Omar Morales (left) and Pablo Ereño
Morales and Ereño Debut in PGA TOUR University Preseason Rankings
July 31, 2024 | Men's Golf
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Rising seniors Omar Morales and Pablo Ereño on the UCLA men's golf team were ranked No. 2 and No. 16, respectively, in the PGA TOUR University Preseason Rankings for the Class of 2025.
In partnership with the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR), 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 2025 began Week 23/2023 and concludes May 26, 2025, following the final round of stroke play at the NCAA Division I Men's National Championship.
UCLA is one of four programs with two players featured in the rankings, joining Arizona State, North Carolina and Oklahoma.
Morales posted seven top 10s for the Bruins in 2023-24, including his second collegiate victory at the 2023 Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate. Morales was named a GCAA Third Team All-American and selected to the All-Pac-12 First Team in his junior season. He set program single-season records for scoring average (69.9), rounds under par (25) and rounds in the 60s (19).
A native of Puebla, Mexico, Morales has qualified for the last two U.S. Opens, and he was runner-up at the 2024 Latin America Amateur Championship. Currently ranked No. 14 in WAGR, Morales is the second highest-ranked Latin player behind University of Houston grad Santiago De La Fuente del Valle. Morales has also competed in two PGA TOUR events at the 2023 and 2024 Mexico Opens at Vidanta Vallarta.
Ereño was selected to the All-Pac-12 Second Team and GCAA West All-Region for the first time in his career in 2023-24. The Spaniard posted a 70.78 scoring average last season, which is good for fifth-best in UCLA single-season history. Ereño ranked second on the squad with six top-10 finishes, eight top 20s, 22 rounds under par and 15 rounds in the 60s. Ereño excelled in the Spring 2024 portion of the schedule, posting top 10s in five of the last six tournaments of the season. Born in Madrid, Ereño finished last season as 91st on the globe, 19th in Europe and the third Spaniard in WAGR.
In partnership with the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR), 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 2025 began Week 23/2023 and concludes May 26, 2025, following the final round of stroke play at the NCAA Division I Men's National Championship.
UCLA is one of four programs with two players featured in the rankings, joining Arizona State, North Carolina and Oklahoma.
Morales posted seven top 10s for the Bruins in 2023-24, including his second collegiate victory at the 2023 Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate. Morales was named a GCAA Third Team All-American and selected to the All-Pac-12 First Team in his junior season. He set program single-season records for scoring average (69.9), rounds under par (25) and rounds in the 60s (19).
A native of Puebla, Mexico, Morales has qualified for the last two U.S. Opens, and he was runner-up at the 2024 Latin America Amateur Championship. Currently ranked No. 14 in WAGR, Morales is the second highest-ranked Latin player behind University of Houston grad Santiago De La Fuente del Valle. Morales has also competed in two PGA TOUR events at the 2023 and 2024 Mexico Opens at Vidanta Vallarta.
Ereño was selected to the All-Pac-12 Second Team and GCAA West All-Region for the first time in his career in 2023-24. The Spaniard posted a 70.78 scoring average last season, which is good for fifth-best in UCLA single-season history. Ereño ranked second on the squad with six top-10 finishes, eight top 20s, 22 rounds under par and 15 rounds in the 60s. Ereño excelled in the Spring 2024 portion of the schedule, posting top 10s in five of the last six tournaments of the season. Born in Madrid, Ereño finished last season as 91st on the globe, 19th in Europe and the third Spaniard in WAGR.
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