NORMAN, Okla. - The Second, Third, and Honorable Mention 2026 NCAA Division III PING All-America Teams have been announced by the GCAA.
Jackson Hiller of Oglethorpe was named to the first team earlier this month, but now joining him in All-America honors are five other Southern Athletic Association (SAA) athletes.
All-America Honorees:
Turner Chiles, Sewanee (Second Team)
Aidan Tudor, Sewanee (Third Team)
Elias Becker, Sewanee (Honorable Mention)
Ryan Dunn, Oglethorpe (Honorable Mention)
Colin Edwards, Sewanee (Honorable Mention)
About PING All-Americans
The GCAA began naming NCAA Division III All-Americans in 1975, with PING sponsoring the award since at least 1991. For Division III, the First Team consists of eight golfers (nine if the individual national champion wasn’t already named to the First Team), eight on the Second Team, eight on the Third Team, and at least 16 earn Honorable Mention All-America honors. Automatic additions from GCAA member schools to Honorable Mention if not previously named include top-15 finishers at the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship and the top three players in each All-Region ballot.
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.