DAVIS, Calif. — UC Davis men's golf earned two Big West end of season honors as freshmen
Zack Tarter and
Lequan Wang both received Honorable Mention recognitions, the conference announced Tuesday afternoon.
This marks the second consecutive year the Aggies have placed multiple golfers on the Honorable Mention list, following
Lucas Carper and
Mark Stephens' selections last season.
Tarter's standout debut season featured a T-3rd finish at the Big West Championship, where his 8-under 208 earned him All-Tournament Team honors. The freshman competed in all 11 events (33 rounds), posting a 73.1 scoring average, which ranked T-17th in the Big West, supported by four top-30 finishes including T-15th (-1) at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational and T-17th (+1) at the Bridgestone Collegiate.
Wang matched Tarter's consistency with a 73.0 scoring average (T-15th in conference) across nine tournaments. The first-year Aggie delivered his best performance at The Prestige, finishing 19th at 3-under 210 with a season-best +0.83 strokes gained. His 7-under total at the Amer Ari Invitational stood as his lowest tournament score, complementing two top-25 finishes that included 22nd place at the Bridgestone Collegiate.
Together, the duo helped UC Davis secure two top-3 team finishes (Big West Championship, Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational) among four top-10 performances during the season.
The full list of All-Big West recipients can be found below:
Golfer of the Year: Charlie Forster, Long Beach State
Freshman of the Year: Hartej Grewal, UC Riverside
Coach of the Year: Rob Murray, Long Beach State
All-Big West First Team
Tegan Andrews (Cal State Fullerton)
Krishnav Nikhil Chopraa (Long Beach State)
Alejandro de Castro Piera (Long Beach State)
Charlie Forster (Long Beach State)
Clay Seeber (Long Beach State)
Baron Szeto (Cal Poly
All-Big West Second Team
Jack Cantlay (Long Beach State)
Hartej Grewal (UC Riverside)
Rei Harashima (UC Irvine)
Nolan Kuszyk (Cal Poły)
Nathan Tseng (UC San Diego)
Honorable Mention: Giacoma Comerio (Cal State Fullerton); Kyle Dougherty (UC San Diego); Luke Dugger (Sacramento State); Josh Hayashida (Hawai'i); Tommy Lin (UC Irvine); Dylan Ma (UC Santa Barbara); Will Tanaka (Cal State Fullerton);
Zack Tarter (UC Davis);
Lequan Wang (UC Davis); Jack Yu (UC Irvine)