Most years, the No. 1 recruit in NCAA men’s golf is up for discussion. This year, there is no debate.
Miles Russell isn’t just the unquestioned top-ranked player in the Class of 2027 as the week-long early signing period starts Wednesday; the 18-year-old from Jacksonville Beach, Florida, might be the best college prospect in over a decade. He will sign with the Florida State Seminoles, who also have the No. 1 class, which includes top European recruit Edwin Askerfors, Tiger Woods’ son Charlie Woods and instate product Kaden Puranik.
Close behind its rival is Florida, which inks Nos. 2 and 3 in the class, Jessy Huebner and Giuseppe Puebla. North Carolina also boasts two top-10 signees in No. 5 Dawson Lew and No. 9 Evan Liu.
The surprise on the men’s side is Purdue, as head coach Andrew Sapp reels in No. 10 Sam Carraher as well as No. 38 Andy Dai and Gary Gu, who could easily make an argument for the top 50.
Most shocking, though, was Asterisk Talley, the top-ranked girls junior, not signing with Stanford for now. Talley remains committed as she weighs her options, leaving the Cardinal to sign only No. 2 Anna Fang. That knocks Stanford down to the No. 4 class behind No. 1 UCLA, No. 2 Wake Forest and No. 3 Texas.
The Bruins and Longhorns are the only programs to ink a pair of top-10 signings while the Demon Deacons will bring in No. 1 Amelia Zalsman as an early enrollee this spring.
Madeleine Conser, ranked fourth in the class, will travel from her home in Portland, Oregon, to Kentucky for her college golf. She’s easily the Wildcats’ highest-rated recruit ever.
Duke’s Ava Zhang reclassified from the Class of 2028 to sign with the Blue Devils for 2027.
Here is a look at this signing period’s top 50 players and top 15 classes:
GOLF CHANNEL’S CLASS OF 2027 RANKINGS
(Note: These are all expected signings; list is subject to change based on new information.)
MEN
TOP 50 PLAYERS
1. Miles Russell, Jacksonville Beach, Florida (Florida State)
2. Jessy Huebner, Port St. Lucie, Florida (Florida)
3. Giuseppe Puebla, Royal Palm Beach, Florida (Florida)
4. Ronin Banerjee, Irvine, California (Tennessee)
5. Dawson Lew, Canada (North Carolina)
6. Bodie Brumlow, Cartersville, Georgia (Georgia)
7. Sohan Patel, Weston, Florida (Vanderbilt)
8. William Lisle, Bradenton, Florida (Texas)
9. Evan Liu, Rancho Santa Fe, California (North Carolina)
10. Sam Carraher, Crown Point, Indiana (Purdue)
11. Vaclav Svub, Czechia (Arizona State)
12. Brady Barnum, Dublin, Ohio (Georgia)
13. Brayden Jones, Seal Beach, California (Arizona State)
14. Owen Coniaris, Glen Ellyn, Illinois (Auburn)
15. Edwin Askerfors, Sweden (Florida State)
16. Brooks Urquhart, Columbus, Georgia (Georgia Tech)
17. Grant DeLorenzo, Houston, Texas (TCU)
18. Aadi Parmar, Selma, Texas (Texas Tech)
19. Rawlin Sutter, Cullman, Alabama (Alabama)
20. Arthur Haghedooren, Belgium (Illinois)
21. Spencer Harrison, Australia (Stanford)
22. Davis Wotnosky, Wake Forest, North Carolina (Auburn)
23. Slater Meade, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina (Wake Forest)
