University of Tennessee Athletics
Lance Simpson Named to All-SEC Second Team
May 07, 2026 | Men's Golf
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southeastern Conference announced its men's golf postseason awards on Thursday, with Tennessee's Lance Simpson earning All-SEC Second Team honors.
A redshirt senior, Simpson tops off an impressive Tennessee career with his first ever selection to an All-SEC team, earning a spot on the second team. He becomes the first Vol to garner All-SEC honors since 2023, when Jake Hall and Bryce Lewis were each named second team all-conference. Simpson is the 42nd Tennessee men's golfer to earn All-SEC recognition, bringing the program's total number of honors to 65.
Simpson has been statistically dominant in the 2025-26 season, racking up a team-best 70.17 season scoring average and team-highs in rounds of par or better (19), rounds in the 60s (14), and top ten finishes (5).
He earned his first career individual victory at March's Pauma Valley Invitational, where he closed at 10-under-par to also lead Tennessee to a team victory. The victory rectified a near-miss in the fall, as Simpson lost the individual title in a playoff at the Fighting Irish Classic. He also opened the spring with a career-best 14-under-par performance at the Puerto Rico Classic, where he tied for fifth place.
Simpson and the Vols will return to action on Monday, May 18, as the team gears up for the Bryan NCAA Regional, where Tennessee will look to advance to the NCAA Championships for the third consecutive season.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jackson Koivun, Auburn
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Jake Albert, Auburn
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Matt Comegys, Texas
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Wells Williams, Vanderbilt
COACH OF THE YEAR
Chris Malloy, Ole Miss
FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC
Jackson Koivun, Auburn (SEC Championship Individual Medalist)
Ryder Cowan, Oklahoma
Tom Fischer, Ole Miss
William Jennings, Alabama
Christiaan Maas, Texas
Jack Turner, Florida
Frankie Harris, South Carolina
Wells Williams, Vanderbilt
Josiah Gilbert, Auburn
Jase Summy, Oklahoma
SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC
Gerardo Gomez, Arkansas
Luke Potter, Texas
Daniel Bennett, Texas
Luke Poulter, Florida
Lance Simpson, Tennessee
Erich Fortlage, Arkansas
Cayden Pope, Auburn
Jake Albert, Auburn
Matthew Kress, Florida
Cameron Tankersley, Ole Miss
Tommy Morrison, Texas
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Jake Albert, Auburn
Logan Reilly, Auburn
Shiv Parmar, Texas A&M
Jon Ed Steed, Vanderbilt
Dan Hayes, LSU
A redshirt senior, Simpson tops off an impressive Tennessee career with his first ever selection to an All-SEC team, earning a spot on the second team. He becomes the first Vol to garner All-SEC honors since 2023, when Jake Hall and Bryce Lewis were each named second team all-conference. Simpson is the 42nd Tennessee men's golfer to earn All-SEC recognition, bringing the program's total number of honors to 65.
Simpson has been statistically dominant in the 2025-26 season, racking up a team-best 70.17 season scoring average and team-highs in rounds of par or better (19), rounds in the 60s (14), and top ten finishes (5).
He earned his first career individual victory at March's Pauma Valley Invitational, where he closed at 10-under-par to also lead Tennessee to a team victory. The victory rectified a near-miss in the fall, as Simpson lost the individual title in a playoff at the Fighting Irish Classic. He also opened the spring with a career-best 14-under-par performance at the Puerto Rico Classic, where he tied for fifth place.
Simpson and the Vols will return to action on Monday, May 18, as the team gears up for the Bryan NCAA Regional, where Tennessee will look to advance to the NCAA Championships for the third consecutive season.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jackson Koivun, Auburn
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Jake Albert, Auburn
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Matt Comegys, Texas
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Wells Williams, Vanderbilt
COACH OF THE YEAR
Chris Malloy, Ole Miss
FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC
Jackson Koivun, Auburn (SEC Championship Individual Medalist)
Ryder Cowan, Oklahoma
Tom Fischer, Ole Miss
William Jennings, Alabama
Christiaan Maas, Texas
Jack Turner, Florida
Frankie Harris, South Carolina
Wells Williams, Vanderbilt
Josiah Gilbert, Auburn
Jase Summy, Oklahoma
SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC
Gerardo Gomez, Arkansas
Luke Potter, Texas
Daniel Bennett, Texas
Luke Poulter, Florida
Lance Simpson, Tennessee
Erich Fortlage, Arkansas
Cayden Pope, Auburn
Jake Albert, Auburn
Matthew Kress, Florida
Cameron Tankersley, Ole Miss
Tommy Morrison, Texas
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Jake Albert, Auburn
Logan Reilly, Auburn
Shiv Parmar, Texas A&M
Jon Ed Steed, Vanderbilt
Dan Hayes, LSU
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