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2025-26 Men's Golf Roster

Dane Huddleston

  • Class Junior
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  • Hometown Woodland, Wash
  • High School Woodland

Biography

JUNIOR - 2025-26

  • Preseason Golfweek All-American
  • Preseason Big Ten Men's Golfers to Watch List

SOPHOMORE - 2024-25 (AT UTAH VALLEY)

  • Competed in all 11 regular-season tournaments for Utah Valley and earned an automatic berth to the NCAA Reno Regional after winning the 2025 WAC individual title in a two-hole playoff
  • Finished fifth at the NCAA Reno Regional, one stroke away from advancing to the NCAA Championship
  • Became just the second player in UVU history to win a WAC individual title
  • Earned a school-record five individual titles during the season, claiming wins at the Utah Shootout (64-68—132), Kapolei Invitational (67-75-68—210), Mesquite Desert Classic (65-70-67—202), Bandon Dunes Championship (67-68-67—202), and WAC Championship (75-68-72—215)
  • Broke the program record for career individual titles (5)
  • His five victories tied for the fourth-most in NCAA Division I single-season history behind only record holders Jay Don Blake (Utah State, 1980-81), Tiger Woods (Stanford, 1995-96), and Matt Hill (NC State (2008-09), and matched season win totals of greats Phil Mickelson and Corey Pavin
  • Posted a 69.8 adjusted scoring average, the best on the team
  • Finished the year at No. 52 in the Clippd national rankings with a 762-110-20 head-to-head record
  • Recorded seven top-3 finishes and 12 top-25 performances

FRESHMAN - 2023-24 (AT UTAH VALLEY)

  • Played in all 11 of UVU's tournaments during his freshman campaign
  • Finished in a tie for 12th in his collegiate debut at the Ram Master's Invitational with a three-round 1-over-par 211 (69-71-71)
  • Posted five top-15 performances on the season
  • Earned First Team All-WAC honors
  • Finished in a tie for seventh at the 2024 WAC Championship with a three-round 2-over-par 218 (71-74-73)
  • Finished in a tie for 13th at the Loyola Intercollegiate with a three-round 6-under-par 210 (69-67-74)
  • Also finished in a tie for 13th at the UNC Spring Invitational with a two-round score of 1-over-par 145 (76-69)
  • Tallied UVU's best scoring average of the season at 72.5 with 31 rounds of play.

HIGH SCHOOL / JUNIOR

  • Three-time team MVP at Woodland High School
  • Earned multiple First Team All-League and All-District honors, while winning the district championship two years in a row
  • Won a district championship, the Prairie Invitational title, the Kelso Invitational championship, and the league title
  • Helped his team to a second-place finish at district during his sophomore and junior seasons. 
  • Named the Oregon Junior Golfer of the Year
  • Tournament victories included wins at the Oregon Junior Stroke Play championship, the Central Willamette Junior championship, and the Fall Oregon Slam championship
  • Represented Team Oregon in the Junior Americas Cup and the Hogan Cup
  • Recorded four wins and 10 top-five finishes in the summer of 2022

PERSONAL

Career Statistics

Year Rounds Strokes Average Low Round Low 54-Hole Score
2023-24 (Freshman at Utah Valley) XX XXX XXX XXX XXX
2024-25 (Sophomore at Utah Valley) XX XXXX XXXX XXX XXX
Total XX     XXX XXX XXX XXX

Career Results

2023-24 (Freshman at Utah Valley) Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 6-7 Ram Masters Invitational  69-71-71 = 211 (+1) T12
Sept. 25-26 Nick Watney Invitational 69-71-74 = 214 (+1)  T39
Oct. 1-3 Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational 72-76-79 = 227 (+11)  T71
Oct. 16-18 Visit Stocton Pacific Invitational  70-69-67 = 206 (-10) 10
Oct. 31-Nov. 2 Kapolei Invitational 70-71-72 = 213 (-3)  T62
Feb. 25-27 Loyola Intercollegiate 69-67-74 = 210 (-6) T13
March 18-19 Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate 75-83-NA = 158 (NA) 79
April 1-2 Cowboy Classic 66-72-73 = 211 (-5)  T19
April 8-9 Gaucho Invitational 70-75-69 = 214 (-2) T18
April 15-16 UNC Spring Invite 76-69 = 145 (+1) T13
April 26-28 WAC Championship 71-74-73 = 218 (+2)  T7
2024-25 (Sophomore at Utah Valley) Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 10-11 Palouse Collegiate 71-71-73 = 215 (+2) T54
Sept. 17-18 Ram Masters 70-68-73 = 211 (+1)  T24
Oct. 7-8 Oregon State Invitational  68-69-72 = 209 (-4)  3
Oct. 14 Utah Shootout  64-69 = 132 (-12) 1
Oct. 29-31 Kapolei Invitational  67-75-68 = 210 (-6) 1
Feb. 16-18 Mesquite Desert Classic  65-70-67 = 202 (-14) 1
Feb. 24-25 Nick Watney Invitational  71-68-71 = 210 (-3) T14
March 9-11 Bandon Dunes Championship  67-68-67 = 202 (-11)  1
March 31-April 1 Cowboy Classic 67-74-71 = 212 (-3)  T14
April 7-8 Guacho Invitational 68-70-71 = 209 (-7) 3
April 25-27 WAC Championship 75-68-72 = 215 (-1) T1
May 12-14 NCAA Regional 71-71-69 = 211 (-5) T5

^ - Competed as an individual and did not count toward team score