24. Dewan de Bruin, South Africa (LSU)
25. Qiyou (Tiger) Wu, China (Notre Dame)
26. Aaron Moody, England (Texas A&M)
27. Tripp Depoy, The Woodlands, Texas (Baylor)
28. Walker Webb, Brentwood, Tennessee (Iowa State)
29. Nicholas Canitano, Milton, Georgia (Georgia Tech)
30. J.P. Levan, Grand Rapids, Michigan (Northwestern)
31. Jacob Newsom, Tulsa, Oklahoma (Mississippi State)
32. Owen Greenough, Chandler, Arizona (Pepperdine)
33. Stuart Boulware, Fairway, Kansas (Oklahoma)
34. Jeremy Hsu, Port St. Lucie, Florida (South Florida)
35. Jack Denery, Little Rock, Arkansas (Ole Miss)
36. Asher Nelson, Scottsdale, Arizona (Oklahoma State)
37. Warren Stiglitz, Denver, North Carolina (North Carolina State)
38. Andy Dai, Canada (Purdue)
39. Miguel Garcia, Mexico (Mississippi State)
40. Hill Wang, Hacienda Heights, California (Pepperdine)
41. Charlie Woods, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Florida State)
42. Jayden Jun, La Canada Flintridge, California (Baylor)
43. Guolin Zeng, China (Utah)
44. Paolo Perrino, Italy (Stanford)
45. Isaiah Igo, Sundown, Texas (Oklahoma)
46. Kaden Chang, Carlsbad, California (San Diego)
47. Chase Jerome, Canada (Arizona)
48. Evan Tyree, Scottsdale, Arizona (Texas A&M)
49. Stephen Eastman, Raleigh, North Carolina (Charlotte)
50. Emerson Majma, Edmond, Oklahoma (Oklahoma State)
TOP 15 CLASSES
1. Florida State: Miles Russell, Edwin Askerfors, Charlie Woods, Kaden Puranik
2. Florida: Giuseppe Puebla, Jessy Huebner
3. North Carolina: Dawson Lew, Evan Liu
4. Georgia: Bodie Brumlow, Brady Barnum
5. Arizona State: Vaclav Svub, Brayden Jones, Ethan Butters
6. Purdue: Sam Carraher, Andy Dai, Gary Gu
7. Tennessee: Ronin Banerjee
8. Auburn: Owen Coniaris, Davis Wotnosky, Lunden Esterline
9. Vanderbilt: Sohan Patel, Dan McGugin
10. Georgia Tech: Brooks Urquhart, Nicholas Canitano, William Long
11. Texas: William Lisle
12. Texas Tech: Aadi Parmar, Jaspreet Kondal
13. TCU: Grant DeLorenzo, Bennett Kuhns
14. Stanford: Spencer Harrison, Paolo Perrino
15. Alabama: Rawlin Sutter, Bear Dollander
OOLTEWAH, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 4: Amelie Zalsman of the United States plays a tee shot on the 11th hole during round one of the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship at The Honors Course on August 4, 2026 in Ooltewah, Tennessee. on August 4, 2026 in Ooltewah, Tennessee. (Photo by Colin Hubbard/Getty Images)
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WOMEN
TOP 50 PLAYERS
1. Amelie Zalsman, St. Petersburg, Florida (Wake Forest)
2. Anna Fang, San Diego, California (Stanford)
3. Eliana Saga, Stevenson Ranch, California (USC)
4. Madeleine Conser, Portland, Oregon (Kentucky)
5. Shauna Liu, Canada (UCLA)
6. Lily Peng, San Ramon, California (UCLA)
7. Alice Kong, France (Florida)
8. Adriana Garcia Terol, Spain (Texas)
9. Maria Isabella Errichetto, Southern Pines, North Carolina (Virginia)
10. Anna Ludvova, Czechia (Texas)
11. Macie Rasmussen, Chesapeake, Virginia (North Carolina)
12. Annabel Peaford, England (Florida State)
13. Ava Zhang, Lake Mary, Florida (Duke)
