%20--%3e%3csvg%20version='1.1'%20id='Nebraska_N'%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20xmlns:xlink='http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink'%20x='0px'%20y='0px'%20viewBox='0%200%20163%20152'%20style='enable-background:new%200%200%20163%20152;'%20xml:space='preserve'%3e%3cstyle%20type='text/css'%3e%20.st0{fill:%23FFFFFF;}%20%3c/style%3e%3cg%3e%3cpath%20class='st0'%20d='M159.1,144c-2.3,0-4.1,1.8-4.1,4s1.8,4,4,4s4-1.8,4-4S161.2,144,159.1,144z%20M159,151.2c-1.8,0-3.2-1.4-3.2-3.2%20s1.4-3.2,3.2-3.2c1.7,0,3.2,1.5,3.2,3.2C162.2,149.8,160.8,151.2,159,151.2z'/%3e%3cg%3e%3cpath%20class='st0'%20d='M157.4,145.6h1.4c0.6,0,0.8,0,1.1,0.2c0.4,0.2,0.6,0.6,0.6,1.1c0,0.4-0.1,0.7-0.3,1c-0.1,0.2-0.3,0.2-0.6,0.4%20h-0.1l1.1,2.1h-0.8l-1-2h-0.6v2h-0.8L157.4,145.6L157.4,145.6z%20M158.6,147.7c0,0,0.3,0,0.4,0c0.4-0.1,0.6-0.3,0.6-0.8%20c0-0.3-0.1-0.5-0.4-0.6c-0.1,0-0.1,0-0.6,0h-0.4v1.4L158.6,147.7L158.6,147.7z'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/g%3e%3cg%3e%3cpath%20class='st0'%20d='M147,0H93h-5v5v35v5h5h5v24.8L55.2,2.3L53.7,0H51H5H0v5v35v5h5h5v62H5H0v5v35v5h5h54h5v-5v-35v-5h-5h-5V82.2%20l42.8,67.5l1.5,2.3h2.7h46h5v-5v-35v-5h-5h-5V45h5h5v-5V5V0H147z%20M150,5v35v3h-3h-7v66h7h3v3v35v3h-3h-46h-1.6l-0.9-1.4L52,75.3%20V109h7h3v3v35v3h-3H5H2v-3v-35v-3h3h7V43H5H2v-3V5V2h3h46h1.7l0.9,1.4L100,76.7V43h-7h-3v-3V5V2h3h54h3V5z'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cpath%20class='st0'%20d='M103,87L103,87L51,5H5v35c0,0,7.8,0,10,0c0,3.3,0,68.7,0,72l0,0c-2.2,0-10,0-10,0v35h54v-35c0,0-7.8,0-10,0l0,0%20c0-2.6,0-47,0-47l52,82h46v-35c0,0-7.8,0-10,0l0,0c0-3.3,0-68.7,0-72c2.2,0,10,0,10,0V5H93v35c0,0,7.8,0,10,0%20C103,42.6,103,87,103,87z'/%3e%3c/svg%3e)
Nebraska's Jackson Benge, Caden Mickelson and Evan McDermott were included in the group of Big Ten Men's Golfers to Watch for the 2026-27 season.
The golfers to watch were announced by the conference on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
Nebraska, which opened its 2026 fall campaign at the New York Harbor Cup (Aug. 31-Sept. 1) will compete in its second tournament of the season at the Bearcat Invitational at the Coldstream Country Club in Cincinnati, Sept. 14-15.
Benge, a junior from Omaha, Neb., wrapped up an incredible sophomore season at Nebraska with a 13th-place finish at the Big Ten Championship. Benge matched his collegiate career best with a 54-hole total of 210, 7,003-yard layout of the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains, Ore. Benge's Big Ten finish was the best by a Husker since the school joined the conference, and the best by a Nebraska golfer at a conference tournament since Brady Schnell's third-place finish in 2007. Benge, who produced eight top-25 individual finishes, posted a 71.76 stroke average on the year.
Mickelson added another historic season by notching a Nebraska freshman-record 72.14 stroke average over 37 rounds for the Big Red in 2025-26. He added another Husker freshman record with his 201 (-12) on his way to a third-place individual finish while helping Nebraska to a team tournament title at the Git-R-Done Invitational. He closed the year with five top-25 finishes.
