ROSEMONT, Ill. – Minnesota’s Chun-Ta Wu and Nebraska’s Rudy Sautron have been named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week for tournaments from March 5-12.
Co-Golfers of the Week
Chun-Ta Wu, Minnesota
So. – New South Wales, Australia
- Tied for first place at the Johnnie-O at Sea Island in St. Simons Island, Ga.
- His 54-hole score of 198 is a new career-best and the lowest score for a Golden Gopher since 1994-95
- Collected 23 birdies on the event and picked up his fourth eagle of the season on the 14th hole in the first round
- Tied his career record with an 8-under par opening round (-64)
- Last Minnesota Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week: Last: Ben Warlan (Apr. 17, 2024)
Rudy Sautron, Nebraska
Jr. – Reunion Island, France
- Shared first place at the Johnnie-O at Sea Island in St. Simons Island, Ga. with a school-record (–18) and a 54-hole score of 198
- Sautron earns his third individual title this year
- Broke his own school record with an 8-under par opening round (-64)
- Sautron’s third Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week honors this season. Last: Feb. 19, 2026
Women’s POW
Golfer of the Week
Kylie Chong, Southern California
Sophomore – Torrance, California – Ambassador – Business Administration
· Carded an 11-under 205 to win by four strokes at the inaugural GameAbove Golf Invitational, hosted at Rolling Hills Country Club in Rolling Hills Estates, California
· One of only two players in the field to post three rounds under par during the tournament
· Earned her second win of the season, and second of her collegiate career, along with September’s GolfWeek Red Sky Classic
· Helped lead the Trojans (-22; 842) to a 12-shot victory on a leaderboard that included four of the Top-11 teams in the nation
Freshman of the Week
Luana Valero, Purdue
Freshman – Medellin, Colombia
· Earned the first Top-10 result of her career at the Shootout At Wachesaw, hosted at Wachesaw Plantation Club in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
· Set a Boilermakers record for best 36-hole tournament performance by a freshman (74-72 – 146)
2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Golf Weekly Awards
Sept. 11 – G: Elise Lee, USC | F: Arianna Lau, Northwestern
Sept. 18 – G: Alexis Myers, Illinois | F: Alexis Myers, Illinois
Sept. 25 – G: Kylie Chong, USC & Jasmine Koo, USC | F: Sarah Hammett, USC
Oct. 2 – G: Jenny Lee, UCLA | F: Arianna Lau, Northwestern
Oct. 9 – G: Maddie May, Indiana | F: N/A
Oct. 16 – G: Taylor Kehoe, MSU | F: Lucia Valderrama, MSU
Oct. 23 – G: Surapa Janthamunee, MD | F: Luana Valero, PUR
Oct. 30 – G: Dianna Lee, NU | F: Elizabeth Ryu, RUT
Feb. 5 – G: Jenny Lee, UCLA | F: Kacey Ly, UCLA
Feb. 19 – G: Dianna Lee, NU & Catherine Park, USC | F: Kacey Ly, UCLA
Feb. 26 – G: Kiara Romero, ORE | F: Kaleigh Babineaux, NEB & Ailis Tribolet, NEB
March 12 – G: Kylie Chong, USC | F: Luana Valero, PUR
