The 2023-24 college golf season is upon us, which has our minds looking ahead to the postseason awards.
Sure, the summer just ended, but it’s never too early to look ahead.
Highlighting Golfweek’s 2023-24 preseason men’s college golf All-Americans is no other than Nick Dunlap, the sophomore at Alabama who lit the amateur golf scene on fire this summer with his numerous victories, none bigger than his triumph in the 2023 U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills Country Club outside of Denver. Dunlap earned second-team All-America honors last season, where he had one win at the Linger Longer Invitational and posted the second-lowest single-season stroke average in school history at 70.35.
Here’s a look at the Golfweek’s 2023-24 preseason men’s college golf All-Americans.
Nick Dunlap, Alabama
Dunlap, a second-team All-American as a freshman, became the best male amateur in golf this summer, winning three times, none bigger than his victory at the 2023 U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills Country Club. Last season, he had a 70.35 stroke average, which ranks as the second lowest per-round single-season average in program history.
David Ford, North Carolina
Ford’s career scoring average is 70.22, which is the lowest in North Carolina history. The two-time All-American was a member of the 2023 Walker Cup team and advanced to the Round of 16 at the U.S. Amateur. Ford, a junior, was also ACC Player of the Year in 2023.
Nick Gabrelcik, North Florida
Gabrelcik is a three-time All-American who, as a freshman, won the Phil Mickelson Award. He has won ASUN Player of the Year honors the last three seasons and was selected to represent the United States on the 2023 Walker Cup team.
Ian Gilligan, Florida
Gilligan will provide a big boost to Florida’s lineup this fall, even with the defending national champions losing three of their five starters. Gilligan, who had four victories, including in the Big West Championship, and nine top-10 finishes at Long Beach State last year. When he was 15, he was one of 20 kids worldwide diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma, one that forced him to spend months in the hospital.
Ben James, Virginia
James had a freshman season to remember at Virginia. He won the Phil Mickelson Award, winning five events and then advancing to the quarterfinals at the U.S. Amateur. He also was a member of the 2023 Walker Cup team.
Christo Lamprecht, Georgia Tech
Lamprecht was struggling as Georgia Tech finished runner-up at the 2023 NCAA Championship, but he quickly turned it around, winning the Amateur Championship before earning low amateur honors at the 151st Open Championship, where he shared the first-round lead. Last season, he earned first-team All-America honors.
Gordon Sargent, Vanderbilt
Sargent’s accolades stand for themselves. He’s a Walker Cup member, top-ranked player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and two-time All-American. Soon, he’ll have enough points via PGA Tour University Accelerated to earn his PGA Tour card automatically. But first is his pursuit of a national championship.
Preston Summerhays, Arizona State
Summerhays was a first-team All-American in 2023, and he comes into his junior year off an appearance in the 2023 Walker Cup. He had a 69.79 stroke average in 13 starts last season that included a 10-under 62 in the NCAA Las Vegas Regional.
Caleb Surratt, Tennessee
Surratt, who won the 2023 SEC Championship, finished runner-up at the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur and advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2023 U.S. Amateur. As a freshman, he was a first-team All-American, becoming the first Volunteer to earn the distinction, and had a 69.58 stroke average.
Michael Thorbjornsen, Stanford
Some question surrounds Thornjornsen ahead of his senior year because of a back injury that caused him to miss the U.S. Amateur and Walker Cup, but he’s a reigning first-team All-American and Pac-12 Player of the Year. He has 14 top-10 finishes in his career.
Second team
Josele Ballester, Arizona State
Michael Brennan, Wake Forest
Luke Clanton, Florida State
Drew Goodman, Oklahoma
Austin Greaser, North Carolina
Christiaan Maas, Texas
Dylan Menante, North Carolina
Maxwell Moldovan, Ohio State
Cole Sherwood, Vanderbilt
Neal Shipley, Ohio State
Third team
Jonas Baumgartner, Oklahoma State
J.M. Butler, Auburn
Mats Ege, East Tennessee State
Frederik Kjettrup, Florida State
Jackson Koivun, Auburn
William Moll, Vanderbilt
Calum Scott, Texas Tech
Herman Wibe Sekne, Purdue
Karl Vilips, Stanford
Sampson Zheng, California
