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NEW YORK — The Columbia men’s golf team and Director of Golf Rich Mueller officially introduced three newcomers to the 2025-26 roster on Thursday. Joining the Lions are first-years Alejandro Formosa, Sam Johnson and Neil Kulkarni.
Details on this season’s incoming class are below. Fans can access the complete 2025-26 Columbia men’s golf roster by clicking this link.
Alejandro Formosa – CC – San Mateo, Calif. / Hillsdale
Prior to Columbia: Four-year member of the varsity boys golf team at Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, California … Four-time Team MVP … Four-time Peninsula Athletic League (PAL) All-League selection … Two-time PAL Boys Golf Individual Champion (2024, 2025) … 2025 AJGA Mizuno West Coach Classic Champion … Fourth place at the 2024 AJGA Super Lychee Junior Championship … 2024 JTNC Fall Series VIII – Bing Maloney Champion … 2024 FCG 7th Annual Boys College Showcase Champion … 2024 JGANC Corica Park Winter Series #1 Champion … 2023 JGNC Northern California Regional Qualifier Champion … Made it to the Round of 16 in the San Francisco City Championship in both 2024 and 2025 … Three JTNC victories … Nine JTNC Top 5s … Three JTNC Top 10s … 2024 AJGA Rolex Scholastic Honor Roll … Three-time Distinguished Scholar-Athlete (2022-2024) … Four-year member of the National Society of High School Scholars.
Sam Johnson – CC – Brentwood, Tenn. / Brentwood
Prior to Columbia: Four-year member of the Brentwood High School boys varsity golf team … Also competed in lacrosse through 2021 … Three-year golf captain … Helped Brentwood to three Class AA Tennessee State Championships … Individual Regional Champion in 2023 … Named the 2024 Williamson County Golfer of the Year … Graduated summa cum laude … Member of the National Honors Society … Also competed in AJGA events, Sneds Tour (Tennessee’s Junior Golf Tour), Tennessee PGA and Tennessee Golf Association (TGA).
Neil Kulkarni – CC – Ashburn, Va. / Independence
Prior to Columbia: Four-year member of the boys varsity golf team at Independence High School in Ashburn, Virginia … Three-time First Team All-State … Three-time Washington Post All-Met First Team … Helped Independence to four straight Virginia Class 5 state championships … Three-time individual state championship runner-up … Took third at the 2024 Mid Atlantic Junior Invitational … Finished 17th out of 120 at the 118th Middle Atlantic Amateur at Columbia Country Club … Qualified for the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur, missing match play by one stroke … T-9 at the VSGA Junior Stroke Play at the Federal Club … Qualified for the Virginia State Amateur at the Piedmont Club … Top 15 at the 2023 VSGA Junior Stroke Play … Third at the 2023 AJGA Penn State with scores of 67, 71 and 69 … Member of the German Honor Society.
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