The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Hossler named PING First Team All-American
05.31.2016 | Men's Golf
Junior Beau Hossler has been named an All-American all three years of his Texas career.
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Men's Golf junior Beau Hossler has been named a PING First Team All-American, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced on Tuesday.
It marks the second-straight year Hossler has earned First Team honors and the third time he has earned All-America honors after being named honorable mention his freshman season.
He is one of five golfers in the Longhorns' rich history to earn First Team honors on more than one occasion, including Ben Crenshaw (1971-73), Bob Estes (1987-88), David Gossett (1999-00), Justin Leonard (1992-94) and Brad Elder (1996-97).
He earned medalist honors in five events during the 2015-16 season, finished in the top-five in seven and posted 11 top-10 finishes in 12 events. He leads the Longhorns with a 69.73 stroke average.
Hossler joins nine golfers from around the country to receive the honor, including Charlie Danielson of Illinois, Florida's Sam Horsfield, Georgia's Lee McCoy, Maverick McNealy of Stanford, South Carolina's Matthew NeSmith, Jon Rahm of Arizona State, Vanderbilt's Matthias Schwab, Alabama's Robby Shelton and Oregon's Aaron Wise.
Division I PING First-Team All-Americans
Charlie Danielson, Illinois
Sam Horsfield, Florida
Beau Hossler, Texas
Lee McCoy, Georgia
Maverick McNealy, Stanford
Matthew NeSmith, South Carolina
Jon Rahm, Arizona State
Matthias Schwab, Vanderbilt
Robby Shelton, Alabama
Aaron Wise, Oregon
All-time Longhorns to win multiple First Team honors
BEAU HOSSLER – 2015, 2016
Brad Elder – 1996, 1997
Justin Leonard – 1992, 1993, 1994
David Gossett – 1999, 2000
Bob Estes – 1987, 1988
Ben Crenshaw – 1971, 1972, 1973
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