Here’s where a junior golfer needs to be ranked to make a Division I roster

A frequently asked question in the recruiting process is, “Where do I need to be ranked to secure a spot on a college golf roster?”

Navigating the road through junior golf to college golf is an inexact science. There’s no formula to follow and everyone’s path, particularly to Division I golf, looks a little different.

One of the questions asked most frequently throughout the recruiting process involves a player’s ranking, more specifically, “Where do I need to be ranked to secure a spot on a college golf roster?”

Golfweek sorted the list of recent National Letter of Intent signees from the class of 2020 in search of that answer. Data from that class provides a reference point.

A junior boy ranked inside the top 500 overall can safely assume he has the game to play Division I college golf. According to data from the class of 2020, a player inside the top 150 in his class can play Division I golf.

On the girls side, being inside the top 300 overall will get a player a look from Division I schools. Class by class, a player needs to be ranked inside the top 100 players.

The following charts (scroll down to see girls) list 2020 NLI signees with their overall Golfweek Junior Ranking as of Dec. 1, 2019. Note that these lists do not include all NLI signees and only include players who were ranked by Golfweek (played five or more Golfweek-ranked events) at the time of signing. Also note that there are unranked players who do sign with Division I schools.

Boys

Class rank Player Hometown GW rank College
1 Canon Claycomb Bowling Green, Kentucky 1 Alabama
2 Karl Vilips Wesley Chapel, Florida 2 Stanford
3 Joe Pagdin Sheffield, England 3 Florida
4 Michael Brennan Leesburg, Virginia 4 Wake Forest
5 Maxwell Moldovan Uniontown, Ohio 5 Ohio State
6 Tyler Wilkes Tampa, Florida 7 Florida
7 Jake Beber-Frankel Miami 9 Stanford
8 George Duangmanee Fairfax, Virginia 11 Virginia
9 Brett Roberts Coral Springs, Florida 15 Florida State
10 Michael Thorbjornsen Wellesley, Massachusetts 16 Stanford
11 Aaron Du Lake Mary, Florida 23 California
12 Jimmy Zheng New Zealand 24 Duke
13 John Marshall Butler Louisville, Kentucky 25 Auburn
14 Ian Siebers Bellevue, Washington 28 Duke
15 Carson Bacha York, Pennsylvania 30 Auburn
16 Yuki Moriyama Las Vegas 31 Oregon
17 Ethan Chung Murrieta, California 32 Southern California
18 Jeewon Park Lake Mary, Florida 34 Arizona State
19 Stephen Campbell Richmond, Texas 37 Oklahoma
20 Sampson-Yunhe Zheng Orlando, Florida 38 California
21 Caden Fioroni La Jolla, California 40 Pepperdine
22 Ben Lorenz Peoria, Arizona 42 Oklahoma
23 Nicholas Arcement Thibodaux, Louisiana 43 LSU
24 Tucker Clark Scottsdale, Arizona 44 Notre Dame
25 Jack Heath Charlotte, North Carolina 46 San Diego State
26 Jonah Leach Windermere, Florida 48 Florida
27 Trey Bosco Austin, Texas 50 Baylor
28 Drew Doyle Louisville, Kentucky 51 LSU
29 Sam Sommerhauser Lincoln, California 53 Arizona
30 Noah Kumar Sarasota, Florida 55 Florida Southern
31 Piercen Hunt Hartland, Wisconsin 58 Illinois
32 Nick Gabrelcik Trinity, Florida 59 North Florida
33 Drew Salyers Howard, Ohio 60 Indiana
34 Hiroshi Tai Singapore 63 Georgia Tech
35 Jaxon Dowell Edmond, Oklahoma 65 Oklahoma
36 Cole Sherwood Austin, Texas 66 Vanderbilt
37 Braedon Wear Maryville, Tennessee 68 Tennessee at Chattanooga
