BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Gulf South Conference announced its 2025 men’s golf all-conference awards on Monday. Honorees were determined by the conference’s head coach via an online poll. 
 
West Florida junior Cooper Tendick was voted the GSC Men’s Golfer of the Year. In addition, Delta State’s Zach Olson was tabbed Freshman of the Year, while UWF’s Steve Fell was named Coach of the Year.
 
Five of the Gulf South’s nine schools were represented across the two all-conference teams, with each team consisting of six student-athletes. West Florida led the way with five selections, followed by Lee with four. 
 
Tendick carded an average score of 70.2 across 30 rounds. Ranked 11th among NCAA Division II leaders, the junior collected three top-three finishes including wins at the Southeastern Collegiate and Bearcat Fall Invitational. He helped the Argonauts to their third consecutive GSC Championship. 
 
Olsen had two top-three finishes and shot 73.9 across 30 rounds in 10 tournaments. Ranked the top freshman in the Gulf South by Clippd National Ranking, he helped the Statesmen to a pair of top-three finishes. 
 
Fell received his third consecutive GSC coaching award and fifth in six years. Under his direction, West Florida finished among the top-three in nine of 10 tournaments with four tournament wins. 
 
2025 GSC Men’s Golf Season Awards
Golfer of the Year: Cooper Tendick, West Florida
Freshman of the Year: Zach Olson, Delta State^
Coach of the Year: Steve Fell, West Florida^
 
First Team All-GSC
Cooper Tendick, West Florida#
Eric Boutwell, Montevallo
Per Ekelund, West Florida*‡
Fabian Wennerlof, West Florida#
TJ Thompson, West Florida
Bennett McNabb, Lee
 
Second Team All-GSC
Drew Zielinski, Lee
Eddie Lee, West Florida
Luck Stock, Lee
George Cordall, Lee
Gray Campbell, Union*
Alexander Nilehn, Valdosta State
 
^ unanimous
* First Team in 2024
# Second Team in 2024
‡ Second Team in 2023