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, TUGR or AJGA rankings, and those ranked in the top-500 in WAGR.

12/22

Class of 2027: Virginia Tech committed a top-10 recruit in Kennedy MacCleery, who had one AJGA top-10 in 2025. The South Florida men added Jeremy Hsu, a top-75 commit, to their list of 2027s. He won an SFPGA event in 2025. The Jacksonville State women will gain a top-75 recruit in Elliana Buhagiar, the 2025 Beth Daniel Junior Azalea champion. Adding to the wave of top-75 players is Yung Jen Wang, who is heading to Kansas State. She had one win in her homeland Chinese Taipei in 2025. Ben Cowgill, top-75 in AJGA rankings, is committed to William & Mary. He won a TJGT event in 2025. Nebraska will gain top-100 TUGR ranked Jake Eickhoff in 2027 after his top-5 at the Granny Junior. The Utah men's team will add TUGR top-25 recruit Guolin Zeng, a player with one AJGA win and two top-6 finishes in 2025. The Florida Gators have committed top-10 WAGR ranked Alice Kong of France. She won a pro event in 2025 and also had two wins in France. The lady Cal Bears have committed Eileen Park, ranked in the top-20 in TUGR. She has three AJGA open top-3 finishes in 2025 and a top-10 at the Canadian Junior. Czechia's Anna Ludvova will be a Texas Longhorn in 2027. She has four wins in her home country in 2025. SMU picks up top-30 ranked recruit Brooks Colton, who has one AJGA win & two runner-up finishes in the past two years. Thailand's Namo Luangnitikul, a WAGR top-200 player, will be an Oregon Duck in 2027. She is the Malaysian Ladies Amateur champion and had one win in her homeland in 2025. Ashnoor Kaur has committed too the Missouri Tigers. The top-60 recruit had two AJGA top-5 finishes in 2025. UNLV will welcome Madison Perez to the roster in 2027. She is a top-50 player who won the AJGA Senior Showcase.

Class of 2026: Cincinnati signed a top-75 TUGR ranked player in Staci Pla, who was 2nd at the AJGA Senior Showcase. Katrina Bulkovska of Latvia began the wave of Ivy commits, as the WAGR top-250 player announced her commitment to Harvard. She had seven junior or amateur wins in 2025. Joining her is two outstanding UPENN commits: Juliet Oh and Sophia Le. Oh is a top-15 ranked player who had two AJGA open wins in 2025 in addition to a top-5 finish at the Ping Invitational. Lu, top-25 in AJGA rankings, boasts one AJGA open win and two Toyota Tour Cup top-5s in the past two years.

11/30

Class of 2027: Michigan State picked up a top-100 athlete in Isaac Rumler, who advanced to US Open final qualifying. The Notre Dame women are gaining a top-50 TUGR player in Keira Yun, who had three AJGA top-5 finishes in 2025. Top-25 ranked Maria Isabelle Errichetto has committed to play at Virginia. She was 10th at the Toyota Junior World Cup and has two AJGA top-5 finishes in 2025. Top-75 ranked TUGR player Klare Jamison is committed to Nebraska. The future Cornhusker had one top-5 AJGA finish in 2025. Top-75 ranked Nicole Tang will be playing for Cal Berkeley in 2027. She has tow AJGA wins on her resume. Jolie Pastorick, another top-100 player, is heading to Texas Tech. She has two AJGA top-5 finishes in 2025. The Texas Tech men will welcome top-75 TUGR ranked Jaspreet Kondal, who was in the top-5 once in AJGA events in 2025. Top-50 ranked Nemo Tsai is staying in-state at Michigan in 2027. He had two AJGA top-5 finishes in 2025. Chase Jerome, a top-50 athlete, will be playing for Arizona. He had one AJGA top-5 finish in 2025. Charlie Yoon, a top-30 player, is staying in-state at Cal Berkeley. He had two FCG wins in the past two years. The BYU women will welcome top-50 TUGR athlete Melinee Udom, who won the 2024 Junior Americas Cup. NCAA champion Oklahoma State has verbally committed Asher Nelson, who was low amateur and top-5 at the Arizona Open. He is a top-75 ranked player. The Oklahoma State Cowgirls will get a top-30 TUGR ranked player in Annika Chen, who has three AJGA top-5 finishes in 2025.

Class of 2026: Gabriel Derbez Torres, a top-50 ranked player in TUGR, signed with UT San Antonio. He qualified for match play at the 2025 US Junior. Ethan Hoffman, a top-100 ranked player signed with Loyola Marymount. He had one Toyota Tour Cup win in 2025. Ayana Hiranaka, a top-75 TUGR ranked player, signed with Central Florida. She has two IJGT wins on her resume.

