July 28, 2025 • by Scoreboard
A round-up of the DII men's award winners from the 2024/25 season. Congratulations to all those listed below on a fine season.
Adam Duncan is the first Colorado Christian golfer to receive the Nicklaus Award. Ranked No. 1 via Scoreboard powered by Clippd, the senior from Bakersfield, California, compiled four victories, 10 top-10 finishes, and a 68.69 scoring average for the top-ranked and national runner-up Cougars.
Duncan earned his second straight Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Golfer of the Year and PING First Team All-American honors. He also became the first Colorado Christian golfer to be selected to compete in the Arnold Palmer Cup, representing Team USA at Congaree Golf Club in Ridgeland, South Carolina.
Cho was one of Colorado Christian’s four PING First Team All-Americans after carding a 69.45 scoring average with six top-five finishes, including in the season’s first five tournaments. The sophomore from Yeoju-si, South Korea, compiled wins at the 2025 National Preview and Dennis Rose Intercollegiate and finished the season ranked second via Scoreboard powered by Clippd. Cho was a 2024 PING NJCAA Division I First Team All-American and GCAA All-Freshman Team member while at Odessa.
Colorado Christian made history all season long under Coach Hull, compiling 10 victories and a 153-0-1 record against NCAA Division II opponents. The Cougars won the program’s first NCAA West/South Central Regional and second straight Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Championship and won the season-opening The Writz at Mile High by an NCAA Division II-record 57 shots.
They were led on the course by PING First Team All-Americans Xavier Bighaus, Sungyeop Cho, Adam Duncan, and Sangha Park. Duncan was named the 2025 NCAA Division II Jack Nicklaus Award presented by Workday recipient.