38 Shane Ffrench San Diego 69 Southern California
39 Jansen Preston Lexington, Kentucky 71 Vanderbilt
40 Aidan Kramer Oviedo, Florida 79 Georgia Tech
41 Leopoldo Herrera Doral, Florida 80 Central Florida
42 Liam Shinn Norcross, Georgia 81 South Carolina
43 Randall Fojtasek Dallas 83 Texas
44 Vishnu Sadagopan Pearland, Texas 90 Texas A&M
45 Peter Fountain Raleigh, North Carolina 91 North Carolina
46 Walker Franklin Broomfield, Colorado 92 Louisville
47 Angelo Marcon San Francisco 96 Notre Dame
48 Michael Heidelbaugh Dallas 97 Texas A&M
49 Caden McMackin Laguna Beach 98 Loyola-Marymount
50 Adam Bratton Newburgh, Indiana 99 Georgia Tech
51 Alfred Raja Bogor 104 Oregon State
52 Ryan Eshleman Birmingham, Alabama 106 Auburn
53 Rafe Reynolds Greenville, South Carolina 108 South Carolina
54 James Tureskis Naples, Florida 111 Florida State
55 Jaron Leasure Nashville 115 Virginia
56 Brandon Robison Centerville, Utah 117 Utah
57 Jackson Moss San Diego 121 San Diego State
58 JP Cave Mobile, Alabama 122 Alabama
59 Zachary Reuland Rock Hill, South Carolina 123 College of Charleston
60 Campbell Kremer Louisville, Kentucky 124 Kentucky
61 Grayson Wotnosky Wake Forest, North Carolina 129 Virginia
62 Cameron Piedra Coral Gables, Florida 130 Duke
63 Gray Albright Ocala, Florida 131 Florida State
64 Gregory Solhaug Stavern, Norway 136 Oregon
65 James Roller Jenks, Oklahoma 137 Texas Tech
66 Kye Meeks Walnut, Mississippi 142 Mississippi
67 Parker Rostowsky Kennesaw, Georgia 143 Georgia
68 August Meekhof Eastmanville, Michigan 144 Michigan State
69 Davis Cooper Overland Park, Kansas 145 Kansas
70 Nicholas Mathews Mebane, North Carolina 147 North Carolina State
71 Matthew Watkins Rockwall, Texas 157 New Mexico
72 Johnny Ward Lake Oswego, Oregon 164 Santa Clara
73 Lindsey Cordell Rome, Georgia 174 Georgia Southern
74 Jacob Borow Lake Jackson, Texas 176 Houston
75 Henry Frizzell Dallas 177 Arkansas Tech
76 Chad Cliff Pleasanton, California 181 UC – Davis
77 Jackson Davenport Austin, Texas 185 West Virginia
78 Jarrod Johnson Tucson, Arizona 198 Troy
79 Jack Lundin Sioux Falls, South Dakota 203 Nebraska
80 Tate Herrenbruck Salina, Kansas 206 Kansas
81 Andres Aranguren San Juan, Puerto Rico 208 Houston
82 Luke Morgan Guthrie, Oklahoma 209 Baylor
83 Matias La Grutta Cary, North Carolina 216 Clemson
84 Gunnar Broin Chanhassen, Minnesota 224 Colorado State
85 Justin Biwer San Diego 227 Colorado
86 Joseph Zambri Camarillo, California 232 Southern California
87 Jack Smyth North Tustin, California 233 Cal State – Fullerton
88 Price Brown Mobile, Alabama 237 UAB
89 Cole Wilczek Genoa, Nevada 238 Odessa college
90 Clay Stirsman Carmel, Indiana 246 Wake Forest
91 Tommy Lamb Raleigh, North Carolina 259 UNC Greensboro
92 Cody Winkler McKinney, Texas 261 Louisiana-Monroe
93 Jackson Skeen Johnson City, Tennessee 262 Tennessee
94 James Ballato Fernandina Beach, Florida 268 Army
95 Charlie Hanson Richmond, Virginia 270 Virginia Tech
96 Darien Zhao San Diego 272 UC – Irvine
97 Thomas Salanito Palm Harbor, Florida 277 Florida Gulf Coast
98 Cooper Smith Tampa, Florida 278 North Florida
99 Bradley Vu Santa Cruz, California 279 Colorado School of MInes
100 Stewart Slayden Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 293 Notre Dame
101 Bryce Walker Bartow, Florida 295 Florida Southern
