Golfweek Tabs UVA No. 2; Pair Featured on All-America Team – Virginia Athletics

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Seniors  Ben James (First Team) and Bryan Lee (Third Team) garnered preseason All-America honors from Golfweek on Thursday (Aug. 28). Virginia was one of nine schools nationally and the only Atlantic Coast Conference program with multiple honorees. James has been named a First Team All-American by Golfweek for each of his first three seasons, the only player in program history to capture multiple first team All-America accolades. Lee was an honorable mention All-American as a junior last season. The pair also landed on the Haskins Award Preseason Watch List earlier this week. Virginia, the 2025 NCAA Runner-Up, is ranked the No. 2 team in the country according to Golfweek’s preseason ranking. UVA is coming off the program’s first ever ACC Championship in 2025 and return five of their six golfers that competed in last year’s historic NCAA Tournament run. Four returning players are ranked in the top-50 of the latest World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) – James (No. 2), Lee (No. 30), Paul Chang (No. 35) and Josh Duangmanee (No. 44) Before the Cavaliers begin their fall schedule at the Invitational at the Honors Course (Sept. 15-16) in Ooltewah, Tenn., James will represent the United States in
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