14. Namo Luangnitikul, Thailand (Oregon)
15. Emily Song, Irvine, California (Yale)
16. Chonpansa Tawinsang, Thailand (Tennessee)
17. Arisa Bintachitt, Thailand (South Carolina)
18. Valeria Rubio, Colombia (Miami)
19. Sofia Maier-Borst, Germany (Arizona State)
20. Bhadharanida Ponmani, Thailand (Tennessee)
21. Alexis Lamadrid, Phoenix, Arizona (Texas)
22. Sofia Rivera, Puerto Rico (Indiana)
23. Asia Young, Bend, Oregon (Texas)
24. Alisa Davidova, Roanoke, Virginia (Clemson)
25. Regina Jimenez, Mexico (BYU)
26. Carlota Lopez Minguela, Spain (Auburn)
27. Palinee Vimoonchart, Thailand (Ole Miss)
28. Annika Chen, Taiwan (Oklahoma State)
29. Nicole Tang, Bellevue, Washington (Cal)
30. Molly Ralin, Sweden (Mississippi State)
31. Eileen Park, Canada (Cal)
32. Sahana Chokshi, Jacksonville, Florida (Vanderbilt)
33. Stevie Umali, San Francisco, California (Colorado)
34. Lara Thomsen, Australia (South Carolina)
35. Gabriela Torres, Colombia (Minnesota)
36. Axelle Guillemard, France (Oklahoma State)
37. Vichayada Raemmuang, Thailand (UCF)
38. Hannah Lee-McNamara, Ireland (Arizona State)
39. Salome Lumbaca, France (South Carolina)
40. Olivia Costello, Ireland (LSU)
41. Ella June Hannant, Pikeville, North Carolina (Nebraska)
42. Pimpakorn Panyadilok, Thailand (Iowa State)
43. Isabella Wu, Palos Verdes Estates, California (Northwestern)
44. Jenna Kim, Raleigh, North Carolina (Yale)
45. Mia Yaya, Argentina (Michigan)
46. Donina Zhou, Coto de Caza, California (Princeton)
47. Cathy Zhang, San Ramon, California (Illinois)
48. Casey Leah Twidale, South Africa (Oregon State)
49. Evyn Cannon, Venice, Florida (Miami)
50. Ellie Lichtenhein, England (Arizona State)
TOP 15 CLASSES
1. UCLA: Shauna Liu, Lily Peng
2. Wake Forest: Amelie Zalsman
3. Texas: Adriana Garcia, Anna Ludvova, Alexis Lamadrid, Asia Young
4. Stanford: Anna Fang
5. USC: Eliana Saga
6. Kentucky: Madeleine Conser, Anna Christian Beeker
7. Florida: Alice Kong, Aroa Gonzalez Hernandez
8. Tennessee: Chonpansa Tawinsang, Bhadharanida Ponmani
9. South Carolina: Arisa Bintachitt, Lara Thomsen, Salome Lumbaca
10. Arizona State: Sofia Maier-Borst, Hannah Lee-McNamara, Ellie Lichtenhein
11. Virginia: Maria Isabella Errichetto
12. North Carolina: Macie Rasmussen, Ava Osborne
13. Florida State: Annabel Peaford
14. Yale: Emily Song, Jenna Kim
15. Miami: Valeria Rubio, Evyn Cannon, Catherine Andino
PAST NO. 1 CLASSES
2026 – Vanderbilt (men), Oregon (women)
2025 – Vanderbilt (men), Duke (women)
2024 – Stanford (men), Stanford (women)
2023 – Arizona State (men), Georgia (women)
2022 – Alabama (men), Arizona State (women)
2021 – Arizona State (men), Stanford (women)
2020 – Stanford (men), Stanford (women)
PAST NO. 1 PLAYERS
2026 – Luke Colton (Vanderbilt), Sarah Brentcheneff (Arkansas)
2025 – Logan Reilly (Auburn), Rianne Malixi (Duke)
2024 – T.K. Chantananuwat (Stanford), Anna Davis (Auburn)
2023 – Eric Lee (Cal), Bailey Shoemaker (USC)
2022 – Luke Potter (Arizona State), Megha Ganne (Stanford)
2021 – Preston Summerhays (Arizona State), Rose Zhang (Stanford)
2020 – Karl Vilips (Stanford), Alessia Nobilio (UCLA)