Andy Zhang becomes 61st player in program history to be named an All-American (Photo: Tim Cowie)
Zhang receives Golfweek All-American honors
Monday, June 11, 2018 | Men's Golf
Andy Zhang becomes fifth player to earn All-American honors in J.C. Deacon era
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Gators sophomore Andy Zhang was named as a 2018 All-American honorable mention selection by Golfweek, Monday.
Zhang becomes the 61st player in Florida history to earn All-American honors. With the honor, the program has now garnered at least one All-American in 16 of the last 17 years.
Head coach J.C. Deacon has had at least one All-American every season he has been in Gainesville. Florida has had nine All-American distinctions in those four seasons.
Zhang (71.10) led Florida in stroke average this year while picking up seven top-25 finishes and four top-10 finishes.
Zhang, a finalist for the Fred Haskins Player of the Year Award, became the first player in program history to take home both the SEC Championship and NCAA Regional individual championships.
First team
Collin Morikawa (Cal) – Player of the Year
Norman Xiong (Oregon)
Justin Suh (USC)
Doug Ghim (Texas)
Matthew Wolff (Oklahoma State)
Viktor Hovland (Oklahoma State)
Shintaro Ban (UNLV)
Fredrik Nilehn (Texas Tech)
Braden Thornberry (Mississippi)
Chandler Phillips (Texas A&M)
Second team
Theo Humphrey (Vanderbilt)
Dawson Armstrong (Lipscomb)
Nick Hardy (Illinois)
Zach Bauchou (Oklahoma State)
Lorenzo Scalise (Tennessee)
Doc Redman (Clemson)
Kyle Mueller (Michigan)
Bryson Nimmer (Clemson)
Lee Hodges (Alabama)
Stephen Franken (N.C. State)
Third team
Garrett May (Baylor)
Davis Riley (Alabama)
Will Gordon (Vanderbilt)
Luis Gagne (LSU)
Sahith Theegala (Pepperdine)
Brad Dalke (Oklahoma)
Hayden Buckley (Missouri)
Scottie Scheffler (Texas)
George Cunningham (Arizona)
Dylan Meyer (Illinois)
Honorable mention
Brandon Mancheno (Auburn)
John Pak (Florida State)
Cameron Young (Wake Forest)
Alex Smalley (Duke)
Turk Pettit (Clemson)
Patrick Fishburn (BYU)
Kristoffer Ventura (Oklahoma State)
Brandon Wu (Stanford)
Ian Holt (Kent State)
Spencer Ralston (Georgia)
John Augenstein (Vanderbilt)
Quade Cummins (Oklahoma)
Matthew Perrine (Baylor)
Stefano Mazzoli (TCU)
Andy Zhang (Florida)
Phillip Knowles (North Florida)
Alvaro Ortiz Becerra (Arkansas)
Grant Hirschman (Oklahoma)
Steven Fisk (Ga. South)
Braden Bailey (Baylor)
Deacon's All-American
Zhang becomes the 61st player in Florida history to earn All-American honors. With the honor, the program has now garnered at least one All-American in 16 of the last 17 years.
Head coach J.C. Deacon has had at least one All-American every season he has been in Gainesville. Florida has had nine All-American distinctions in those four seasons.
Zhang (71.10) led Florida in stroke average this year while picking up seven top-25 finishes and four top-10 finishes.
Zhang, a finalist for the Fred Haskins Player of the Year Award, became the first player in program history to take home both the SEC Championship and NCAA Regional individual championships.
First team
Collin Morikawa (Cal) – Player of the Year
Norman Xiong (Oregon)
Justin Suh (USC)
Doug Ghim (Texas)
Matthew Wolff (Oklahoma State)
Viktor Hovland (Oklahoma State)
Shintaro Ban (UNLV)
Fredrik Nilehn (Texas Tech)
Braden Thornberry (Mississippi)
Chandler Phillips (Texas A&M)
Second team
Theo Humphrey (Vanderbilt)
Dawson Armstrong (Lipscomb)
Nick Hardy (Illinois)
Zach Bauchou (Oklahoma State)
Lorenzo Scalise (Tennessee)
Doc Redman (Clemson)
Kyle Mueller (Michigan)
Bryson Nimmer (Clemson)
Lee Hodges (Alabama)
Stephen Franken (N.C. State)
Third team
Garrett May (Baylor)
Davis Riley (Alabama)
Will Gordon (Vanderbilt)
Luis Gagne (LSU)
Sahith Theegala (Pepperdine)
Brad Dalke (Oklahoma)
Hayden Buckley (Missouri)
Scottie Scheffler (Texas)
George Cunningham (Arizona)
Dylan Meyer (Illinois)
Honorable mention
Brandon Mancheno (Auburn)
John Pak (Florida State)
Cameron Young (Wake Forest)
Alex Smalley (Duke)
Turk Pettit (Clemson)
Patrick Fishburn (BYU)
Kristoffer Ventura (Oklahoma State)
Brandon Wu (Stanford)
Ian Holt (Kent State)
Spencer Ralston (Georgia)
John Augenstein (Vanderbilt)
Quade Cummins (Oklahoma)
Matthew Perrine (Baylor)
Stefano Mazzoli (TCU)
Andy Zhang (Florida)
Phillip Knowles (North Florida)
Alvaro Ortiz Becerra (Arkansas)
Grant Hirschman (Oklahoma)
Steven Fisk (Ga. South)
Braden Bailey (Baylor)
Deacon's All-American
| Name | Year | Honor |
| J.D. Tomlinson | 2015 | PING Honorable Mention All-America |
| Sam Horsfield | 2016 | Golfweek All-American First Team |
| Sam Horsfield | 2016 | PING All-American First Team |
| Alejandro Tosti | 2016 | Golfweek Honorable Mention All-America |
| Alejandro Tosti | 2017 | Golfweek All-American First Team |
| Alejandro Tosti | 2017 | PING All-American Second Team |
| Sam Horsfield | 2017 | Golfweek Honorable Mention All-America |
| Sam Horsfield | 2017 | PING Honorable Mention All-America |
| Andy Zhang | 2018 | Golfweek Honorable Mention All-America |
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