins, who has three AJGA top-5 finishes in the past year. Aibgail Lin announced her commitment to the US Naval Academy. The top-100 JGS recruit had one AJGA 2nd place finish in the past year.

Transfers: San Diego State picked up Ivy League player if the year, Grant Lester from Columbia. Lester had three 2nd place finishes this past collegiate season.

6/29

Class of 2027: The first girls' commit of 2027 is Ava Osborne, a JGS top-75 recruit who committed to UNC Chapel Hill. Ava has two AJGA top-5 and two top-10 finishes in the past year.

Class of 2026: The Dartmouth women's team picked up two strong recruits on the same day. Samantha Harris is a JGS top-50 recruit and was the 2024 AJGA Amundi Evian Showcase champion. Angelina Tao, a top-60 ranked player, has two AJGA top-5 & two top-10 finishes in the past year. Liberty will gain a top-30 AJGA ranked player in Noah Maclauchlan, who has three AJGA top-5 finishes in the past year.

Transfers: We thought the top transfers would be winding down, but we were mistaken! Illinois gained a strong player in Freddie Turnell, who was previously at Little Rock. One of the top-20 freshmen on scoreboard, Turnell won the Goodwin in the sprin.

6/22

Class of 2027: The first commit of the class of 2027 is Sam Carraher, a JGS top-50 player who is committed to Purdue. He recently carded 5th place finishes at the 2025 Western Junior and the Dye Invitational.

Class of 2026: The UC Davis women's team has a strong AJGA top-50 commit in Nina Choe. Choe has two AJGA top-5 & three top-10 finishes since July of 2024. Illinois will get a strong competitor in Meadow Tian, an AJGA top-40 player who has two AJGA wins and six top-3 finishes on her resume. The NC State men will add Dylan Takenaga, a JGS top-75 player to their team in 2026. He wa the 2024 Gator Invitational champion.

Class of 2025: Alexis Vakasiuola announce her signing to Grand Canyon. She is a JGS top-50 ranked player with one AJGA top-5 & one top-10 finish in the past year.

Transfers: Alabama picked up Luke Powell from UCLA. While Powell had mixed results in 2024, he had one win & two top-3 collegiate finishes in the 2023-2024 season. Florida State has added the 2025 NAIA national champion, Jack Whaley, to it's roster.

6/9

Class of 2026: Duke University received verbal commitment from Clark Mason, a top-60 recruit on JGS. Mason has two FJT wins in the past year. Princeton added to their talented class of 2026 with Will Chang, a top-50 AJGA player. Chang has two AJGA wins on his resume, with one in 2025.

Transfers: Texas A&M has landed a highly ranked WAGR recruit in Louise Reau (currently #103). She had a stellar season, highlighted by one win and one runner-up finish. The Georgia women's team just got better with the addition of Karoline Tuttle, a player who won the Dixie Amateur and was 6th at the Sally. Texas A&M's men's team lands a solid, top-200 WAGR player in Kris Kuvaas, who won the Southwestern Amateur & finished 2nd at the WCC conference Championship. Wake Forest has bolstered their roster with excellent transfers. Casey Weidenfeld, currently top-100 in WAGR, had one top-4 and one top-20 this past collegiate season, and Morgan Ketchum had two collegiate runner-up finishes this past year.

6/2

Class of 2026: LSU just got better for 2026 with the commitment of Australia's Raegan Denton, who finished 3rd at the 2024 Australian Women's Amateur and has five wins in Australia since the start of 2024.

