Minnesota Wins Men’s Golfer of the Week Award
Golden Gophers’ Wu Claims honor
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Minnesota’s Chun-Ta Wu has been named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week for tournaments from Oct. 8-15.
Golfer of the Week
Chun-Ta Wu, Minnesota
Junior – Manly Vale, Australia – NBSC Manly Selective Campus
- Claimed individual medalist honors at the Moraine Invitational with a 54-hole total of 207
- In the final round, he netted a 65, his best in the tournament
- Recorded six birdies and went bogey-free on Tuesday to secure the individual title
- Last Minnesota Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week: Chun-Ta Wu (March 12, 2026)
2026-27 Big Ten Men’s Golfers of the Week
Sept. 10 – RJ Arone, Michigan | Jenson Forrester, Purdue
Sept. 17 – Finn Koelle, Washington
Sept. 24 – Max Herendeen, Illinois
Oct. 1 – Kuan Zhou, Northwestern
Oct. 8 – McCoy Biagioli, Michigan State
Oct. 15 – Chun-Ta Wu, Minnesota
Yeo Sweeps Weekly Women’s Golf Honors
Ducks freshman finished runner-up at Windy City Collegiate Classic
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Oregon freshman Celina Yeo has been selected as both the Big Ten Golfer and Freshman of the Week for tournaments from October 1-7.
Golfer & Freshman of the Week //Celina Yeo, Oregon
Freshman – San Francisco, California – Walnut
- Finished runner-up at the 2026 Windy City Collegiate Classic hosted at Lake Shore Country Club in Glencoe, Illinois
- Carded a 4-under 209 (68-67-74) to be one of only three players on the leaderboard to finish under-par and was the top finisher among 20 Big Ten student-athletes in the field
2026-27 Big Ten Women’s Golf Weekly Awards
Sept. 10 – G&F: Michelle Xing, UCLA
Sept. 17 – G: Ashley Yun, Northwestern | F: Eva Kristinsdottir, Iowa
Sept. 24 – G: Hannah Ounap, Washington | F: N/A
Oct. 1 – G: Samantha Brown, Purdue | F: Eva Kristinsdottir, Iowa
Oct. 8 – G&F: Celina Yeo, Oregon
MAC Golfers of the Week
MAC Golfers of the Week
- Bence Bertényi, Toledo, Jr., Budapest, Hungary (KAG Bilingual School)
- Event: Purdue Fall Invitational
- Individual: 1st | Team: 2nd
- Score: 71-68-68=207 (-9)
- Junior Bence Bertenyi won his second tournament title of the season on Tuesday to lead Toledo to a second-place finish at the Purdue Fall Invitational. Bertényi shot a second-straight 4-under par 68 in the final round to finish with a career-low 9-under par 207 at the par-72, 7,465-yard Kampen-Cosler Golf Course. Bertényi won the title by two strokes over Indiana’s Cole Starnes and Illinois’ Harrison Zipfel. He held the lead the entire back nine and didn’t register a bogey until his final hole of the day. Bertenyi tied for the tournament lead with 15 birdies and led all individuals in par-3 scoring at 3-under par.
MAC Women’s Golfer of the Week
Danielle Daniy, Western Michigan, Sophomore
Almaty, Kazakhstan (St. Columbia College, Ireland)
Event: Bronco Fall Classic
Individual: 1st | Team: 1st
Score: 69-72-71=212 (-4)
Sophomore Danielle Daniy became the first Bronco to win an individual tournament title in five years on Tuesday afternoon at WMU’s annual home fall tourney. Daniy shot her second round under par to close out the classic on Tuesday at The Moors Golf Club. Her tournament performance of 212 is the second-lowest total for a 54-hole performance in program history. With having all three of her rounds at or under par, Daniy was the only individual to finish the tournament under par for her title win.