102 Jake Marler Shreveport, Louisiana 297 Louisiana-Lafayette
103 Austin Cherichella Orlando, Florida 298 Florida Gulf Coast
104 Mac Scott Birmingham, Alabama 299 Furman
105 Nathan Weber Frisco, Texas 306 Sam Houston State
106 Ryan Hartanto San Diego 308 Saint Mary’s University
107 Kolbe Irei Honolulu 310 UC – Irvine
108 Jackson Drake Lubbock, Texas 311 Oral Roberts
109 James Allen Scarsdale, New York 312 Penn State
110 Henry Fitzhugh San Gabriel, California 314 UC – Irvine
111 Will Stakel Norcross, Georgia 316 West Virginia
112 Johnny Bai Lake Mary, Florida 318 UC – Irvine
113 Brian Arnold San Marino, California 331 UC Santa Barbara
114 Justin Wingerter Olathe, Kansas 335 Southern Illinois
115 Rhett Sellers Longview, Texas 343 Rutgers
116 Alejandro Nava Monterrey, MEXICO 344 UC – Davis
117 T Payne Johnson Shreveport, Louisiana 347 Texas State
118 Tommy Dallahan Simsbury, Connecticut 349 Connecticut
119 Alexander Gu Darien, Connecticut 361 Dartmouth College
120 Austin Mosher Mt Pleasant, South Carolina 371 Winthrop
121 Tyler Eedy West Branch, Michigan 376 Michigan State
122 Reed Foster McKinney Texas 380 UTSA
123 Jack Morris Franklin, Tennessee 381 Lipscomb
124 Brock Barnhart Robins, Iowa 382 Iowa State
125 Brian Boles Lubbock, Texas 383 Texas Tech
126 Ryan Smith Carlsbad, California 390 North Carolina
127 Ryan Smith Eatonton, Georgia 390 Wisconsin
128 Alex Eickhoff Hillsboro, Illinois 392 Minnesota
129 Junfan Wang Shandong 397 Rochester
130 Palmer McSpadden Fayetteville, Arkansas 399 Central Arkansas
131 Charlie Jackson Norman, Oklahoma 402 Abilene Christian
132 Ali Khan Westerville, Ohio 403 Ball State
133 Ben Warian Stillwater, Minnesota 408 Minnesota
134 Alex Heck Greenwood, Indiana 419 Valparaiso
135 Daniel Tanaka Wilmette, Illinois 422 Butler
136 Ben Carpenter Darien, Connecticut 426 Yale
137 Skyler Ngo Las Vegas 428 San Diego State
138 Garrett Clark Burlington, North Carolina 432 Richmond
139 Reeve Felner Vienna, Virginia 439 Belmont
140 Peter Weaver St. Louis 441 Villanova
141 Eli Mitchell Meridian, Mississippi 444 South Alabama
142 Eric Schuessler Stillwater, Oklahoma 455 UTSA
143 Nicholas Hofman Lafayette, Indiana 463 Purdue
144 Jay Beach Augusta, Georgia 476 Wofford
145 Nels Surtani Noblesville, Indiana 492 Purdue
146 Connery Meyer Marietta, Georgia 496 Western Kentucky
147 Ethan Snyder Dublin, Ohio 497 Dayton
148 Jake Slocum Meridian, Idaho 513 Iowa State
149 Dawson Meek Ozark, Missouri 537 Missouri
150 Damin Strydom Kingwood, Texas 539 Arkansas
151 Hunter McDonough Spicewood, Texas 574 Texas A&M International
152 Matthew Epstein Hopkinton, Massachusetts 585 William & Mary
153 Jared DeVille Loveland, Ohio 608 Ohio University
154 Griffin Hare Tipton, Indiana 609 Ball State
155 Will Horn Rockwall, Texas 616 Sam Houston State
156 Ben Hoagland Evansville, Indiana 634 Michigan
157 Drew Miller Arlington, Tennessee 674 Mississippi
158 Reece Compton Floyd’s Knobs, Indiana 693 Purdue – Fort Wayne
159 Andrew Kaye Avon Lake, Ohio 732 Cleveland State
160 Will Anderson Portage, Michigan 736 Michigan
161 Austin Coyle Frisco, Texas 747 Dallas Baptist
162 Aaron Kuznik Orono, Minnesota 759 Air Force
163 Conner Stevens Brookfield, Ohio 770 Youngstown State
164 Carson Hunsucker San Antonio, Texas 814 Houston
165 Haydon Chapman Marshall, Michigan 849 Wayne State
166 Boston Benn Edmond, Oklahoma 880 Oklahoma City