Transfers: Evan Woosley-Reed followed his former Tennessee assistant coach to NC State, after posting two collegiate top-5 finishes in 2024 and 11th at the 2025 Cabo Collegiate. Mary Miller takes her game to Ole Miss following an outstanding freshman season at Georgia Southern, which included one win and two runner-up finishes. Straight from a 5th place showing for UVA at NCAAs, Megan Propeck announced her signing to Florida. She finished 5th in all three post-season events. Vanderbilt added a top-100 player to bolster their lineup with Pacific's Carlos Astiazaran, who had two wins and four top-5 finishes in the 2024-2025 collegiate season. UNC is adding Niall Sheils-Doengan, a solid player from Northwestern, to their roster. He had three top-10 finishes in the 2024-2025 season and was 5th at the Pacific Coast Amateur. Following her contribution to Northwestern's NCAA Championship, Elise Lee announced that she will be transferring to USC in the fall. Lee had one top-10 and three top-20 finishes this past season, and was 2nd at the 2024 Women's Western Amateur.

5/27

Class of 2026: Australia's Arrow Aarav Shah, winner of the 2025 Dustin Johnson World Junior, is taking a gap year and has committed to the University of South Carolina for 2026. Georgia's Cameron Kuchar,, a JGS top-50 player, has announced his commitment to TCU. He was fourth at the 2024 Junior Jones Cup and had two AJGA top-3 finishes in 2024. On the women's side, China's Coco Wang is committed to Columbia. She is a top-50 ranked player, was third at the 2024 Northern Junior and had three AJGA top-5 finishes in the past year. USC is picking up a top-75 player in China's Zenghou (Williiam) Hou. He won the China Junior Open & had one AJGA top-5 finish in the past year.

Transfers: Nicholas Prieto has announced his team switch from Arizona State to Wake Forest. Prieto won the Oregon State Invitational & had two top-10 finishes in 2024, but was limited in lineup starts due to the Sun Devils' team depth.

5/18

Class of 2026: Top-50 JGS commit Ben Lathrop has announced his intention to play for Oklahoma State. Lathrop won an open AJGA event in 2024.

Transfers: The transfer portal is hopping and some big names are making announcements. Oklahoma State's Johnnie Clark will now be playing for the University of New Mexico. He as previously one of the top 20 juniors in his class and was th2 2024 Arizona Stroke Play champion. Auburn's Reed Lotter is staying in the SEC, joining the Tennessee Vols. Lotter had one top-5 and three top-10 finishes in 2024 & 2025, but his playing time was limited by Auburn's incredible depth. Camden Smith, a solid player for Georgia who didn't see much playing time this spring, is heading to the Arkansas Razorbacks. His most notable finish was 7th at the 2024 SEC Championship. Purdue's Jasmine Kahler will be wearing gold and blue for Cal Berkeley this fall. She finished 2nd at the Briar Creek Invitational and had three collegiate top-10s in the past year.

5/12

Class of 2026: JGS Top-100 recruit Ryan Xie of New Zealand has committed to Santa Clara. He was the 2024 Auckland Stroke Play champion. Yale has received their first verbal commitment for this class in California native Shawn Nawata, a top-60 recruit who has five Toyota Tour Cup top-5 and three top-10 finishes in the past year.

4/27

Class of 2026: JGS top-100 recruit Cooper Greenwood, who had AJGA too-5 finishes in 2024, announced his commitment to Loyola Marymount. Noah Scavo, in the top-60 in the AJGA class rankings, has committed to San Jose State. He won the AJGA Spin Junior Championship in 2024. The Princeton women's team continues strong recruiting with a top-50 JGS recruit, Ysabel Liu. She had one AJGA top-5 finish in 2024.

4/13

Class of 2025: Gloria Nip of Florida announced her commitment to play for Emory, a top division III school. She is a JGS top-100 recruit who has three AJGA invitational top-5 finishes on her resume.

4/7

Class of 2026: Alicia Bellendir, a JGS top-25 recruit from Texas, announced her commitment to Mississippi State. Bellendir is the Notah Begay Oklahoma Regional champion and had an LJT win in 2024. Top-75 recruit Tucker Gutierrez will be heading to Furman in 2026. He is the 2024 Mississippi Junior Amateur champion and finished 7th at the 2024 Southern Junior.