TCU freshman Sam Udovich earned PING All-Central Region honors after a record-chasing season for the Horned Frogs.
Sam Udovich didn’t ease into college golf. He kicked the door open.
The TCU freshman from Grove Heights, Minn., was named to the PING All-Central Region Team, giving the Horned Frogs one of their biggest individual bright spots of the season.
It’s a big deal for TCU golf, too. Udovich is the program’s first all-region selection since Gustav Frimodt in 2024 and the first Horned Frog freshman to earn the honor since Julien Brun in 2012.
Udovich built his case with a team-best 70.45 scoring average, and his -0.71 score versus par ranks fifth-best for a single season in TCU history.
He wasn’t just steady, either. He was often the guy setting the pace, finishing as TCU’s top player five times.
When the lights got bigger, he didn’t blink. Udovich tied for fourth at the Big 12 Championship and added a tie for 17th at the NCAA Regional.
For a freshman, that’s a loud opening statement.
His scorecard tells the same story. Udovich piled up 134 birdies, the ninth-most in a season by a TCU player since the program began tracking the stat in 1997.
He also produced 19 rounds of par or better, including 13 rounds in the 60s.
The signature performance came in October at the Ka’anapali Classic, where Udovich went nuclear at 19-under and finished runner-up.
His 194 total was the lowest 54-hole score by a TCU player since at least the 1993-94 season, while his score versus par matched the best mark over that span.
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Add in All-Big 12 Second Team and All-Big 12 Tournament Team honors, and the message is pretty clear.
TCU may have found its next star.
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