11/11

Class of 2027: The San Diego State women will be getting a top-75 recruit in Madalynn Lee, a player with for regional wins in California in 2025. Vanderbilt committed a top-15 recruit, Sahana Chokshi. She was 4th at both the Junior Orange Bowl and the Dye Invitational in 2025.. The Florida Gators solidified their place in the top-2 boys' recruiting classes with the addition of Jessy Huebner, a top-3 recruit. He has two AJGA invitational top-5s and one top-10 in 2025. The Wildcat women of Kentucky will welcome Madeleine Conser, a top-50 recruit with one AJGA open win & one top-5 in the past two years. The UVA men add Jaden Peterson, in the top-15 in his class in AJGA rankings, to their 2027 trio. He had two AJGA wins & one 2nd place finish in 2025. Columbia's men's team will add top-50 TUGR ranked Junlin Pan to their roster. He had two SCPGA wins in 2025. The Virginia Tech Hokies have verbally committed a top-25 player in Manni Yang, who had one AJGA win & two runner-up finishes in 2025. Chattanooga will welcome Carson Andreoni, a TUGR top-75 player in 2027. He had one Sneds Tour win & one top-5 in 2025. The Irish of Notre Dame entered our top-10 recruiting class rankings with the addition of Michael Quallich, who is in the top-20 in his class in AJGA rankings after two open wins. The Yale women will bolster their lineup with top-10 recruit Emily Song. She has five AJGA open top-5 finishes in the last two years. Iowa State is happy to add top-100 player Walker Webb in 2027. He had two Sneds Tour wins in 2025. The Crimson Tide of Alabama added Bear Dollander to a recruiting class of our watch list. He had two GA PGA wins & one SJGT win in 2024. Ole Miss is getting a TUGR top-75 ranked player in Jack Denery. He was the AJGA Stacy Lewis Junior All-Star champion in 2024. The Buffs of Colorado committed Poland's Konstanty Luczak, top-400 in WAGR. He has seven wins in his home country in the past two years. Wisconsin will add Kade Wieland to their roster in 2027. He is a top-75 TUGR ranked player with four WIPGA wins in the past two years.

Class of 2026: Emory is getting a top-75 ranked golfer in Juyeon Paek, who won the US Challenge Cup Championship. UC Irvine is boosting their talent with TUGR top-5- ranked Jio Yoo. She was 4th in this year's Bubba Conlee. The Razorbacks of Arkansas added more talent to their top10 recruiting class with the Netherlands' Guus Lafeber, near 300 in WAGR. He is the 2025 Irish Boys Amateur and Dutch National Stroke Play champion.

10/26

Class of 2027: The Iowa women picked up a WAGR top-500 player in Ninee Khanmanee, who was 4th at the Optimist International in 2025. South Florida will add TUGR top-100's James Nagle, who was 5th at the Miami Doral Junior Classic at the end of 2024. Joining him will be top-50 AJGA ranked Charlie Hipp, a player with one AJGA top-5 finish in 2025. Georgia Tech was busy on the recruiting trail, gaining the commitments of one top-25, two top-50, and one top-75 ranked recruit. Grant Odom won the 2025 Georgia Junior Championship, and Noah Chauvin had two AJGA top-10 finishes in 2025. William Long was the 2025 Trojan Invitational champion, while Nicholas Canitano won the 2024 Bobby Chapman Invitational. Go Yellow Jackets! The University of Tulsa received verbal commitment from top-100 player Jacob Newson, who won an OJGT event in 2025. The lady Buffalos of Colorado will add Stevie Umali to their roster in 207, gaining a top-30 player who two JTNC wins in 2025. NC State committed their first recruit of 2027 with AJGA top-50 Warren Stiglitz, who won the Press Thornton Future Masters. 2027's Carson Kittsley, top-50 in the AJGA rankings, will join the Nittany Lions of Penn State. He has two AJGA top-5 finishes on his resume. Florida State added top-30 player Kaden Puranik to their #1 ranked recruiting class. He had three AJGA top-5 finishes in 2025. Santa Clara's women's team received commitment from Lucinda Wu, an top-50 ranked player who has three AJGA top-3 finishes to her name. Northwestern's women's team will welcome top-25 ranked Isabella Wu to their roster in 2027. She has one AJGA win on her resume. Luc Kelty, top-75 in TUGR, will join the Cardinals of Louisville. He has four AJGA top-5 finishes on his resume.

Class of 2026: Boston College will be getting a TUGR top-60 recruit in Singapore's Jun Xi Guo, a player who finished 2nd in the New England Junior Amateur. San Diego State will be the home of TUGR top-100 recruit Brayden Forte. Forte qualified to the Ascendant Korn Ferry Tour event this year. Top-10 recruit Ann-Sophie Bourgault announced a commitment change from Indiana to the national champion Northwestern Wildcats. Bourgault was 2nd at this year's Dustin Johnson World Junior. Another commitment switch involves Samuel Gonzalez, who jumped from LSU to Texas Tech. A top-500 WAGR player, Gonzalez is the 2025 Torneo Aficionado de Gofl champion.