McDermott earned his second straight appearance among Nebraska's Golfers to Watch. The graduate student from Spring Lake, Mich., was a regular in the Nebraska lineup for a second straight season in 2025-26. He closed his fourth season as a Husker with a career-best 73.15 stroke average over 33 rounds. He owns eight career top-25 finishes at Nebraska.
|
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
|
Max Herendeen |
Illinois |
Sr. |
Bellevue, Wash. |
|
Dane Huddleston |
Illinois |
Sr. |
Woodland, Wash. |
|
Trey Marrion |
Illinois |
Jr. |
Chesapeake, Va. |
|
Nick Piesen |
Indiana |
Sr. |
Strongsville, Ohio |
|
Jake Cesare |
Indiana |
So. |
Westfield, Ind. |
|
Bradley Chill Jr. |
Indiana |
Jr. |
Columbia Station, Ohio |
|
Ryan Shellberg |
Iowa |
Jr. |
Prosper, Texas |
|
Max Tjoa |
Iowa |
Sr. |
Cedar Falls, Iowa |
|
Grant Gudgel |
Iowa |
R-So. |
Stillwater, Okla. |
|
Emil Riegger |
Maryland |
Sr. |
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
|
Will Gregware |
Maryland |
Jr. |
Conrad, Conn. |
|
Griffin Barke |
Maryland |
So. |
Crestwood, Ky. |
|
RJ Arone |
Michigan |
Jr. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
|
Dean Muratore |
Michigan |
Jr. |
Dix Hills, N.Y. |
|
Nilay Naik |
Michigan |
Jr. |
Lake Oswego, Ore. |
|
McCoy Biagioli |
Michigan State |
Sr. |
White Lake, Mich. |
|
Julian Menser |
Michigan State |
Jr. |
South Lyon, Mich. |
|
Lorenzo Pinili |
Michigan State |
Sr. |
Rochester Hills, Mich. |
|
Chun Ta Wu |
Minnesota |
Jr. |
Manly Vale, Australia |
|
Jack Crousore |
Minnesota |
Jr. |
Bluffton, S.C. |
|
Torger Ohe |
Minnesota |
So. |
Edina, Minn. |
|
Nebraska |
Jr. |
Omaha, Neb. |
|
|
Nebraska |
So. |
Kansas City, Mo. |
|
|
Nebraska |
Grad. |
Spring Lake, Mich. |
|
|
Kuan Zhou |
Northwestern |
Fr. |
Houston, Texas |
|
Rowan Sullivan |
Northwestern |
R-Fr. |
Charleston, S.C. |
|
Jeremy Chen |
Northwestern |
Sr. |
Taipei City, Taiwan |
|
Vaugh Harber |
Ohio State |
Jr. |
Blacklick, Ohio |
|
Tyler Sabo |
Ohio State |
R-Sr. |
Ashland, Ohio |
|
Timotej Formanek |
Ohio State |
Jr. |
Prague, Czech Republic |
|
Sebastian Desoisa |
Oregon |
So. |
Gibraltar, United Kingdom |
|
Ramil Saelim |
Oregon |
Jr. |
Phitsanulok, Thailand |
|
Jeffrey Kwak |
Oregon |
Sr. |
La Miranda, Calif. |
|
Alex Creamean |
Penn State |
Sr. |
Winnetka, Ill. |
|
Jackson Saroney |
Penn State |
So. |
Syracuse, N.Y. |
|
Tim Peters |
Penn State |
Sr. |
State College, Pa. |
|
Sam Easterbrook |
Purdue |
Sr. |
Tamworth, England |
|
Jenson Forrester |
Purdue |
Sr. |
Wolverhampton, England |
|
Supapon Amornchaichan |
Purdue |
Jr. |
Bangkok, Thailand |
|
Bennett Espenshade |
Rutgers |
Jr. |
Baltimore, Md. |
|
Lucas Politano |
Rutgers |
So. |
Brandon, Vt. |
|
TJ Thompson |
Rutgers |
Sr. |
Coral Springs, Fla. |
|
Baylor Larrabee |
UCLA |
Jr. |
Ferndale, Wash. |
|
Josh Kim |
UCLA |
So. |
Danville, Calif. |
|
Tyler Loree |
UCLA |
So. |
Kula, Hawaii |
|
Jack Buchanan Jr. |
USC |
Jr. |
Cape Town, South Africa |
|
Jaden Dumdumaya Jr. |
USC |
Jr. |
Benicia, Calif. |
|
Nico Dominguez |
USC |
Sr. |
Mexico City, Mexico |
|
Finn Koelle |
Washington |
Sr. |
Sulzfeld, Germany |
|
Emil Herstad |
Washington |
So. |
Nittedal, Norway |
|
Grady Millar |
Washington |
So. |
Vancouver, Wash. |
|
Charlie Erlandson |
Wisconsin |
R-Jr. |
Verona, Wis. |
|
Jason Shwartz |
Wisconsin |
Jr. |
Wellington, Fla. |
|
William Harned |
Wisconsin |
Jr. |
Nashotah, Wis. |