Oklahoma State University Athletics
Preston Stout No. 1 In Preseason PGA Tour University Ranking
July 20, 2026 | Cowboy Golf
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Oklahoma State's Preston Stout will enter the 2026-27 college golf season as the top-ranked player in the PGA Tour University's Class of 2027.
The top-ranked amateur in the world, Stout won five times as a junior, capping his year with his victory at the NCAA Championship. The Richardson, Texas native also won the Big 12 title at Prairie Dunes Country Club last spring to become the league's first-ever three-time champion and OSU's first since Lindy Miller in 1976-78.
This week, Stout will make his sixth career PGA Tour start and fifth of the season when he tees it up at the 3M Open. He has a pair of made cuts in his last two outings at the John Deere Classic (T15) and ISCO Championship (T49). He also competed at the U.S. Open and the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
Earlier this month, Stout was one of the first four players named to the U.S. Team for the 2026 Walker Cup, set for September 5-6 at Lahinch Golf Club in the Republic of Ireland. It will be his fourth U.S. Team appearance after competing in the Palmer Cup, Walker Cup and World Amateur Team Championships in 2025. Additionally, Stout has advanced to match play at the last three U.S. Amateur Championships (2023-25) and was stroke play medalist in 2025 before advancing to the Round of 16.
As he begins his fourth and final collegiate season at Oklahoma State, Stout is looking to join a roster of PGA TOUR University alumni that has combined for 59 professional victories worldwide since 2021.
In partnership with the World Amateur Golf Ranking, PGA Tour University ranks players based on the last two years of their collegiate careers. Eligible Tournaments include NCAA Division I men's team competitions, official PGA Tour tournaments and select DP World Tour events. The Ranking Period for the Class of 2027 began Week 23/2025 and concludes May 31, 2027, following the final round of stroke play at the NCAA D-I Men's National Championship.
Upon the conclusion of the collegiate golf season, the No. 1 player in the final PGA Tour University Ranking earns PGA Tour membership. Players Nos. 2-10 earn Korn Ferry Tour membership, and players finishing 11th through 25th earn exempt membership on PGA Tour Americas. Additionally, a junior or senior who wins the Division-II Jack Nicklaus Award (National Player of the Year) will earn exempt membership on PGA Tour Americas upon the conclusion of his collegiate career.
The top-ranked amateur in the world, Stout won five times as a junior, capping his year with his victory at the NCAA Championship. The Richardson, Texas native also won the Big 12 title at Prairie Dunes Country Club last spring to become the league's first-ever three-time champion and OSU's first since Lindy Miller in 1976-78.
This week, Stout will make his sixth career PGA Tour start and fifth of the season when he tees it up at the 3M Open. He has a pair of made cuts in his last two outings at the John Deere Classic (T15) and ISCO Championship (T49). He also competed at the U.S. Open and the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
Earlier this month, Stout was one of the first four players named to the U.S. Team for the 2026 Walker Cup, set for September 5-6 at Lahinch Golf Club in the Republic of Ireland. It will be his fourth U.S. Team appearance after competing in the Palmer Cup, Walker Cup and World Amateur Team Championships in 2025. Additionally, Stout has advanced to match play at the last three U.S. Amateur Championships (2023-25) and was stroke play medalist in 2025 before advancing to the Round of 16.
As he begins his fourth and final collegiate season at Oklahoma State, Stout is looking to join a roster of PGA TOUR University alumni that has combined for 59 professional victories worldwide since 2021.
In partnership with the World Amateur Golf Ranking, PGA Tour University ranks players based on the last two years of their collegiate careers. Eligible Tournaments include NCAA Division I men's team competitions, official PGA Tour tournaments and select DP World Tour events. The Ranking Period for the Class of 2027 began Week 23/2025 and concludes May 31, 2027, following the final round of stroke play at the NCAA D-I Men's National Championship.
Upon the conclusion of the collegiate golf season, the No. 1 player in the final PGA Tour University Ranking earns PGA Tour membership. Players Nos. 2-10 earn Korn Ferry Tour membership, and players finishing 11th through 25th earn exempt membership on PGA Tour Americas. Additionally, a junior or senior who wins the Division-II Jack Nicklaus Award (National Player of the Year) will earn exempt membership on PGA Tour Americas upon the conclusion of his collegiate career.
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