NEW YORK – A.J. Wilhelm of Xavier and Johan Widal of Marquette shared the first weekly BIG EAST Men's Golf honors of the 2026 spring season.  

Wilhelm finished in a tie for third among a field of 87 golfers, with an 8-under total score of 208 at the Lake Jovita Invitational in Dade City, Fla. The junior helped Xavier take home the team title - the Musketeers' third straight tournament win dating back to the 2025 fall season.

Widal tied for 14th, with a 9-under score of 207 in a talented field at the Puerto Rico Classic.  The senior recorded a trio of 69's on the scorecard, helping the Golden Eagles finish 10th in a field with eight teams ranked among the top 50.  Marquette finished above No. 29 Louisville and No. 37 Purdue.

BIG EAST Male Golfers of the Week
A.J. Wilhelm, Xavier, Jr.
Wilhelm recorded his best collegiate finish at the Lake Jovita Invitational from Feb. 9-10.  The junior finished in a tie for third place among the field of 87 golfers. He opened tournament play with a 69 (-3), followed by a second round 68 (-7) on Feb. 9.  He closed with a final round 71 (-1).  His total score of 208 put him at 8-under for the tournament.

Johan Widal, Marquette, Sr.
Widal finished at 9-under par for the Golden Eagles at the Puerto Rico Classic.  The senior from Halmstad, Sweden registered a 3-under 69 in each of the three rounds of competition.  He moved up eight spots during the final round of play, finishing ahead of 11 players ranked inside the top 150 nationally.

Men's Notes – Xavier's win at the Lake Jovita Invitational was the third consecutive team trophy for the Musketeers, dating back to the 2025 fall season...X posted a 54-hole team score of 846 (-18), with single-round scores of 283, 284, and 279...The Musketeers were among three BIG EAST schools to compete at Lake Jovita, joining Butler (2nd) and UConn (3rd)...Logan Sutto led the Bulldogs to a runner-up finish, posting a 5-under 211, good for a tie for 11th...Butler's final round score of 277 was the best single round score of the tournament by any team...UConn placed third as a team, led by senior Connor Goode who also tied for third individually (211)...Marquette finished 22-under par (842) en route to a 10th as a team at the Puerto Rico Classic...MU freshman Mischa Candinas fired the team's low round 67 (-5) in round two...From Feb. 2-3, St. John's competed at the Bill Cullum Invitational...the Red Storm was led by Eli Weidmann's fourth place finish (76-74-69=219, +3)