NORMAN, OK – Four Peach Belt Conference men’s golfers have been named PING All-Americans by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). Young Harris’ Peter Chung and USC Aiken’s Leo Johansson were named to the first team while Columbus State’s Ronan Kleu was second team and Georgia Southwestern’s Chase McLain third team.

North Georgia’s Grant Cowell, CSU’s Jordan Doull, GSW’s Saksit Jairak and Jack Tharrington, Lander’s Linus Jonsson and YHC’s Tobias Jonsson were all named honorable mention.

Chung becomes the first All-American in YHC program history. is from Dacula, Georgia. The junior from Dacula, Ga., Chung finished first three times to go along with four top-five and four top-10 finishes in eight tournaments this year. He won the Peach Belt Conference Championship - first time in program history - with a PBC and YHC record 54-hole score of 200. He also finished first at the Tennessee River Rumble and Bearcat Golf Classic, but lost in a playoff. Chung finished in third place at the NCAA Division II South/Southeast Regional, which was the best-ever finish for a YHC golfer at a regional. He is currently ranked third in program history with a 73.22 stroke average.

A sophomore from Djurö, Sweden, Johansson posted a 71.1 stroke average on the season for the Pacers. He accounted for six top-10 finishes, including second-place efforts at the Camden Collegiate and PBC Championship. A PING all-region honoree, Johansson garnered first-team all-PBC accolades and was a PBC all-tournament team selection. His 71.1 stroke average topped the USC Aiken single-season scoring list.

Kleu is named a PING All-American for the second consecutive season. The sophomore from Zollikerberg, Switzerland, played in eight events for the Cougars, leading the team with a 71.63 stroke average. He had seven top-10 finishes and four top-fives including a second-place finish at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional that helped propel the Cougars into the NCAA National Championship for the first time since 2013. A two-time first-team All-Conference selection, he was fourth in the PBC in stroke average this season and was tied for the low round of the conference (relative to par) with an eight-under 64 at the First Federal Southeastern Collegiate.

Chase McLain was one of the driving factors towards Georgia Southwestern’s run in the NCAA National Championships that led to the final round of match play and a national runner-up finish. A junior from Leesburg, Ga., he played in all 11 events for the Hurricanes with four top-10’s and two top-five results. He was third at the UNG Fall Invitational where he shot a second-round 64, tied with Kleu for the low round of the PBC this year. He was also fifth at the Argonaut Invitational. In the NCAA Tournament, he was 15th following three rounds of stroke play and then picked up a crucial point with a nine-stroke win against Indianapolis in semifinal match play. He also won his match in the national final against Arkansas Tech.

 

First Team

Andrew Beckler, Washburn

Alberto Dominguez, Erskine

Dan Bradbury, Lincoln Memorial

Keegan Bronnenberg, Indianapolis

Peter Chung, Young Harris

Leo Johansson, South Carolina Aiken

Trevor Norby, Oklahoma Christian

Alejandro Restrepo, West Florida

Jorge Villar, Lynn

 

Second Team

Beck Burnette, Lee

Jake DeZoort, West Florida

Austin Duncan, North Greenville

Agustin Errazuriz, Lynn

AJ Ewart, Barry

Elias Haavisto, West Florida

Ronan Kleu, Columbus State

Andrew Ni, CSU Pueblo

Oliver Mast, Indianapolis

Third Team

Erik Edwards, Indianapolis

Andre Jacobs, Arkansas Tech

Luke Harries, Lincoln Memorial

Matt Hoemann, Central Missouri

Garrett Leek, Midwestern State

Evans Lewis, North Greenville

Oliver Lewis-Perkins, Lee

Chase McLain, Georgia Southwestern

Luke Palmowski, Rogers State

Honorable Mention

Tanner Bibey, Catawba

Brody Blackmon, Texas A&M Commerce

Javier Calles, Nova Southeastern

Cam Carroll, Indianapolis

Ian Carroll, Indianapolis

Santiago Chamorro, Barry

Grant Crowell, North Georgia

Santiago De La Fuente, Arkansas Tech

Jake Doggett, Midwestern State

Jordan Doull, Columbus State

Tommy Ethier, Bentley

Daniel Faccini, Barry

Toto Gana, Lynn

Austin Gean, Arkansas Tech

Abe Holmes, Gannon

Jordan Hyland, Davis & Elkins

Francois Jacobs, Arkansas Tech

Saksit Jairak, Georgia Southwestern

Thomas Jenkins Jr., Sonoma State

Linus Jonsson, Lander

Tobias Jonsson, Young Harris

Thomas Henson, Central Missouri

Will Holan, Maryville

Parker Holekamp, Texas A&M International

Julius Kreutzer, Academy of Art

Harry Lord, Lincoln Memorial

Mateo Pulcini, Oklahoma Christian

Jack Tharrington, Georgia Southwestern