Girls

Class rank Player Hometown GW rank College
1 Yuka Saso Santa Rosa Laguna, California 1 Georgia
2 Brianna Navarrosa San Diego 5 Southern California
3 Annabell Fuller London, England 7 Florida
4 Anne Chen Sugar Land, Texas 10 Duke
5 Jillian Bourdage Tamarac, Florida 11 Ohio State
6 Kaleiya Romero San Jose, California 12 Pepperdine
7 Rachel Heck Memphis, Tennessee 16 Stanford
8 Christine Wang Houston 17 Southern California
9 Sadie Englemann Austin 19 Stanford
10 Jennifer Cleary Wilmington, Delaware 20 Virginia
11 Andi Xu El Cajon, California 22 San Diego
12 Elina Sinz Katy, Texas 22 Auburn
13 Mel Green Medina, New York 25 South Florida
14 Maisie Filler Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 26 Florida
15 Taehoon Song Buena Park, California 26 Washington
16 Nicole Adam Pinehurst, North Carolina 31 North Carolina
17 Ashley Menne Surprise, Arizona 32 Arizona State
18 Mika Jin Fremont, California 33 California
19 Macy Fox Austin, Texas 36 Texas
20 Charlotte Hillary Englewood, Colorado 42 Northwestern
21 Annabelle Pancake Zionsville, Indiana 45 Clemson
22 Ashley Park Irvine, California 49 Texas
23 Taylor Roberts Parkland, Florida 54 Florida State
24 Makenzie Niblett Austin, Texas 55 Texas A&M
25 Yu Kyung Karen Kim Jurupa Valley, California 57 Princeton
26 Camille Boyd Yorba Linda, California 73 Washington
27 Zoe Slaughter Houston 76 Houston
28 Valentina Rossi Argentina 81 Michigan State
29 Alice Hodge Larchmont, New York 82 Florida State
30 Sophia Burnett Bluffton, South Carolina 83 Furman
31 Bentley Cotton Austin, Texas 86 Texas
32 Britta Snyder Ames, Iowa 97 Baylor
33 Leila Raines Galena, Ohio 103 Michigan State
34 Andrea Gomez Huixquilucan, Mexico 104 San Diego State
35 Isabel Sy San Gabriel, California 108 Illinois
36 Ellie Roth Plano, Texas 109 Kansas
37 Madeleine Laux Goodyear, Arizona 113 UNLV
38 Nicole Vivier Austin, Texas 114 SMU
39 SiQin Yu Bradenton, Florida 122 Vanderbilt
40 Nicole Neale Dove Canyon, California 124 Cal Poly
41 Chloe Schiavone Jacksonville, Florida 127 Notre Dame
42 Jordyn Parr Temecula, California 136 San Jose State
43 Camila Madariaga Puebla, MEXICO 144 Lynn University
44 August Meekhof Eastmanville, Michigan 144 Michigan State
45 Julia Kashimura Watertown, Connecticut 151 Princeton
46 Hanseung Chang Austin 156 Houston
47 Hailey Katona Tilbury, Ontario 159 Georgia Southern
48 Rylea Marcum Georgetown, Kentucky 160 Western Kentucky
49 Maddi Olson Abilene, Texas 163 SMU
50 Laney Frye Nicholasville, Kentucky 167 Kentucky
51 Bailey Dunstan Little Rock, Arkansas 171 Samford
52 Haley Quickel Middletown, Delaware 175 James Madison
