PLAINVIEW – Wayland Baptist junior men's golfer
Sacha Brendle has been recognized as a 2026 PING Second Team All-American, per the Golf Coaches Association of America.
A native of Benfeld, France, A native of Benfeld, France, Brendle was the most consistent performer for the Pioneers this season – a season that saw the Pioneers qualify for the 2026 NAIA Men's Golf National Championships where they took a tie for 11
th place overall.
Brendle ended the 2026 season with a scoring average of 71.6, the best on the team and the reason he earned this year's WBU Men's Golf Manning Award, an award presented to the lowest stroke average player on the squad.
Brendle clinched two individual titles this season – the Chicken Express Classic (-16 under Par) and the Top of Texas Invitational (-3 under Par). To go along with these victories, Brendle also placed 2
nd at The Battle at Laughlin Rach GC (-2 under Par).
Brendle continues to compile the postseason accolades for his strong 2025-2026 season as he was also named NAIA Men's Golf Second Team All-American and PING All-Region recipient.
About PING All-Americans
The GCAA has been naming NAIA All-Americans since at least 2005, with PING sponsoring the GCAA's All-America awards since at least 1991. For NAIA, the First Team consists of 10 golfers (11 if the individual national champion wasn't already named to the First Team), 10 on the Second Team, and at least 10 earn Third Team All-America honors. Automatic additions from GCAA member schools to the Third Team if not previously named include top-15 finishers at the NAIA Men's Golf Championship and the top three players in each All-Region ballot.
About PING
PING designs, manufactures and markets a complete line of golf equipment including metal woods, irons, wedges, putters and golf bags. The family-owned company was founded in 1959 in the garage of the late Karsten Solheim, a mechanical engineer with an extensive background in the aerospace and computer industries. His frustration with his putting inspired him to design his own putter, which created a "pinging" sound when striking a golf ball. This sound was the source of the name now synonymous with innovation, quality and service throughout the world of golf. Solheim and his company are credited with numerous innovations that became industry standards, including perimeter weighting, custom fitting and the use of investment casting in the manufacturing of golf clubs. His insistence on adhering to strict engineering principles and tight manufacturing tolerances raised the level of product performance and quality throughout the golf industry. Solheim is the only person to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame as a golf club manufacturer. Today, the Phoenix-based company is under the direction of Solheim's grandson, John K. Solheim, who leads a team of more than 800 dedicated employees committed to helping improve the games of golfers around the world.
