Local Classes as received by www.skyviewsports.net and national classes below
Signing day is here, even if it’s unlike anyone before it.
The Class of 2025’s early signing period began Wednesday, meaning hundreds of student-athletes from across the country signed grant-in-aid agreements with schools. Grant-in-aid agreements have replaced the national letter of intent moving forward.
However, impending roster limits in college golf have shaken up signing day and like never before, leaving some players scrambling in the 11th hour to find a home. Most of the elite players haven’t dealt with issues, but elite players make up a small majority of all college golf signees, meaning a scramble has been occurring in the lead up to signing day.
On the men’s side, Vanderbilt is bringing in a spectacular class, with three top-20 players, including No. 1 Michael Riebe. Auburn, the defending national champion, also has a strong class, headlined by No. 2 Logan Reilly. Of the top-six schools in the rankings, five of them are from the SEC.
Here’s a look at the rankings for players and classes in the Class of 2025 (subject to change).
Top 25 players
- Michael Riebe, Vanderbilt
- Logan Reilly, Auburn
- Henry Guan, Oklahoma State
- Chase Kyes, Tennessee
- Kihei Akina, BYU
- Jackson Byrd, Clemson
- Bowen Mauss, Arizona State
- Carson Bertagnole, North Carolina
- Will Hartman, Vanderbilt
- Adam Villanueva, Texas
- Joshua Bai, Florida
- John Daniel Culbreth, Georgia
- Trevor Gutschewski, Florida
- Dan Hayes, LSU
- Jake Albert, Auburn
- Brooks Simmons, Texas
- Edan Cui, Stanford
- Jon Ed Steed, Vanderbilt
- Simon Hovdal, Texas Tech
- Joshua Kim, UCLA
- Will Gordon, Arkansas
- Liam Pasternak, Notre Dame
- Cole Stockard, Kentucky
- Mack Edwards, North Carolina
- Luke Smith, Tennessee
Top 10 Classes
- Vanderbilt: Will Hartman, Michael Riebe, Jon Ed Steed
- Florida: Joshua Bai, Trevor Gutschewski, Parker Severs
- Auburn: Jake Albert, Logan Reilly, Jack Roberts
- Texas: Brooks Simmons, Adam Villanueva
- Oklahoma State: Jaxon Bandelier, Henry Guan
- Tennessee: Chase Kyes, Luke Smith
- North Carolina: Carson Bertagnole, Mack Edwards
- BYU: Kihei Akina, Jackson Shelley
- Clemson: Jackson Byrd, Samuel Duran, Tip Price
- Notre Dame: Peyton Blackard, Liam Pasternak, Pavel Tsar
Michigan Golf Recruiting Class
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — University of Michigan men’s golf head coach Zach Barlow announced Wednesday (Nov. 13) the signings of Jordan Hwang (Richmond Hill, Ontario), Jack Harrington (Portland, Ore.) and Tristan Wieland (Jupiter, Fla.) to the Big Ten Athletic Scholarship Agreement. The Maize and Blue trio will be freshmen for the 2025-26 season.
“We were able to bring in a star-studded class,” said Barlow. “All three of these young men are eager to compete and they have a chance to make an immediate impact. Jordan, Jack, and Tristan each bring a different dynamic and set of skills that will benefit us. They have played at an elite level and against other elite golfers. We know those experiences will only help their transition to the college game. We know their best golf is still in front of them.”
Ranked among the Rolex AJGA’s Top 100 (99th), Hwang (“hw-ah-ng”) heads to Ann Arbor with a stellar golf resume and experience as a member of Team Ontario (2023-25).
“I’m all in,” said Hwang. “I want to be a foundational piece for Coach Barlow, and Coach (Matt) Hoffman. What they are building and their vision for the future of this program makes me excited for the next four years. I am eager to get to Ann Arbor and embrace Michigan athletics and its culture, but university life as well. Go Blue!”
Qualifying for the Canadian Amateur the last two summers, he advanced to weekend play in 2023. He added three appearances in the Canadian Junior Amateur earning a top-10 finish in 2023 (t-8th; 291). Locally, he played in three straight Ontario Amateur Championships highlighting the run tying for 17th (73-70-75-71/289) in 2023. In the Ontario Junior Amateur, Hwang posted three straight top-10 finishes — tying for sixth (2023 and 2024) and tying for eighth (2022). In prep play at Richmond Green Secondary, he competed as an individual and won the 2024 OFSAA Championship (72-65/137, -7) by eight shots.