53 Jiayang Lu Chengdu City, China 179 William & Mary
54 Delaney Martin Boerne, Texas 188 Houston
55 Millburn Ho Scottsdale, Arizona 195 Florida International
56 Kaylee Vesely Austin, Texas 201 Texas
57 Gabriella Gilrowski Westfield, Indiana 205 Georgetown
58 Rebecca Skoler Needham, Massachusetts 206 Virginia
59 Danielle Suh Herndon, Virginia 211 High Point
60 Danielle Suh San Ramon, California 211 San Jose State
61 Arantza Armas Stenner Durango, Mexico 216 New Mexico State
62 Amelia Williams Gainesville, Florida 220 James Madison
63 Mariel Isabella Tee Pasig City, Phillipines 234 University at Albany
64 Caroline Smith Inverness, Illinois 238 Wake Forest
65 Hailey Schalk Erie, Colorado 240 Colorado
66 Jocelyn Bruch Carmel, Indiana 245 Purdue
67 Gabi Tomanka Grapevine, Texas 247 Clemson
68 Maya Benita Tucson, Arizona 254 Arizona
69 Kelley Topiwala Charlotte, North Carolina 259 Samford
70 Megan Chou Los Altos, California 261 SMU
71 Riley Hamilton Reidsville, North Carolina 264 East Carolina
72 Nicole Cee Port St. Lucie, Florida 268 South Carolina
73 Olivia Mitchell Plano, Texas 285 Dallas Baptist
74 Angelina Kim Los Angeles, California 290 Long Beach State
75 Gracie Olkowski Las Vegas, Nevada 301 UNLV
76 Brayden Ingebrigtsen The Woodlands, Texas 303 Texas State
77 Avalon Woodward Palm Desert, California 345 Illinois State
78 Kayla Bartemeyer Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 346 James Madison
79 Allison Paik Providence, Rhode Island 351 Columbia
80 Vynie Chen Centreville, Virginia 362 High Point
81 Lindsey Thiele Wahoo, Nebraska 363 Nebraska
82 Anne Walsh Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts 375 Columbia
83 Elizabeth Coffren Owings, Maryland 383 Delaware
84 Madison Head Aledo, Texas 386 Lipscomb
85 Abigail Whittington Evansville, Indiana 390 Xavier
86 Madison Slayton Andover, Kansas 401 Wichita State
87 Sora Kim Houston 406 Texas at Tyler
88 Jayce Hargrove Wolfforth, Texas 407 Texas Tech
89 Meagan Pistone Montgomery, Texas 414 Dallas Baptist
90 Cari Denson Hankamer, Texas 428 Sam Houston State
91 Melinda Yuan San Ramon, California 440 Williams College
92 Gabriela McNelly Mico, Texas 446 Kansas State
93 Victoria Grace Cook Reidsville, North Carolina 453 North Carolina-Greensboro
94 Katherine Adelmann Midlothian, Texas 454 Texas Wesleyan
95 Phoebe Carles Clinton, South Carolina 461 South Carolina
96 Jordan Karrh Frisco, Texas 483 Dallas Baptist
97 Kathryn Gleason Katy, Texas 485 Illinois Springfield
98 Abby Thielbar Zionsville, Indiana 506 Loyola University (IL)
99 Hanna Bullard New Braunfels Texas 515 Dalton State