California men’s golf sophomore Ziqin Zhou was one of 25 players selected to the Division I West PING All-Region Team, as announced by Golf Coaches of America earlier today. 150 players across six regions and 81 schools earned all-region honors in 2026.
Zhou had a standout sophomore season for the Bears, playing in 10 events and 29 rounds. He posted the lowest scoring average on the team at 70.10, the seventh best mark in program history.
Zhou had seven top-10 finishes this season including becoming Cal’s first ever individual ACC Champion. Zhou shot an 8-under-par 240, to tie for lead with Stanford’s Edan Cui and Duke’s Ethan Evans in the three day competition on April 23-25. Zhou then won a three hole playoff to become Cal’s fifth overall individual conference champion first since Collin Morikawa won the Pac-12 Championship in 2019.
Zhou had 19 rounds under par this season, including 12 rounds in the 60’s, with an 18-hole low round of 64 in the Cabo Collegiate, a tournament he finished tied for second with an 8-under-par 205.
Zhou also had top-5 finishes at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate, where he finished tied for third place with a 6-under-par 204, and The Tindall, where he finished in fifth place with an 8-under-par 208.
Zhou becomes the first Cal golfer selected to the Division I West PING All-Region Team since Sampson Zheng and Ethan Fang were selected in 2024.