ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced its Preseason Players to Watch list Wednesday morning, with Ashley Yun, Ann-Sophie Bourgault and Rebecca Wang each receiving recognition from the Northwestern women’s golf team.
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Yun enters her senior season after leading the Wildcats with eight top 25 finishes in the 2025-26 season. The 2023 Big Ten Freshman of the Year appeared in all 37.5 rounds in her junior campaign and placed second on the team with a stroke average of 73.46. Yun grabbed her second career victory at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional and opens the year ranked 10th in the LPGA’s Collegiate Advancement Pathway Rankings.
Bourgault joins the Wildcats as a first-year after an eventful summer, defeating No. 2 ranked amateur Paula Martin Sampedro to advance to the round of 16 at the Women’s Amateur Championship in Scotland, while also competing at the U.S. Women’s Amateur in August. A native of Gatineau, Quebec, Bourgault won the 54 Hole Fort Meyers Junior Open in 2025, while also securing runner-up finishes at the Circle K Junior Championship, Dustin Johnson World Junior and the Will Lowrey Junior Championship.
Wang joins Bourgault in the class of incoming first-years after serving as the team captain for three seasons at the International School of Beijing, where she competed at the National Games of China in 2025. She qualified for match play at the U.S. Girls’ Junior, while also advancing to the Elite Eight at the Women’s Western Amateur in July.
The Wildcats will open the season in Madison, Wis., competing at the Badger Invitational September 13-15.