Jaxson Hinze Season 2026-27

Honors & Awards

• Nebraska Junior Amateur Champion (2025)
• Nebraska Junior Amateur Runner-up (2026)
• Kansas-Nebraska Junior Cup Team (2025)
• Ranked No. 171 (AJGA, 2025)
• Ranked No. 189 (Junior Golf Scoreboard, 2025)
• Nebraska Class B Runner-up (2025, 2026)

Freshman (2026-27)
The 2025 Nebraska Junior Amateur champion, Jaxson Hinze joined the Huskers as a freshman in 2026-27 after outstanding high school and junior careers. Ranked as one of the top-200 junior golfers in the nation, Hinze was also a two-time Class B runner-up at York High School in 2025 and 2026. He added a runner-up finish at the 2026 Nebraska Junior Amateur, trailing only Husker freshman teammate Tommy Kelley.

Hinze is one of six Nebraska natives on NU’s nine-player roster in 2026-27, joining Thomas Bryson and Gavin Gerch (Lincoln Southeast), junior Jackson Benge (Omaha Westside) and freshmen Zack Erstad (Lincoln East) and Tommy Kelley (Omaha Creighton Prep).

"Jaxson comes in with great momentum as the 2025 Nebraska Junior Amateur Champion and multiple appearances at some of the top junior tournaments in the United States last year," Nebraska Head Coach Judd Cornell said. "We really look forward to bringing his drive, skill and championship mindset to the University of Nebraska.”

Hinze began his Husker career by earning a lineup spot on the season-opening New York Harbor Cup (Aug. 31-Sept. 1). He was Nebraska's No. 3 finisher at the event, taking 46th with a three-round total of 226 (73-76-77) on the 7,106-yard, par-71 layout at the Bayonne Golf Club in New Jersey.

Hinze continued his form at the Bearcat Invitational in Cincinnati, Ohio (Sept. 14-15), played on the 7,279-yard par-71 layout at the Coldstream Country Club. He opened with a 72 (+1) before closing the event with an even-par 71. Hinze managed a second-round 77 to tie for 67th individually at 220 (+7). The Waco, Neb., native achieved his first collegiate eagle of the season on the par-5, 558-yard eighth hole. 

Before Nebraska
Hinze captured the individual title at the 58th Nebraska Junior Amateur in mid-June 2025. Hinze led after every round but had to hold off fellow Husker freshman Zack Erstad in a playoff to claim the title. Hinze finished at 211 (-2) over three rounds at Meadowlark Hills Golf Course in Kearney.

Hinze and Erstad tied through 36 holes again at the Nebraska Junior PGA Championship in Fremont (June 16-17). Hinze posted a two-round total of 140 (-2) to qualify for the National Junior PGA Championship in West Lafayette, Ind. (July 29-August 1).

Hinze added a tie for fifth at the AJGA Coca-Cola Junior Championship at The Highlands in Harbor Springs, Mich. (June 30-July 3), where he finished at 218 (+2) after rounds of 70, 72 and 76.

In 2026, Hinze added a runner-up finish to Husker teammate Tommy Kelley at the Nebraska Junior Amateur after his second straight runner-up finish at the Nebraska Class B High School state championship.

Hinze was the 2025 Class B state runner-up for York, falling in a playoff at Monument Shadows in Gering. Hinze posted a two-round total of 139 (-3), including a 68 (-4) in the second round.

As a freshman, Hinze fired a school-record 67 (-5) to help York share the Class B-3 district title, before taking ninth individually at the state tournament in Gering to help the Dukes capture the Class B state team championship.

Hinze, who was ranked No. 189 by Junior Golf Scoreboard and No. 171 in AJGA prior to his November signing with Nebraska, joined Kelley as one of eight players on the 2025 Kansas-Nebraska Junior Cup team.

Personal
The son of Justin and Lindsay Hinze, Jaxson has two brothers, Cruz and Myles.

"I chose Nebraska because Judd and Travis (Minzel) are amazing coaches," Hinze said. "The team members, the facilities - both outdoor and indoor - the training table and everyone who will always be there to help me made Nebraska the best choice for me."

Career Statistics

Year	Rounds	Strokes	Average
2026-27	6	446	74.33
Totals	6	446	74.33

Nebraska Career Bests
Best Tournament Finish - 46th, Harbor Cup, 9/1/26
Low 54-hole score - 220 (+7), Bearcat Invitational, 9/15/26
Low Round - 72 (+1), 1st, Bearcat Invitational, 9/14/26
Low First Round - 73 (+2), Harbor Cup, 8/31/26
Low Second Round - 76 (+5), Harbor Cup, 8/31/26
Low Third Round - 71 (E), Bearcat Invitational, 9/15/26
Career Rounds Under Par - 0