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2025-26 Men's Golf Roster

Derek Johnson

  • Year Sophomore
  • Hometown Mountain Top, Pa.
  • High School Crestwood
  • Major Accounting

Biography

2025-2026 (Sophomore Year): Played in every event during the season for Western New England... opened the season with a 19th place finish out of 106 golfers at the Duke Nelson Invitational (9/14), shooting 8 strokes over par for the two-day event... went on to win the final four events of the fall, including the Bowdoin Invitational (9/28), finishing two strokes under par... won the Conference of New England Championships in a runaway, finishing eight strokes under par for the event... also won the Skidmore Fall Invitational (10/12), shooting five strokes under par, shooting a 67 for round two of the event, a season-low... won three more events during the spring season, shooting a season-low 71 at the Rich Korzec Invitational (4/13)...named Conference of New England Golfer of the Year and named to the All-Conference First Team... named to the Conference of New England Academic All-Conference Team...named to the 2026 NCAA Division III PING All-Region Team... named to the GCAA All-American Honorable Mention Team, the first to be named All-American in program history... averaged a 72.1 for 18 holes during the season... 

2024-2025 (First Year): Opened his collegiate career with a 70 overall at the Duke Nelson Invitational (9/14), a season slow... finished second overall at the event... finished 18th overall and second among Golden Bears at the Bowdoin Invitational.... scored a 150 at the NEIGA Champioships (10/20)... picked up a third place overall finish at the Conference of New England Championships, shooting a 150 overall (10/30)...named Conference of New England Rookie of the Year... picked up player and rookie of the week honors from the conference (9/16)... named Golden Bear of the Week (9/16)...broke the 18-hole round record in his final spring match of the season at the Rich Korzec Invitational, shooting a 66 overall... averaged a team-low 74.4 strokes per round... 

Prior to WNE: Named to the all-conference team in back-to-back years at Crestwood High School...also played baseball...

Personal Best Round at WNE (18 Holes):
66 - Rich Korzac Memorial Invitational (4/28/25) 

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    6'1" 165 lbs
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    6'1" 0 lbs