California men's golf sophomore Ziqin Zhou was named to the 2026 Men's College Golf All-America Teams, earning honorable mention honors as announced by Golf Coaches Association of America Wednesday. Zhou becomes the first Cal player to earn All-American honors since Sampson Zheng was selected twice in 2023 and 2024.
 
This is Zhou's second postseason honor this season after being selected to the Division 1 PING All-West Region Team on May 30.
 
Zhou had a standout sophomore season for the Bears, playing in 10 events and 29 rounds. He posted the lowest scoring average on the team at 70.10, the seventh-best mark in program history.
 
Zhou had seven top-10 finishes this season including becoming Cal's first ever individual ACC champion. Zhou shot an 8-under-par 240, to tie for lead with Stanford's Edan Cui and Duke's Ethan Evans in the three-day competition on April 23-25. Zhou then won a three-hole playoff to become Cal's fifth overall individual conference champion and first since Collin Morikawa won the Pac-12 championship in 2019.
 
Zhou had 19 rounds under par this season, including 12 rounds in the 60s, with an 18-hole low round of 64 in the Cabo Collegiate,in which he finished tied for second with an 8-under-par 205.
 
Zhou also had top-five finishes at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate, where he finished tied for third place with a 6-under-par 204, and The Tindall, where he finished in fifth place with an 8-under-par 208.
 
Zhou was one of 50 players selected to receive All-America honors. The full list can be found below. The full release with all selections can be found here.
 
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