Stephen Baker Named Third Team All-American
NORMAN, Okla. – The Second, Third, and Honorable Mention 2025 Division III PING All-America Teams have been announced by the GCAA. Jack Burr of Huntingdon, Justin Chan of Carnegie Mellon, Eddie Coffren V of Lynchburg, Jonathan McEwen of Washington & Lee, Kevin Mu of Emory, Haden Ruby of Methodist, Daniel Suter of Gettysburg, and Chase Walts of Methodist were previously named to the First Team.
Elias Becker of Sewanee, Aaron Buck of Redlands, Turner Chiles of Sewanee, Brian Hanson of Emory, Will Karkoc of Bethel (MN), Griffin Pohl of Illinois Wesleyan, Aiden Spampinato of Methodist, and Michael Spitzer of Illinois Wesleyan comprised the Second Team.
Third Team honorees included Stephen Baker of Huntingdon, Corbin Barton of LeTourneau, Beau Brewer of Methodist, Watcharakan Chankarn of Greensboro, Jackson Hiller of Oglethorpe, Timothy Kaufman of Washington & Lee, Collin McMahon-Shea of Dickinson, and Caleb Ryan of Methodist.
A total of 26 golfers were named Honorable Mention All-America.
Stephen Baker's selection as a third team all-american comes following his 12th place finish at the NCAA Championships. Finishing the season ranked #21 in the nation and #14 in the region, Baker boasted a scoring average of 71.3 through 28 rounds of play. Additionally, he tacked on a top-three finish at the Collegiate Conference of the South Championships to add on to his already loaded resumé from the 2024-2025 campaign.
The Division III PING All-American teams are as follows:
First Team
Jack Burr, Huntingdon
Justin Chan, Carnegie Mellon
Eddie Coffren V, Lynchburg
Jonathan McEwen, Washington & Lee
Kevin Mu, Emory
Haden Ruby, Methodist
Daniel Suter, Gettysburg
Chase Walts, Methodist
Second Team
Elias Becker, Sewanee
Aaron Buck, Redlands
Turner Chiles, Sewanee
Brian Hanson, Emory
Will Karkoc, Bethel (MN)
Griffin Pohl, Illinois Wesleyan
Aiden Spampinato, Methodist
Michael Spitzer, Illinois Wesleyan
Third Team
Stephen Baker, Huntingdon
Corbin Barton, LeTourneau
Beau Brewer, Methodist
Watcharakan Chankarn, Greensboro
Jackson Hiller, Oglethorpe
Timothy Kaufman, Washington & Lee
Collin McMahon-Shea, Dickinson
Caleb Ryan, Methodist
Honorable Mention
Ramon Aroca Gonzalez, Hamilton
Matt Buckley, RPI
Michael Burry, Emory
Jason Bustos, La Verne
Ryan Choi, Carleton
Jonas DeLeon, Redlands
Evan Eichenlaub, Babson
Jackson Hulsey, Aurora
Sam Karman, Oglethorpe
Yuefeng (Michael) Ma, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Elias Malakoff, Washington & Lee
Evan Mendyk, Guilford
Mattias Morris, Aurora
Peyton Mussina, Penn College
Nilay Naik, Pomona-Pitzer
Jonathan Oakes, Kenyon
Killian O'Reilly, Averett
Elliot Parker, Drew
Carter Ruegsegger, Dubuque
Alvin Su, Rochester
Aman Vantipalli, Babson
Leonardo Vieira, Carnegie Mellon
Gordon Walker, Carleton
Shibo Wang, Rochester
Ian Williams, William Peace
Andre Zhang, Amherst
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.