University of Houston Athletics

Hudson Weibel Named to PING All-Central Region Team
5/30/2026 12:28:00 PM | Men's Golf
HOUSTON – University of Houston Men's Golf senior Hudson Weibel added another award to his trophy case when he was named to the PING All-Central Region Team on Saturday afternoon.Competing in 37 rounds across 12 tournaments, Weibel was the Cougars' leading performer throughout the 2025-26 season. He posted a 70.43 scoring average, 25 rounds of par or lower and 15 rounds in the 60s to lead Houston in all three categories.
His 70.43 average finished third in Houston single-season history with h is 71.17 career average standing fourth, according to the best records.
Weibel opened the season with three straight rounds in the 60s at the Argent Financial Classic at Squire Creek Country Club in Choudrant to lead the Cougars to the team championship. Weibel drained a birdie on the 17th hole of the Final Round to move into a tie for the lead and holed out an eagle from 123 yards to defeat Louisiana's Malan Potgieter on the second hole of a playoff for the first title of his collegiate career.
Weibel closed the Trinity Forest Invitational Trinity Forest Golf Club in his hometown of Dallas with a career-low 64 to force a playoff against Rice's Lukas Boandl and sank a 40-foot birdie on the second hole of a playoff to capture the individual championship for that tournament.
He joined Houston great as the only Cougars to record multiple rounds of 65 or lower during their careers.
Weibel posted scores of 68-67 in the final two rounds of the Border Olympics at Laredo Country Club in Laredo Texas on February 16-17 and didn't need extra holes on the way to his third medalist honor of the season.
With that performance, he became the first Cougar to win 3+ tournaments in a season since Roman Robledo during the 2013-14 season.
As the Cougars moved into the postseason, Weibel continued his high level of play. He finished with a score of 282, thanks to a 65 in the Second Round, and led the Cougars with a 14th-place finish at the Big 12 Championship presented by Allstate at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kan., on April 27-29.
Weeks later, he added another 14th-place finish with rounds of 68-66 over the final two days to join the Top-15 leaders at the NCAA Bermuda Run Regional at Bermuda Run Country Club in Bermuda Run, N.C., on May 18-20.
Earlier this year, he was recognized as the Big 12 Golfer of the Month for October 2025 and was named the league's Golf of the Week on February 19
He was named to the All-Big 12 Conference Second Team earlier this month, becoming the 23rd All-Conference selection under Mike Booker Director of Golf Jonathan Dismuke during his 17-year career.
NCAA Division I PING All-Region honorees have been announced by the GCAA. 150 players across six regions and 81 schools earned all-region honors in 2026.
PING ALL-CENTRAL REGION TEAM
| Name | School |
| Hudson Weibel | Houston |
| Daniel Bennett | Texas |
| Lukas Boandl | Rice |
| Adam Bresnu | Texas Tech |
| Ryder Cowan | Oklahoma |
| Wheaton Ennis | Texas A&M |
| Ethan Fang | Oklahoma State |
| Erich Fortlage | Arkansas |
| Gerardo Gomez | Arkansas |
| Connor Graham | Texas Tech |
| Gaven Lane | Oklahoma State |
| Eric Lee | Oklahoma State |
| Christiaan Maas | Texas |
| Tommy Morrison | Texas |
| Shiv Parmar | Texas A&M |
| Alvaro Pastor | Tarleton State |
| Malan Potgieter | Louisiana |
| Luke Potter | Texas |
| Aaron Pounds | Texas A&M |
| Thomas Schmidt | Arkansas State |
| Will Sides | SMU |
| Preston Stout | Oklahoma State |
| Jase Summy | Oklahoma |
| Sam Udovich | TCU |
| Tim Wiedemeyer | Texas Tech |
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