BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Gulf South Conference unveiled the men's golf all-conference teams and individual award winners, following the 2025-26 season. Awards were determined by the conference's head coaches via an online vote.
Lee's Drew Zielinski was named GSC Golfer of the Year, while teamate Tucker Wick was named GSC Freshman of the Year. West Florida's Steve Fell was voted GSC Coach of the Year for the fourth consecutive season.
Five GSC programs were represented across two all-conference teams. Lee had the most selections with five, while West Florida followed with four. Delta State, Union and Valdosta State had one honoree apiece.
Zielinksi shot an average score of 70.0 across 23 rounds this season. The senior, who ranked third nationally according to Clippd Division II rankings, earned four top-three placements including two wins at the GSC Men's Golf Championship and Fripp Island to Bermuda Invite. His victory at Fripp Island earned him the opportunity to become the first-ever DII golfer to qualify for a PGA Tour event through a DII collegiate tournament. This is the fourth time in the last five years a Flame has received GSC Men's Golfer of the Year as Zielinski joins Oliver Lewis-Perkins (2024) and Beck Burnette (2022, 2023).
Wick carded an average score of 71.1 over 20 rounds. The rookie was named GSC Freshman of the Week five times during the season and heads into the NCAA postseason ranked 34th in Division II. After notching two top-five finishes including second place at the Cleveland State Invitational, Wick becomes the second Flame earn GSC Freshman of the Year honors and first since 2021.
Fell was tabbed GSC Coach of the Year for the sixth time in the last seven years. He helped West Florida win six of 10 tournaments on the season including the GSC Championship for the fourth straight year. In 29 rounds, the Argonauts have shot a team score of 281.6 and head into the NCAA postseason as the No. 1-ranked team in the coaches and Clippd Division II ranking
2026 GSC Men's Golf Yearly Awards
Golfer of the Year: Drew Zielinski, Lee
Freshman of the Year: Tucker Wick, Lee
Coach of the Year: Steve Fell, West Florida
First Team
Drew Zielinski, Lee^
Bennett McNabb, Lee
Cooper Tendick, West Florida*%‡
Per Ekelund, West Florida*#
TJ Thompson, West Florida*
Ty Werynski, Delta State
Second Team
Tucker Wick, Lee
George Cordall, Lee
Max Page, West Florida
Alexander Nilehn, Valdosta State^
Trace Robinson, Union
Billy Boroughs, Lee
* First Team All-GSC in 2025
^ Second Team All-GSC in 2025
# First Team All-GSC in 2024
% Second Team All-GSC in 2024
‡ Second Team All-GSC in 2023