WVU Golf Adds Three for 2026-27
November 12, 2025 07:47 AM | Golf
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University golf coach Sean Covich has announced the signings of Hogan Blais, Major Ewing and Michael Shivers to national letters-of-intent for the 2026-27 academic year.
"We are excited to add three outstanding young men to our program," Covich said. "All three possess the intangibles we look for: high character, hardworking and competitive. They have achieved success in junior and high school golf, but more importantly they will represent WVU with class and work hard continuing to develop their games."
Blais is a native of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, who attends Ecole Secondaire Publique Louis-Riel.
Blais Bio
- Shot 66 in the PGA TOUR Cognizant Classic Pre-Qualifier to advance to the Monday Qualifier for a final round 72
- Runner-up in the Ontario NexGen Championship with scores of 70-71-70 (-5)
- Runner-up in the Quebec Match Play, won five matches, before losing by one stroke in the finals via playoff
- Placed third at the Quebec Junior Boys Championship with scores of 71-69-71-68 (-9)
- Placed seventh at the Canadian Junior Boys Championship with scores of 75-69-69-67 (E)
- Placed ninth at the AJGA Lanto Championship with scores of 70-69-69 (-8)
- Selected to represent Team Quebec in the Williamson Cup twice and finished top 6 each time individually
- Played AAA hockey until the age of 16 as well as Tier 1 baseball in the Ontario Baseball Association travel league where he led the league with a .425 batting average and an ERA under 2.50 throughout 15 starts
- Son of Marc Blais and Sonia Girouard
- Fourth Canadian golfer to sign since the reinstatement of golf, following in the footsteps of All-Decade Team members Max Sear (Ontario) and Etienne Papineau (Quebec) and Oli Menard (Quebec)
Covich on Blais: "Hogan has a lot of talent and works hard. He's played some great golf and shot some impressive scores during his career thus far. We have had a lot of success with Canadian players, just look at Max, Pap and Oli, so I am excited that he will add to that tradition for us."
Ewing is a native of Blacksburg, Virginia, who attends Rivers Academy in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Ewing Bio
- Selected to the 2025 AJGA Georgia Cup at Atlanta Athletic Club
- Competed in the AJGA Wyndham Junior, Western Junior Championship and the North-South Junior Championship
- Competed in the 2024 Eastern Amateur in Portsmouth, Va., and 2024 Rice Planters Invitational in Charleston, S.C.
- Four-time qualifier for Scott Robertson Memorial in Roanoke, Va.
- Member of Rivers Academy Golf Team in Alpharetta, Ga.
- Qualified for the Virginia State Amateur in 2022 & 2023
- Qualified for the Virginia State Open in 2023
- 2022 AJGA Lanto Junior Championship sixth place (71-68-74)
- 2023 AJGA Lanto Junior Championship runner-up (76-70-66)
- 2023 AJGA HV3 Championship third place (72-71-67)
- 2023 VHSL Class 4 State Championship runner-up (67)
- 2024 Junior Valentine Invitational runner-up (69-74), behind Ryan Leach
- 2024 AJGA Lanto Junior Championship third place (70-69-69)
- Two-time VHSL Class 4 State Champion at Blacksburg High School (2022, 2023)
- Two-time VHSL Class 4 All-State Team (2022, 2023)
- Two-time VHSL All-Region and All-River Ridge District (2022,2023)
- Shot 66 in 2025 US Open Local Qualifying at White Oak Golf Club
- Competed in US Open Qualifying Finals at Duke Golf Club in Durham, N.C.
- Chose West Virginia over Virginia Tech
- Son of Brad and Lisa Ewing
Covich on Ewing: "We are thrilled to add Major Ewing to our Mountaineer golf family, and I know that he is fired up to represent the Old Gold and Blue. Major has been on our radar for years and it's nice to finally make it official today. He will bring talent and competitiveness to our team, and I look forward to seeing what he can accomplish during his career at WVU."
Shivers is a native of Brentwood, Tennessee, who attends Gateway Academy.
Shivers Bio
- Qualified for the 2023 Tennessee Jr. Amateur Championship, medalist (66) at Ted Rhodes Golf Club
- Qualified for the 2024 Tennessee State Amateur
- Qualified for the 2025 Tennessee State Amateur, medalist (70) at Five Oaks
- Top 10 in the 2025 Tennessee State Amateur Championship played at Holston Hills Country Club with rounds of 74-69-69-68
- Runner-up in the 2025 U.S. Amateur Local Qualifier with a round of 69, advancing to the Final Stage Qualifier
- Montgomery Bell Academy Varsity Golf Most Valuable Player Award 2024
- Played in the 2025 Southern Junior Championship
- Selected for Team West in the 2024 Tennessee Junior Cup
- Won the 2023 TSSAA Regional Medalist honor with a round of 66
- Son of Michael and Margaret Shivers
Covich on Shivers: "Michael is a very talented player who I think will surprise a lot of people when he gets to campus. Michael will work hard and represent us well, I believe he fits exactly what we look for and will be a great fit within our program."
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