HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - NCAA Division III PING All-Region honorees have been announced by the NCAA in coordination with the GCAA. Players across seven regions and 58 schools earned all-region honors in 2026.
The list holds seven Southern Athletic Association Athletes with four from Sewanee and one each from Oglethorpe, Southwestern, and Trinity.
Elias Becker, Sewanee
Ethan Bridges, Southwestern
Turner Chiles, Sewanee
Colin Edwards, Sewanee
Jackson Hiller, Oglethorpe
Sam Rossi, Trinity
Aidan Tudor, Sewanee
About PING
PING designs, manufactures and markets a complete line of golf equipment including metal woods, irons, wedges, putters and golf bags. The family-owned company was founded in 1959 in the garage of the late Karsten Solheim, a mechanical engineer with an extensive background in the aerospace and computer industries. His frustration with his putting inspired him to design his own putter, which created a “pinging” sound when striking a golf ball. This sound was the source of the name now synonymous with innovation, quality and service throughout the world of golf. Solheim and his company are credited with numerous innovations that became industry standards, including perimeter weighting, custom fitting and the use of investment casting in the manufacturing of golf clubs. His insistence on adhering to strict engineering principles and tight manufacturing tolerances raised the level of product performance and quality throughout the golf industry. Solheim is the only person to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame as a golf club manufacturer. Today, the Phoenix-based company is under the direction of Solheim’s grandson, John K. Solheim, who leads a team of more than 800 dedicated employees committed to helping improve the games of golfers around the world.
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