10/12

Class of 2027: Another AJGA top-25 girl comes off the board, as Destiny McNeil commits to Georgia. McNeil won an open AJGA event in 2025. Edwin Askerfors is joining Miles Russell in Florida State's top recruiting class in 2027. The Swede won five junior events in his home country in 2024 & 2025. Cece Lewis has committed to Washington State. The top-100 TUGR recruit has one AJGA runner-up finish in 2025. The High Point women will welcome Sadie Godoman, a top-100 player who had two AJGA top-5 finishes in 2025. Top-40 ranked Alisa Davidova has committed to the Missouri Tigers with two AJGA wins on her resume in 2025 & 2024. The Georgia Bulldogs will add top-20 TUGR ranked Ashley Shaw to the team in 2027. She has a top-10 and a top-15 AJGA Invitational finish in 2025. Top-100 Anna Christian Beeker will be a Kentucky Wildcat in 2027. She has one AJGA on her resume.

Class of 2026: UC Irvine is getting a TUGR top-60 ranked recruit in Veronica Man, who has two FCG wins in 2025. The Cal Poly men will gain a top-75 ranked commit in Frederick Egnatios, fourth in the stroke play portion of the 2025 Arizona Amateur. Siham Ibrahim, a player with two TTC top-5 finishes in the past two years, has committed to the women of Cal State Fullerton. Sitting around 400 in WAGR, John Doyle is an LSU commit for 2026. He was 2nd at the St Andrews Links Trophy in 2025. The William & Mary women's team adds a top-75 commit in Srihitha Mandava, who has a PKBGT win in 2025.

10/6

Class of 2027: Colorado picked up their first commit of this class with TUGR top-100 home-state product Brayden Destefano, who has one top-5 AJGA finish in 2025. Ole Miss is adding a top-100 TUGR ranked recruit in Hogan O'Keefe, an athlete with one AJGA top-5 in 2025. The UCLA Bruins gained another top-10 recruit in Shauna Liu, winner of the AJGA Nelly Invitational and the Canadian Junior Girls Championship in 2025. Joining the men's team at UCLA is Jacob Watney, a top-75 TUGR ranked player with two JTNC wins in 2025.

9/28

Class of 2027: Virginia has its second in-state commit of this class in Jake Lopes, currently a top-100 recruit. Lopes was the VSGA Junior Match Play stroke play medalist this year. Macie Rasmussen will play for UNC in 2027, and she is in the top-30 in all junior rankings. Rasmussen won an open AJGA and the VSGA Junior Championship in 2025. The Texas women now have three recruits in this class after the commitment of top-10 player Asia Young, winner of the Arizona Silver Belle and competitor in the round of 32 at the US Women's Amateur. TCU has two 2027 commits with the addition of Gia Ahlowalia, a top-50 recruit. She was 2nd at the Texas Junior Amateur and 3rd at the Junior North & South. The Oklahoma Sooners will add Krishny Elwin, a top-20 ranked recruit in Tugr and winner of two open AJGA events in 2025. Top-ten recruit Lily Peng announced her intention to play for UCLA. Peng won the Kathy Whitworth Invitational and had three AJGA Invitational top-5 finishes in 2024 & 2025.

Class of 2026: Jaxson Henegar, in the top 100 in the AJGA rankings, will attend Abilene Christian. He had two AJGA top-5 finishes in 2025. The Arkansas women will welcome France's Sara Brentchecnoff, top 50 in WAGR and a round of 32 player at the 2025 US Women's Amateur. She also won a professional event in Europe in 2024. Boston College will be happy to pick up Riya Bapna, a top-25 player in the AJGA rankings. Bapna had three AJGA top-5 finishes in 2025.

9/21

Class of 2027: The Tennessee Vols continue to pull in top recruits and added the #4 ranked recruit in this class, Ronnie Banerjee. He reached the round of 16 at the US Junior and had two AJGA Invitational top-5s in the past year. Arizona State adds their second top-30 recruit in Ethan Butters, who finished second at Junior Worlds and in an AJGA open event. The Demon Deacons of Wake Forest will welcome home-state product Slater Meade, a top-25 recruit, in 2027. He had one AJGA open win and was sixth at the North & South Junior in 2025. Penn State will add Kiersten Bodge to their roster. The top-100 recruit had one AJGA top-5 finish in 2025. The Yale women's team received commitment from top-15 ranked player Jenna Kim, who was fourth at the Dustin Johnson World Junior and has two AJGA open wins. Noter Dame will add top-20 recruit Carly Marshall to the team. Marshall had one AJGA open win and one runner-up finish in 2025. Th Oklahoma State Cowboys committed their first recruit of 2027 in home-state product Emerson Majma, a top-20 player with two AJGA open top-5 finishes in 2025.

Class of 2026: The San Jos State women's team will get better in 2026 with the addition of top-100 recruit Tyanna Jacot, who had one AJGA top-10 finish in 2025. NC State continues to add to it's 2026 class with top-100 player Clark Browne. He had one AJGA win & one top-5 finish in 2025. Pepperdine's men's team will be moving up in the rankings after a commitment switch from top-25 commit Ayden Fynaut, who reached the round of 16 at the US Junior and was fourth at the Junior PGA Championship. NYU is gaining a solid recruit with Millie Wang, a top-100 player with one AJGA win in 2025.