2026-27 Men's Golf Roster
Dane Huddleston
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Major:
- Advertising
- Hometown:
- Woodland, Washington
- High School:
- Woodland
HONORS & AWARDS
- GCAA PING All-America Honorable Mention (2025 at UVU)
- All-Big Ten First Team (2026)
- Two-Time GCAA PING All-Region (West in 2025 at UVU, Midwest in 2026 at Illinois)
- Golfweek All-America Third Team (2025 at UVU)
- WAC Golfer of the Year (2025 at UVU)
- All-WAC First Team (2025 at UVU)
JUNIOR - 2025-26
- First Team All-Big Ten Selection
- Earned GCAA PING All-Midwest Region selection
- Preseason Golfweek All-American
- Competed in all 12 tournaments in the Illini lineup
- Ranked fourth on the team with a stroke average of 70.94
- Recorded his best individual finish of the season with a T4 to help lead Illinois to the team win at the Hal Williams Collegiate (Feb. 16-17) with a career-low 54-hole total of 9-under 201 (66-68-67)
- Closed as the top finisher in the Illini lineup in a two events, tying for eighth at the Pauma Valley Invitational (March 16-18) with a 5-under 208 (72-69-67), and finishing fifth at the Hoosier Collegiate (April 18-19) with a 3-over 216 (74-67-75)
- Tied for the team lead with five top-10 finishes, including a run of four straight events – T9 at the Fallen Oak Collegiate (Oct. 18-20), T4 at the Hal Williams Collegiate (Feb. 16-17), F7 at the Southern Highlands Collegiate (March 1-3), and T8 at the Pauma Valley Invitational (March 16-18) – plus a fifth-place finish at the Hoosier Collegiate (April 18-19) to close out the regular season
- Carded a season-best round of 66 (-4) to open his T4 finish at the Hal Williams Collegiate
- Ranked third on the team with 18 of 36 rounds under par and 11 rounds in the 60s
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
Career Statistics
| Year | Rounds | Strokes | Average | Low Round | Low 54-Hole Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 (Freshman at Utah Valley) | 31 | 2,227 | 71.83 | 66 (-6) | 206 (-10) |
| 2024-25 (Sophomore at Utah Valley) | 35 | 2,438 | 69.66 | 64 (-8) | 202 (-14) |
| 2025-26 (Junior at Illinois) | 36 | 2,554 | 70.94 | 66 (-4) | 201 (-9) |
| Utah Valley Total (2 Seasons) | 66 | 4,665 | 70.68 | 64 (-8) | 202 (-14) |
| Illinois Total (1 Season) | 36 | 2,554 | 70.94 | 66 (-4) | 201 (-9) |
| Collegiate Total (3 Seasons) | 102 | 7,219 | 70.77 | 64 (-8) | 201 (-9) |
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- – = 158 (+14) | 78 | |
| 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 (-4) | 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 Reno Regional | 71-71-69 = 211 (-5) | T5 | |
| 2025-26 (Junior at Illinois) | Tournament | Score | Finish | |
| Sept. 19-21 | OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational | 71-71-69 = 211 (+1) | T19 | |
| Sept. 29-30 | Windon Memorial Classic | 70-73-68 = 211 (-5) | T14 | |
| Oct. 13-14 | Moraine Intercollegiate | 70-71-73 = 214 (+1) | T32 | |
| Oct. 18-20 | Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational | 71-69-70 = 210 (-6) | T9 | |
| Feb. 16-17 | Hal Williams Collegiate | 66-68-67 = 201 (-9) | T4 | |
| March 1-3 | Southern Highlands Collegiate | 71-69-72 = 212 (-4) | T7 | |
| March 16-18 | Pauma Valley Invitational | 72-69-67 = 208 (-7) | T8 | |
| March 23-24 | Duck Invitational | 80-73-76 = 229 (+16) | T66 | |
| April 4-5 | Augusta Haskins Award Invitational | 70-69-73 = 212 (-4) | T31 | |
| April 18-19 | Hoosier Collegiate Invitational | 74-67-75 = 216 (+3) | 5 | |
| May 1-3 | Big Ten Championship | 72-74-70 = 216 (+6) | T34 | |
| May 18-20 | NCAA Athens Regional | 74-68-72 = 214 (+1) | T42 | |
^ - Competed as an individual and did not count toward team score
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