Colorado University Athletics
Edwards adds Oklahoma transfer to '26 Recruiting Class
June 12, 2026 | Men's Golf
Asher Whitaker has two years of eligibilty remaining
BOULDER —University of Colorado men's head coach Roy Edwards has added to his 2026 recruiting class with the addition of Asher Whitaker, who will transfer to CU this fall from the University of Oklahoma.
Whitaker, who prepped at Mount Carmel Catholic High School in Wichita, Kan., has two years of eligibility remaining. Over his two years as a Sooner, he played in eight events with a 73.04 stroke average, with a low score of 64 and three top 20 finishes.
"We are incredibly excited to add Asher to our team," Edwards said. "He is an extremely talented and hard-working player who was one of the top junior golfers in the country coming out of high school. As good of a player as he is, he will be a great asset as a teammate."
"I chose Colorado because of the culture, "Whitaker said. "The coaching staff is great and they recruit great guys. The facilities and access to golf courses give you everything you need to be great. I am excited for and appreciate the opportunity and look forward to the upcoming season."
Whitaker was ranked 1,497th in this week's world amateur rankings (WAGR), and was No. 587 in the clippd/Scoreboard college rankings for the 2025-26 season.
Barring the unforeseen, this completes CU's recruiting class for the upcoming year. Including Whitaker, the '26 nine-man Buff roster will feature one graduate student, two seniors, two juniors, two sophomores and two freshmen. One of those freshmen, Colt Farrow, is from the Wichita area – Hutchinson – and the two will be the fifth and sixth Kansas high schoolers to join the CU golf program.
ASHER WHITAKER BIO
In two seasons at Oklahoma, the 6-2, 210-pound right-hander played in eight events (24 rounds) with a 73.04 stroke average; this past season, he appeared in five meets with a 72.73 norm … He recorded six rounds in the 60's and four top 20 finishes … His best effort was a tie for 18th in the Ka'anapali Classic by Outrigger when he posted a 9-under 204 (65-71-68) … His career collegiate best was in the same event as a freshman, a 7-under 64 in the second round when he tied for 12th (69-64-70) which was also his college debut … A two-time SEC Honor Roll member, where he was majoring in Finance and is planning to do the same at CU.
As a senior at Mount Carmel Catholic High School in Wichita, Kan., under coach Perry Villanueba, he was considered the top player in the state of Kansas (and the No. 14 golfer in the nation in the 2024 class) ... A four-year varsity letterman, he was a three-time, first-team All-State performer … He ended his prep career with a trifecta, winning the conference, regional (a 9-uner 63, his best career score in any competition) and the state 5A titles (3-under 141 in the latter, leading Mt. Carmel to the state championship) … He finished fourth in the state as a freshman and second as both as sophomore and junior).
He won the 2025 Kansas Stroke Play (69-70-74—213, -3) and placed 17th in the Kansas Amateur, finishing fifth in the latter in '24 (69-67—136) … That same year he tied for 14th in the prestigious Trans-Mississippi Amateur with a 5-under 279 effort (69-68-73-69) … He won the '24 Kansas Junior Amateur by four strokes with a 64-66-70—200 card, highlighted by span in the first round where he birdied nine of 11 holes in one stretch … As a 17-year old sophomore in high school, he won the Kansas Amateur, defeating the field made up of 64 players of all ages in winning all six matches as the 12th seed (the youngest to win in nearly a century) … He was fifth in the event in 2024 (69-67—136 to earn the fifth seed and would reach the finals) … Finished ninth in the Dye Junior Invitational (73-73-74—220, +4) and tied for 17th in the RLC Ralph Lauren Junior Classic … In 2023, he tied for eighth in the Junior PGA Championship, fashioning an 8-under 70-70-69-69—277 scorecard … An honorable mention Rolex AJGA Junior All-American in 2022, when he finished fifth at Rolex Tournament of Champions with an 8-under 280 scorecard (71-74-71-64—280) … Posted top 10 finishes in 19 counting events as a junior player.
Whitaker, who prepped at Mount Carmel Catholic High School in Wichita, Kan., has two years of eligibility remaining. Over his two years as a Sooner, he played in eight events with a 73.04 stroke average, with a low score of 64 and three top 20 finishes.
"We are incredibly excited to add Asher to our team," Edwards said. "He is an extremely talented and hard-working player who was one of the top junior golfers in the country coming out of high school. As good of a player as he is, he will be a great asset as a teammate."
"I chose Colorado because of the culture, "Whitaker said. "The coaching staff is great and they recruit great guys. The facilities and access to golf courses give you everything you need to be great. I am excited for and appreciate the opportunity and look forward to the upcoming season."
Whitaker was ranked 1,497th in this week's world amateur rankings (WAGR), and was No. 587 in the clippd/Scoreboard college rankings for the 2025-26 season.
Barring the unforeseen, this completes CU's recruiting class for the upcoming year. Including Whitaker, the '26 nine-man Buff roster will feature one graduate student, two seniors, two juniors, two sophomores and two freshmen. One of those freshmen, Colt Farrow, is from the Wichita area – Hutchinson – and the two will be the fifth and sixth Kansas high schoolers to join the CU golf program.
ASHER WHITAKER BIO
In two seasons at Oklahoma, the 6-2, 210-pound right-hander played in eight events (24 rounds) with a 73.04 stroke average; this past season, he appeared in five meets with a 72.73 norm … He recorded six rounds in the 60's and four top 20 finishes … His best effort was a tie for 18th in the Ka'anapali Classic by Outrigger when he posted a 9-under 204 (65-71-68) … His career collegiate best was in the same event as a freshman, a 7-under 64 in the second round when he tied for 12th (69-64-70) which was also his college debut … A two-time SEC Honor Roll member, where he was majoring in Finance and is planning to do the same at CU.
As a senior at Mount Carmel Catholic High School in Wichita, Kan., under coach Perry Villanueba, he was considered the top player in the state of Kansas (and the No. 14 golfer in the nation in the 2024 class) ... A four-year varsity letterman, he was a three-time, first-team All-State performer … He ended his prep career with a trifecta, winning the conference, regional (a 9-uner 63, his best career score in any competition) and the state 5A titles (3-under 141 in the latter, leading Mt. Carmel to the state championship) … He finished fourth in the state as a freshman and second as both as sophomore and junior).
He won the 2025 Kansas Stroke Play (69-70-74—213, -3) and placed 17th in the Kansas Amateur, finishing fifth in the latter in '24 (69-67—136) … That same year he tied for 14th in the prestigious Trans-Mississippi Amateur with a 5-under 279 effort (69-68-73-69) … He won the '24 Kansas Junior Amateur by four strokes with a 64-66-70—200 card, highlighted by span in the first round where he birdied nine of 11 holes in one stretch … As a 17-year old sophomore in high school, he won the Kansas Amateur, defeating the field made up of 64 players of all ages in winning all six matches as the 12th seed (the youngest to win in nearly a century) … He was fifth in the event in 2024 (69-67—136 to earn the fifth seed and would reach the finals) … Finished ninth in the Dye Junior Invitational (73-73-74—220, +4) and tied for 17th in the RLC Ralph Lauren Junior Classic … In 2023, he tied for eighth in the Junior PGA Championship, fashioning an 8-under 70-70-69-69—277 scorecard … An honorable mention Rolex AJGA Junior All-American in 2022, when he finished fifth at Rolex Tournament of Champions with an 8-under 280 scorecard (71-74-71-64—280) … Posted top 10 finishes in 19 counting events as a junior player.
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