The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Three from Men’s Golf named PING All-America
06.22.2017 | Men's Golf
Doug Ghim, Scottie Scheffler, and Gavin Hall join a list of 51 total All-Americans in Texas Men’s Golf history.
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Men's Golf's Doug Ghim, Scottie Scheffler, and Gavin Hall all landed on the 2017 PING Division I All-America list, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced on Thursday.
Ghim earned second team honors, Scheffler third team, and Hall honorable mention accolades.
The honor marks Ghim's third PING All-America honor in his three years at Texas after earning second team honors in 2016 and honorable mention in 2015. He was also named 2017 Big 12 Player of the Year, 2017 Golfweek All-America First Team, and 2017 PING All-Region after closing his junior campaign with a 71.10 stroke average and posting seven top-10 finishes.
Scheffler earns his second All-America honor after being named to the second team in 2015. He was named to the 2017 Golfweek All-America First Team, 2017 All-Big 12, and 2017 PING All-Region for his junior year, finishing with a 71.00 stroke average and six top-three tournament finishes.
Hall's honor marks his third after earning second team accolades in 2016 and honorable mention in 2015. He was also named to the 2017 PING All-Region team and was a 2017 Academic All-Big 12 selection. Hall closed his senior season with a 71.63 stroke average, finishing in the top-11 seven times in 13 events.
The three players join a list of 51 All-Americans in Texas' rich history with 92 honors. Under Texas Head Coach John Fields, the Longhorns have seen 21 All-Americans with 38 total honors.
PING All-America Teams
First Team
Sam Burns, LSU
Wyndham Clark, Oregon
Patrick Martin, Vanderbilt
Maverick McNealy, Stanford
Dylan Meyer, Illinois
Collin Morikawa, California
John Oda, UNLV
Jimmy Stanger, Virginia
Braden Thornberry, Ole Miss
Will Zalatoris, Wake Forest
Second Team
Sean Crocker, Southern California
Jared du Toit, Arizona State
Doug Ghim, Texas
Nick Hardy, Illinois
Rico Hoey, Southern California
Chandler Phillips, Texas A&M
Matthias Schwab, Vanderbilt
Alejandro Tosti, Florida
Dylan Wu, Northwestern
Norman Xiong, Oregon
Third Team
Dawson Armstrong, Lipscomb
Cameron Champ, Texas A&M
Cristobal Del Solar, Florida State
Theo Humphrey, Vanderbilt
Matthew Perrine, Baylor
Doc Redman, Clemson
Scottie Scheffler, Texas
Greyson Sigg, Georgia
Justin Suh, Southern California
Sahith Theegala, Pepperdine
Honorable Mention
John Augenstein, Vanderbilt
Shintaro Ban, UNLV
Derek Bard, Virginia
Zach Bauchou, Oklahoma State
Andrej Bevins, New Mexico
Brad Dalke, Oklahoma
Cooper Dossey, Baylor
Harry Ellis, Florida State
Luis Gagne, LSU
Ben Griffin, North Carolina
Ryan Gronlund, Oregon
Blaine Hale, Oklahoma
Gavin Hall, Texas
Chase Hanna, Kansas
Grant Hirschman, Oklahoma
Ian Holt, Kent State
Sam Horsfield, Florida
Viktor Hovland, Oklahoma State
Franklin Huang, Stanford
Peter Kim, Army
Max McGreevy, Oklahoma
Cole Miller, Penn State
Kyle Mueller, Michigan
Bryson Nimmer, Clemson
Zachary Olsen, Oklahoma State
Mason Overstreet, Arkansas
Kyler Tate, UCF
Kristoffer Ventura, Oklahoma State
Nick Voke, Iowa State
Thomas Walsh, Virginia
David Wicks, Jacksonville
Carson Young, Clemson
