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Hillsdale's Robert Thompson stands over an approach shot ready to swing during the Doc Spragg Memorial Invite in October 2026.
Ashley Van Hoose

Men's Golf

Chargers' Robert Thompson named to 2026 NCAA DII PING All-Region Team by GCAA

After one of the finest individual seasons in program history, the honors keep coming in for Hillsdale College junior men's golfer Robert Thompson.

On Tuesday afternoon, Thompson became just the second Charger since the program was restarted in 2014-15 and the first since Ryan Zetwick to make the PING All-Region team for the Midwest Region, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced.

Thompson was one of 12 Midwest region players to earn the distinction, as golfers from just six Midwest Regional program earned the honor. The recognition is the latest in a string of awards for Thompson, who received first team All-Great Midwest Athletic Conference honors for the third straight season earlier in the week.

The junior earned his plaudits with a remarkable campaign in 2025-26, arguably the greatest in modern program history. Thompson won medalist honors at both the season-opening Malone-Glenmoor Invite and the Midwest Collegiate, becoming the first Hillsdale player to win multiple titles in the same season since the program restart in 2014. He also finished runner-up in a third event, the Doc Spragg Invitational, falling just short in a playoff of an unprecedented third title.

For the season, Thompson recorded eight top 10 finishes in 10 events played, showing remarkable consistency on the course as Hillsdale's top player. He finished the season strong, placing ninth at the G-MAC Championships on April 21 and tying for 10th at the NCAA Central/Midwest Super Regional, finishing just one place off the best-ever performance by a Hillsdale golfer in an NCAA Regional.

Thompson spent much of the season in rarified air for a Chargers golfer, becoming the first Hillsdale individual to crack the top 10 nationally in the rankings during his torrid stretch in the fall. He finished the season ranked 60th and fifth in the region, rankings that stack up with the best players in program history.

The junior's play was a major reason Hillsdale earned a bid to the NCAA Central/Midwest Super Regional for the second year in a row for the first time in program history, and the fourth time overall. 

Thompson graduated this spring, finishing his degree at Hillsdale in three years, and will pursue graduate school opportunities this fall.
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Robert Thompson

Robert Thompson

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Players Mentioned

Robert Thompson

Robert Thompson

Junior