USC Sweeps all three spots w/o 9.26
ROSEMONT, Ill. – University of Southern California sophomores Kylie Chong and Jasmine Koo have been named the Big Ten Golfers of the Week, and teammate Sarah Hammett was honored as Freshman of the Week, for tournaments from September 19-25.
Golfers of the Week
Kylie Chong, USC
Sophomore – Torrance, Calif. – Ambassador – Business Administration
- Tied the tournament record with a 13-under 203 (66-70-67) to share medalist honors at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic hosted at Red Sky Golf Club in Wolcott, Colorado
- Captured the first collegiate win by being three strokes better than anyone else in the field on the course’s Par-4 offerings
- Helped lead the Trojans to an event record 819 (-45) to win the team title, including a school record 267 (-21) in the final round
Jasmine Koo, USC
Sophomore – Cerritos, Calif. – Cerritos – Business Administration
- Tied the tournament record with a 13-under 203 (67-68-68) to share medalist honors at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic hosted at Red Sky Golf Club in Wolcott, Colorado
- Led the field with 19 birdies en route to the fifth victory of her decorated college career
- Helped lead the Trojans to an event record 819 (-45) to win the team title, including a school record 267 (-21) in the final round
Freshman of the Week
Sarah Hammett, USC
Freshman – Gold Coast, Australia – Somerset College – Business Administration
- Carded a 5-under 211 (71-70-70) to finish 11th at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic hosted at Red Sky Golf Club in Wolcott, Colorado
- Led the field with 44 pars over three rounds
- Helped lead the Trojans to an event record 819 (-45) to win the team title, including a school record 267 (-21) in the final round
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
ROSEMONT, Ill. –Nebraska’s Rudy Sautron has been named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week for tournaments from September 18-25.
Golfer of the Week
Rudy Sautron, Nebraska
Jr. – Reunion Island, France – Cameron University
· Fired a school-record 200 (-13) over three rounds to win a share of the individual title while leading the Nebraska men’s golf team to its first team title since 2012 with a victory at the Git-R-Done Invitational in Lincoln
· Closed with a final-round 64 (-7) to match the best score by a junior in school history
· His 54-hole total broke the previous Nebraska record by three strokes
· The victory marked Sautron’s second individual title as a Husker, joining a victory at the 2024-25 season-opening Gopher Invitational
· Last Nebraska Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week honoree: Hamish Murray (March 27, 2025)
2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Golfers of the Week
Sept. 4 – McCoy Biagioli, Michigan State | Andre Zhu, Purdue
Sept. 11 – Jeffrey Zatorski, Rutgers | Antonio Safa, USC
Sept. 18 – Lucas Politano, Rutgers
Sept. 25 – Rudy Sautron, Nebraska
