2025-26 Men's Golf Roster

Chris Henry / University of South Florida Athletics
Stephen Galvin / University of South Florida Athletics
Stephen Galvin / University of South Florida Athletics

Wilhelm Ryding

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Tyreso, Sweden
  • High School Celsiusskolan HS
  • Instagram rydinggolf

Biography

Career Accolades
  • 2026 American Conference Player of the Year
  • 2026 American All-Conference
  • 2025 American All-Conference
2025-26: American Conference Player of the Year...unanimous All-Conference selection...competed in 10 tournaments and 29 rounds...led the team with a 69.90 stroke average...posted 13 rounds in the 60s and 24 rounds at par or better...registered nine top 25 and six top 10 finishes...tallied 110 birdies and three eagles...recorded a season-best 54-hole total of 203 at the Gators Invitational with a career-best round of 65 in the second round...placed second at the Gators Invitational, the best finish of his career...finished eighth at the American Championship with a 6-under 66 in the first round.

2024-25: Earned All-Conference honors … competed in 11 tournaments and played 33 rounds … recorded a career-low round of 65, career-best 54-hole total of 202 at the Valspar Collegiate …  posted career-best finish of fourth at the Valspar Collegiate … posted round of 66 at Bremerton Regional, just three strokes shy of course record … averaged a 71.69 … recorded seven rounds under 70 and 16 rounds of par or better … posted seven top-25 finishes and three top-10 finishes … tallied 108 birdies and 3 eagles...posted a 66 (-6) in the final round of the NCAA Bremerton Regional, three strokes shy of the Gold Mountain Golf Club's course record, to finish three-over and tied for 27th and help the Bulls earn and NCAA Championship appearance.
 
2023-24: Appeared in five tournaments and played 15 rounds … recorded a career-low round of 67 and a career-best 54-hole mark with a 211 at the Windon Memorial Classic … posted the best finish of his career with a tie for 18th at the Sharkey Individual Collegiate … he averaged 73.33 for the season … notched two rounds in the 60s and five rounds of par or better … collected one top-25 finish … tallied 38 birdies on the year.
 
Personal: Son of Jonas and Sara ... has one brother, Malte, and one sister, Signe ... studying psychology at USF ... was a member of the Swedish National Golf Team and the fourth-ranked Swedish junior player ... won the 2022 Angso International Junior Masters Invitational, was the runner-up at the 2022 R&A British Boys – Stroke Play, and finished second at the JSM Match Play ... earned his Nordic Golf League Tour Card as an amateur ahead of the 2023 season with a fourth-place finish at Final Stage.
 
USF CAREER STATS
Year Events Rounds Avg Low Rd Par or Better Best 54 Top 25 Top 10 Best Finish
2023-24 5 15 73.33 67 5 211 1 - T18th
2024-25 11 33 71.69 65 16 202 7 3 T4th
2025-26 10 29 69.90 65 24 203 9 6 2nd
Totals 26 77 71.33 65 45 202 17 9 2nd

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

  • 2024-25Sophomore

  • 2025-26Junior