MALIBU, Calif. – Golfweek released its All-American honors this week, and Derek Hitchner, William Mouw and Sam Choi of the Pepperdine men's golf team all received recognition. 

The trio of honors was highlighted by a second team nod for Hitchner, while Mouw garnered third team acclaim and Choi received honorable mention honors.  All three of these golfers also earned PING All-American accolades earlier this month as well.

These Waves helped Pepperdine to a quarterfinal appearance at the NCAA Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club late last month, and to two tournament wins this season.  As a team, Pepperdine finished in the top-five in 13 of their 15 tournaments played this season, and the top-three in 10 of them.

Hitchner (Minneapolis, Minn.) received Golfweek All-American honors for the second-consecutive season, though he tabbed an honorable mention nod in 2022.  He is ranked #14 by Golfweek/Sagarin, #18 by Golfstat and has a #14 PGA TOUR U ranking and #21 WAGR.  He finished the season with a 70.74 scoring average, which tied for fifth in the all-time Pepperdine single-season records.  He finished in the top-10 five times, top-20 eight times and had 17 below-par rounds this season, winning his first collegiate tournament with the crown at the famed Western Intercollegiate.

Mouw (Chino, Calif.) earned PING All-American first team honors in 2020, third team acclaim in 2023 and honorable mention nods in 2021 and 2022, while also tabbing Golfweek second team honors in 2020 and third team acclaim this season.  He has a #6 PGA TOUR U ranking and is ranked #22 by Golfweek/Sagarin and #23 by Golfstat.  He also finished the season with a 70.74 scoring average to tie alongside Hitchner for fifth in the record books.  He also finished his career third in career scoring average with an impressive 71.00 after four seasons.  Mouw posted 18 below par rounds this season, good to be tied for eighth in the Pepperdine record books. While also finishing six tournaments in the top-10 and nine in the top-20.

Choi (Annaheim, Calif.) previously was named to the PING All-American third team this season and honorable mention team in 2021 and 2022, while amassing Golfweek honorable mention recognition in 2020, 2022 and 2023. He is ranked #16 by Golfstat, #42 by Golfweek/Sagarin and has a #11 PGA TOUR U ranking and #26 WAGR.  He also made a spot for himself in the single-season record books, impressing with a 70.93 scoring average to sit 11^th in the all-time lists.  His 10 finishes in the top-20 ranks tied for seventh as well, while he finished five tournaments in the top-10 and had 17 below par rounds as well.