Three Cal Bears Tabbed as All-America Scholars

 Three California menā€™s golfers were recognized as 2022-23 All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America on Wednesday.

Rising seniors Aaron Du and Sampson Zheng earned their second consecutive All-America scholar nods while Simon Kwon ā€“ a rising junior who transferred away from Cal following the conclusion of the 2022-23 season ā€“ received the honor for the first time in his career.

The full list of 2022-23 GCAA All-America Scholars can be viewed on collegiategolf.com.

Du (public health major), Kwon (undeclared) and Zheng (economics) all played in at least nine stroke-play tournaments for the Bears in 2022-23 and were in Calā€™s lineup at the NCAA Morgan Hill Regional and Pac-12 Championships. The trio was additionally selected to the 2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll in July.

To be eligible for GCAA NCAA Division I All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically while maintaining a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. Nominees also must have participated in 50 percent of their teamā€™s competitive rounds while maintaining a stroke average under 76.00, and must be of high moral character and be in good standing at their institution.

In each of Alex and Marie Shipman Director of Menā€™s Golf Walter Chunā€™s seven seasons at the programā€™s helm, the Bears have had at least one student-athlete selected as a GCAA All-America Scholar, as well as three in each of the past two years.