On the junior front, Hwang has recorded back-to-back U.S. Junior Amateur appearances. Winning his qualifier (70, -2) to earn a spot for the 2023 field, Hwang’s 142 (-1) stroke-play total earned him the 26th seed for match play, but he fell 4-and-2 to 39th seed Carson Brewer. The following year, his 68 (-4) gave him a runner-up finish in qualifying, giving him a spot in the 2024 event held at Oakland Hills Country Club (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.). With a 145-qualifying total, he missed the match-play cut by a single shot.
In AJGA play he posted four top-five finishes — finishing third at the 2023 AJGA Dana Incorporated (68-69-68/205, -11) and the 2024 UHY Detroit Junior at Forest Lake (69-70-68/207), tying for third at 2024 K.J. Choi Foundation Junior (77-73-70/220) and tying for fourth at 2024 Pete & Alice Dye Junior Invitational (73-71-73/217).
Prepping at Jesuit High School in Portland, Harrington is a three-time All-Metro League performer — first team (2023, ’24), second team (2022) — as he helped the Crusaders to the 2024 Division 6A championship and tied for 12th (72-78/150) individually.
“I cannot wait to get to Ann Arbor,” said Harrington. “Michigan is a special place and I am thrilled to continue my golf journey there. I want to come in, contribute, and be as impactful as I can. The opportunity is there. There is no telling how far we can go, but I look forward to being a major part of it.”
In summer match play, Harrington reached the semifinal of the 2024 Oregon Junior Amateur, the quarterfinal of the 2024 Pacific Northwest Junior Amateur and the Round of 32 at the 2024 Oregon Amateur Championship.
In the Oregon Junior Amateur, he earned the top seed for match play and posted wins over No. 32 Ethan Chang (R32; 4&3), No. 17 Lucas Vanderlip (S16; 3&2), and No. 9 Jakob Hansen (QF; 2&1) to reach the semifinal. In a 20-hole battle, Harrington fell to No. 13 Drew Woolworth (20 holes). After earning the 13th seed for match play at the Pacific Northwest Junior, he defeated No. 20 Emerson Storer (R32; 3&2) and No. 4 Lucas Vanderlip (S16; 4&3) before falling to the eventual champion Mason Ho (1-up) in the quarterfinal.
Additional junior play highlights included winning the 2023 K.J. Choi Foundation Junior (74-70-75/219) by three shots and making the weekend cut at the 2023 FCG National Championship (73-75-77/225). He tied for sixth at the 2024 Visit Pullman Junior Championship (71-67-75/213); tied for 20th at the AJGA Junior at Big Sky (68-75-75/218) and tied for 22nd at the Junior Americas Cup (74-75-71/220).
Prepping at Jupiter High School in Florida, Wieland (“wy-land”), ranks 115th overall in the Rolex AJGA Rankings and 50th for the Class of 2025.
“I am excited about joining Jordan (Hwang) and Jack (Harrington) and really making a difference,” said Wieland. “We want to make an impact and really help Michigan become one of the top programs in the Big Ten, but in the nation as well.”
In 2024, Wieland helped Jupiter win the school’s first Class 3A FHSAA State title after he posted a tie for 20th. Leading up to the state finals, he helped the Warriors claim the District 13 team title after his medalist honors (69) and a runner-up at the Region 4 final after tying for fourth (73). The previous season, he posted a fifth-place finish at the State Finals. Wieland’s runner-up (69) finish helped the Warriors to a runner-up District 13 finish and his co-medalist honor (69) helped capture the Regional 4 team title.
In USGA play, Wieland won his 2024 U.S. Amateur local qualifier (67), but he missed the cut at the final qualifying (70). He has two appearances in the U.S. Junior Amateur in the last three years, missing the cut to match play in 2022 and 2024. He was an alternate for the 2023 Junior Am.
In junior play, he posted five top-15 finishes in nine 2024 events highlighted by his medalist honor at the Florida Junior Tour MLK Major (76-72-69/217), tying for third at the UNIQLO/Adam Scott Junior Championship (73-68-69/210), tying for seventh at the Junior Orange Bowl International (72-69-73-72/286) and tying for eighth at the AJGA Junior at Innisbrook (71-77-70/218)
In 2023, Wieland had six top-10 finishes in eight events highlighted by a runner-up finish at the FJT University of Florida (71-71-66/208) and a pair of third-place finishes at the FJT Pam McCloskey-Brosnihan Open (68-70/138) and the FJT Golf Road Junior Open (75-71/146).
The Wolverines lose four Wolverines next season as Ben Hoagland, Yuqi Liu, Jack O’Donnell and Hunter Thomson will all exhaust their collegiate eligibility.