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Three USC Women’s Golf Players Make Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch List
September 09, 2026 | Women's Golf
Kylie Chong, Jasmine Koo and Bailey Shoemaker earned early recognition from the league.
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Kylie Chong, Jasmine Koo and Bailey Shoemaker of the No. 2 USC women's golf team were selected to the Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch list, as announced by the conference Wednesday.
The Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch list was selected by Big Ten coaches. A maximum of three players per team could make the list.
Chong, Koo and Shoemaker were All-American and First Team All-Big Ten selections from last year's national runner-up team. All three were instrumental in helping USC sweep the Big Ten titles for the first time in program history last season. During the conference championships, Koo won the 2026 Big Ten individual title, while Shoemaker was the Big Ten runner-up and Chong helped the Trojans become the only Big Ten team with all five players in the top 25.
Earlier this fall, Koo and Shoemaker were named to the ANNIKA Award Preseason Watch List, which goes to the best player in women's college golf. Koo is coming off a season in which she became USC's winningest player with eight career titles in just her sophomore season. She was the Trojans' second-best finisher at the NCAA Championships, trailing only Catherine Park, who graduated this past spring.
Shoemaker, on the other hand, is coming off her best collegiate season despite missing the entirety of the fall season due to a near-career-ending injury. She placed in the top 25 in all nine tournaments in which she played, plus she had six consecutive top-10 finishes midway through the spring. She tied for 23rd at the NCAA Championships, giving USC three top-25 finishers.
Rounding out the award winners, Chong is coming off a breakout season in which she won her first two career titles, including USC's inaugural GameAbove Invitational for her first outright collegiate win. Chong was instrumental in USC's run to the NCAA match play championship, sealing the quarterfinal win over Duke and winning the Trojans' lone match against Stanford in the title match.
The full list of honorees is below.
2026-27 BIG TEN PRESEASON PLAYERS TO WATCH
Illinois
Erica Lee
Alexis Myers
Indiana
Sheridan Clancy
Harriet Lockley
Katie Poots
Iowa
Ximena Benites
Paige Giovenco
Maura Peters
Maryland
Nicha Kanpai
Carolina Perez-Tasso
Anna Pillard
Michigan
Jaymie Ng
Reese Ng
Amanda Revuelta
Michigan State
Keeley Marx
Ana Sofia Murcia
Sarisa Pojanalai
Minnesota
Emree Cameron
Reese McCauley
Mariana Mesones
Nebraska
Hannah Kong
Lauren Thiele
Ailis Tribolet
Northwestern
Ann-Sophie Bourgault
Rebecca Wang
Ashley Yun
Ohio State
Sophie Eppelstun
Nellie Ong
Matilde Santilli
Oregon
Tong An
Prim Prachnakorn
Celina Yeo
Penn State
Jiratchaya Jiratthitinun
Audrey Lam
Hannah Rabb
Purdue
Samantha Brown
Ashley Kim
Lauren Timpf
Rutgers
Emily James
Grace Lu
Joline Truong
UCLA
Jen Lee
Kacey Ly
Michelle Xing
USC
Kylie Chong
Jasmine Koo
Bailey Shoemaker
Washington
Hannah Ounap
Mads Smith
Wendy Tang
Wisconsin
Kate Brody
Izzi Stricker
Tammy Wu
The Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch list was selected by Big Ten coaches. A maximum of three players per team could make the list.
Chong, Koo and Shoemaker were All-American and First Team All-Big Ten selections from last year's national runner-up team. All three were instrumental in helping USC sweep the Big Ten titles for the first time in program history last season. During the conference championships, Koo won the 2026 Big Ten individual title, while Shoemaker was the Big Ten runner-up and Chong helped the Trojans become the only Big Ten team with all five players in the top 25.
Earlier this fall, Koo and Shoemaker were named to the ANNIKA Award Preseason Watch List, which goes to the best player in women's college golf. Koo is coming off a season in which she became USC's winningest player with eight career titles in just her sophomore season. She was the Trojans' second-best finisher at the NCAA Championships, trailing only Catherine Park, who graduated this past spring.
Shoemaker, on the other hand, is coming off her best collegiate season despite missing the entirety of the fall season due to a near-career-ending injury. She placed in the top 25 in all nine tournaments in which she played, plus she had six consecutive top-10 finishes midway through the spring. She tied for 23rd at the NCAA Championships, giving USC three top-25 finishers.
Rounding out the award winners, Chong is coming off a breakout season in which she won her first two career titles, including USC's inaugural GameAbove Invitational for her first outright collegiate win. Chong was instrumental in USC's run to the NCAA match play championship, sealing the quarterfinal win over Duke and winning the Trojans' lone match against Stanford in the title match.
The full list of honorees is below.
2026-27 BIG TEN PRESEASON PLAYERS TO WATCH
Illinois
Erica Lee
Alexis Myers
Indiana
Sheridan Clancy
Harriet Lockley
Katie Poots
Iowa
Ximena Benites
Paige Giovenco
Maura Peters
Maryland
Nicha Kanpai
Carolina Perez-Tasso
Anna Pillard
Michigan
Jaymie Ng
Reese Ng
Amanda Revuelta
Michigan State
Keeley Marx
Ana Sofia Murcia
Sarisa Pojanalai
Minnesota
Emree Cameron
Reese McCauley
Mariana Mesones
Nebraska
Hannah Kong
Lauren Thiele
Ailis Tribolet
Northwestern
Ann-Sophie Bourgault
Rebecca Wang
Ashley Yun
Ohio State
Sophie Eppelstun
Nellie Ong
Matilde Santilli
Oregon
Tong An
Prim Prachnakorn
Celina Yeo
Penn State
Jiratchaya Jiratthitinun
Audrey Lam
Hannah Rabb
Purdue
Samantha Brown
Ashley Kim
Lauren Timpf
Rutgers
Emily James
Grace Lu
Joline Truong
UCLA
Jen Lee
Kacey Ly
Michelle Xing
USC
Kylie Chong
Jasmine Koo
Bailey Shoemaker
Washington
Hannah Ounap
Mads Smith
Wendy Tang
Wisconsin
Kate Brody
Izzi Stricker
Tammy Wu
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