NORMAN, Okla. – The 2025-26 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars and PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award for NCAA Division II have been announced by the GCAA. Fourteen PBC golfers have been named All-America Scholars, with Lander leading with way with four selections. Georgia Southwestern, North Georgia and USC Beaufort each received three selections and USCA received one selection. Four PBC teams, Georgia Southwestern, Lander, North Georgia and USCA, also received team recognition. 

To be eligible for Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically in NCAA Division I, II, III, and NAIA, or receiving their associate’s degree and in their last year of athletic eligibility in the NJCAA. In addition, they must participate in 50% of their team’s competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 78.0 in NCAA Division II, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at their college or university. 209 NCAA Division II athletes from 77 schools earned 2025-26 Cobalt All-America Scholar honors. 22 NCAA Division II schools had at least four recipients, including Catawba (5), Eckerd (5), Miles (5), Rockhurst (5), St. Mary’s (TX) (5), and West Florida (5). Tiffin and UMSL tied for the most recipients from one school in NCAA Division II with six.

A GCAA-record 331 schools across six divisions earned a PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award for having an average team GPA of 3.0 or better. 155 schools received Presidents Special Recognition for having an average team GPA of 3.5 or above in 2025-26.


Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars- PBC Honorees

Georgia Southwestern (3)
Sam Brown
Oscar Hammar 
Stefan Rojas

Lander (4)
Noah Curdt
Aaron Lin
Cathal Penney
Edward Rahm

North Georgia (3)
Colby Bennett
Hunter Smith
Rhett Smith

USCA (1)
Mitchell McNeill

USCB (3)
Christofer Hammar
Nikolai Holme
Aaron Williams

About Cobalt Golf
Cobalt is a direct-to-consumer golf brand focused on developing premium laser rangefinders for golfers who demand the best out of their gear. Cobalt rangefinders deliver repeatable accuracy, rugged durability, intuitive operation, and reliable performance. Learn more at www.cobalt-golf.com.


About PLATFORM Golf
PLATFORM Golf is transforming the future of golf through immersive, performance driven technology that brings real world slope, lie, and putting conditions into the golf simulator experience. Its patented solutions, TrueBreak™, TruePR™, and the market defining TrueSlope™, are trusted by top coaches, elite programs, private clubs, and performance centers worldwide. As both a category leader and technology enabler, PLATFORM Golf partners with golf's best instructors and most innovative brands, including a recent partnership with Trackman, to elevate training, coaching, and competitive play across every level of the game. Learn more at platformgolf.com.
 
About GCAA
Established in 1958, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) is the professional organization of men's collegiate golf coaches. The GCAA's mission is to support its member coaches from six divisions, including the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA, by creating educational opportunities, providing resources, and promoting its members with the purpose of enhancing their overall performance as coaches, mentors, and teachers. The GCAA also recognizes the excellence and achievements of its members and their student-athletes in academic, athletic, and civic endeavors. For more information, please visit www.gcaa.coach.