Five Wolverines Named Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars

NORMAN, Okla. -- University of Michigan men's golfers Will Anderson, Ben Hoagland, Jude Kim, Yuqi Liu and Hunter Thomson were named Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America on Thursday (July 25).

With his third recognition, Anderson is the first Wolverine to earn three GCAA citations, while Hoagland, Kim, Liu and Thomson earn their second straight honor. With this accolade, Anderson and Thomson received four academic honors this season, including Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten and U-M Athletic Academic Achievement.

Nearly 531 Division I golfers from 180 teams were recognized by the GCAA. Michigan was one of 24 Division I teams with at least five golfers receiving the scholar award.

A sport management graduate, Anderson closed his U-M career in grand fashion posting a career-low 72.75 scoring average. Helping U-M to eight top-five finishes, he aided the Wolverines in capturing team titles at the Island Resort Intercollegiate (Sept. 3-4) and the Virtues Intercollegiate (Sept. 25-26).

An All-Big Ten first team selection and sport management major, Thomson paced the Wolverines in 10 events, won his first collegiate event at the Palmas del Mar Collegiate (Feb. 11-13) with a career-low 201 (68-69-64) 54-hole total and made his first career NCAA appearance as an individual. With his 70.56 scoring average, Thomson set a new Wolverine single-season record, topping Kyle Mueller's 70.76 average (2017-18).

A political science major, Hoagland tripled his single-season sub-par total with 12, including a career-low 64 (-8) at the Island Resort Intercollegiate. His 72.61 scoring average was a career low by just over two shots. Earning his business administration degree from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Kim started seven of his nine events, averaging a career-low 73.23 per round.

An economics major, Liu was one of four Wolverines to play in every event last season while finishing with a career-low 73.81 per round average. Twice he fired a career-low 68 (-4), in the second rounds of the Highlands Invitational and the Virtues Intercollegiate.

To be eligible for GCAA All-America Scholar, a golfer must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically. They must participate in 50 percent of their team's competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 76, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient also must be of high character and in good standing at their university.

University of Michigan Men's Golf 2023-24 Academic Honors

• Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars: Will Anderson, Ben Hoagland, Jude Kim, Yuqi Liu, Hunter Thomson
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar: Will Anderson, Hunter Thomson
• Academic All-Big Ten: Will Anderson, Ben Hoagland, Jude Kim, Yuqi Liu, Jack O'Donnell, Hunter Thomson
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement: Will Anderson, Jason Gordon, Ben Hoagland, Jude Kim, Yuqi Liu, Jack O'Donnell, Caden Pinckes, Hunter Thomson