TAMPA, Fla., August 5, 2025 – The University of South Florida men's golf program has earned the Presidents Special Recognition Award from the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA), as announced Tuesday by the organization. The honor recognizes programs that achieved a team grade-point average of 3.5 or higher during the 2024-25 academic year.

USF was one of 74 NCAA Division I programs to earn the Presidents Special Recognition, and one of only seven teams to also make the NCAA Championship while earning this honor.

The academic accolade is part of the 2024-25 Platform Golf Team Academic Awards, which saw a record 292 teams across six collegiate divisions honored for academic excellence. The GCAA's annual recognition highlights the commitment of student-athletes to success in the classroom as well as on the course.

For more information about the GCAA and a full list of Platform Golf Team Academic Award recipients, visit collegiategolf.com.

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About USF Men's Golf
The USF men's golf program has captured 19 conference titles and has seen players earn 19 All-America honors. The Bulls have won six American Athletic Conference Tournament championships in wire-to-wire fashion, winning four consecutive from 2015-18. The Bulls have had six individual conference champions, including Jake Peacock in both 2024 and 2025. They went to nine straight NCAA Regional appearances from 2013-2022, including a 6th place finish in NCAA Championship match-play in 2015. USF is led by Steve Bradley, who has been named American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year five times since taking over the program in 2014. The Bulls have posted 25 tournament wins under Bradley including three in the 2023-24 season, by far the most under any coach in program history.
 
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