Here are 10 male college golf freshmen to follow in the 2024-25 season

Jackson Herrington tees off on the 14th hole during the round of 32 of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)

College golf is back, which means the race to qualify for the NCAA Championship is on.

This means that the stars of college golf are back on campus competing for major awards, victories and more. It also means that a new wave of talent is coming into the fold and ready to make their mark on college golf.

There are always talented freshmen who enter the college golf ranks and immediately become a force. Look no further than last year, when Auburn’s Jackson Koivun swept major awards, including the Haskins Award, and led the Tigers to their first national championship in school history.

Now is the time to meet the next generation of youngsters in college golf.

Here are 10 world-class men’s players to follow in the 2024-25 season.

T. K. Chantananuwat, Stanford

Ratchanon Tk Chantananuwat of Thailand putts her putt on the third hole during the Round of 32 of the U.S. Amateur Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota on August 15, 2024. (Photo: David Berding/Getty Images)

Chantananuwat has reached as high as sixth in the World Amateur Golf Rankings during his career and is the top-ranked Asian amateur golfer. At the age of 15, he won the Asian Tour’s Trust Golf Asia Combined Cup to become the youngest player to win an event on a major professional tour.

Billy Davis, Red

Billy Davis putts on the seventh green during the second round of the 2023 World Technology Championship at El Cardonal at Diamante in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. (Photo: Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)

Davis is ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the class by Golfweek/Sagarin. He was also the lowest-scoring player in leading Team USA to a T-1 finish at the 2024 Junior World Cup in Japan. Davis also qualified for the PGA Tour’s World Wide Technology Championship in Mexico Monday.

Wheaton Ennis, Texas AM

Wheaton Ennis of the United States putts his putt on the third hole during the Round of 32 of the U.S. Amateur Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota on August 15, 2024. (Photo: David Berding/Getty Images)

Ennis won the Arizona Amateur Championship this summer and then earned a spot in the Round of 32 of the 2024 U.S. Amateur Championship at Hazeltine National.

Nicholas Gross, Alabama

Nicholas Gross of Team USA putts on the 1st hole during Day Three of the 2023 Junior Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome, Italy on September 28, 2023. (Photo: Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Gross is ranked No. 1 in his class in the World Amateur Golf Rankings and was also a member of the 2023 Junior Ryder Cup team and the 2022 Junior Presidents Cup team.

Jackson Herrington, Tennessee

Herrington emerged as one of the best juniors in the game last year, and the player they call “The Refrigerator” hit an ace in match play at the 2024 U.S. Amateur Championship at Hazeltine National.

Connor Graham, Texas Tech

Connor Graham of Team Europe putts his putt on the 1st hole during Day Three of the 2023 Junior Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome, Italy on September 28, 2023. (Photo: Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Graham became the youngest golfer to play in the Walker Cup in 2023. He was also on Team Europe for the 2023 Junior Ryder Cup. He will join Texas Tech’s Calum Scott, who is the lowest seed in Scotland for the 2024 Open Championship.

Baylor Larrabee, UCLA

Baylor Larrabee putts on the fifth hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Chaska Town Course in Chaska, Minnesota, on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)

Larrabee was named the 2023 Washington Junior Golf Association Player of the Year and Men’s Player of the Year after winning three titles at the Hogan Cup, Western Open and Players Open.

Jay Leng Jr., Stanford

Jay Leng Jr. putts on the 18th hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur Championship at Chaska Town Course in Chaska, Minnesota, on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)

Leng is rated the No. 1 prospect in the state of California and is a multiple-time AJGA Junior Tour champion. He is also a two-time AJGA First-Team Rolex All-American and competed with Team USA in the 2023 Junior Ryder Cup.

Ethan Paschal, North Carolina

Ethan Paschal from North Carolina. (Photo: AJGA)

Ethan medaled at the 2023 North Carolina 3A state championship and led his team to a state title. He won the individual title with a birdie on the fourth playoff hole. He earned second-team Rolex Junior All-America honors.

Parker Sands, Florida

Parker Sands putts on the 11th hole of the North Course during the second round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (Logan Whitton/USGA)

Sands is Oklahoma’s top player and won the Western Junior earlier this summer. He also won the 71st Oklahoma Golf Association Junior Boys Championship.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Here are 10 male college golf freshmen to watch in the 2024-25 season

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