IRVING, Texas (May 5, 2026) – Wilhelm Ryding has earned American Conference Men's Golf Player of the Year honors and is a unanimous selection for the All-Conference team, the league office announced on Tuesday. He was selected to the All-Conference team for the second consecutive season.
 
Ryding is ranked No. 61 in the NCAA men's golf player rankings and is the highest-ranked player in the American, according to Clippd. He has competed in 10 tournaments and 29 rounds this season, leading the team with a 69.90 stroke average.
 
Ryding earned American Men's Golf Player of the Week honors three times and has six top 10 finishes. He recorded 13 rounds in the 60s and 24 rounds at par or better.
 
The junior posted a season-best 54-hole score of 7-under 203 to finish second at the Gators Invitational. He also recorded the lowest round score of the season with a 5-under 65 in the second round.
 
Ryding placed second at the Calusa Cup with an 8-under 208 and finished eighth at the American Championship with a season-best score of 9-under 207.
 
The Tyreso, Sweden native ranks second on the team with 110 birdies and leads the Bulls with three eagles.
 
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The Bulls will find out if they clinch a spot in the NCAA Regionals on Wednesday, May 6, at 2:00 p.m. on the Golf Channel.
 
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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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