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Ryan Palmer to be Featured Guest at 2023 Ben Hogan Award

Posted on April 24, 2023

FORT WORTH, Texas (April 21, 2023) – Longtime PGA TOUR star and Texas Golf Hall of Fame member Ryan Palmer will be the featured guest at this year’s Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank. Palmer joins Jon Rahm and Collin Morikawa as active PGA TOUR stars to serve as a dinner speaker in the past five years.

Palmer, 46, has spent two decades on the PGA TOUR since his rookie season of 2004. He owns four career victories and has amassed more than $32 million in career earnings. Palmer also has claimed 11 runner-up finishes and 68 career top-10s. He finished 10th at the 2011 Masters Tournament and tied for fifth at the 2014 PGA Championship.

Palmer, a member of Colonial Country Club, was inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame in 2022. He also received the 2022 Arnie Award, Golf Digest’s highest honor, for his charitable endeavors.

He and his family established the Ryan Palmer Foundation in 2003 to create life-changing and brighter futures for communities and underserved families by offering access to education, self-care and personal development. Initiatives include aiding in dental care, the Ryan Palmer Foundation Healing Garde, Palmer Playhouse and the Palmer Sportszone at Children’s Hospital of Northwest Texas, grants for children to participate in junior golf tournaments at no cost and supporting the Northern Texas PGA Foundation’s Golf Park at PGA Frisco.

“We are truly honored to get the chance to hear from Ryan at this year’s dinner,” Harold Muckleroy, the Chairman of the Ben Hogan Award, said. “He is certainly an all-time golf great in the state of Texas and a wonderful ambassador for the game of golf.”

Born and raised in Amarillo, Texas, he played college golf at the University of North Texas for one year before transferring to Texas A&M University for his final three years, where he was a three-time All-Big 12 honoree. He and his wife, Jennifer, have two children, Mason and Maddy.

The Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank annually awards the top men’s NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer based on all collegiate, amateur and professional events over the previous 12 months. The award’s 10 semifinalists were announced on Monday while the three Finalists will be named on Thursday, May 4.

The three Finalists will attend the black-tie dinner Monday, May 22, at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, where the winner will be crowned. In addition, the recipient of the 2023 Eddie Merrins Award, TCU coach Bill Montigel, will also be honored at the dinner.

For ticket information, contact Jimmie Whitt at (817) 927-4289 or jwhitt@colonialfw.com.

—www.TheBenHoganAward.org—

Semifinalists announced for 2023 Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank

Posted on April 18, 2023

in Special Announcements

FORT WORTH, Texas (April 17, 2023) – The Ben Hogan Award committee, Friends of Golf (FOG) and Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) are pleased to present the 10 semifinalists for the 2023 Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank.

The 10 contenders, listed in alphabetical order, are Ludvig Aberg of Texas Tech, Texas A&M’s Sam Bennett, Adrien Dumont de Chassart of Illinois, North Carolina’s David Ford, Nick Gabrelcik of North Florida, North Carolina’s Austin Greaser, Christo Lamprecht of Georgia Tech, Pepperdine’s William Mouw, Gordon Sargent of Vanderbilt and Stanford’s Michael Thorbjornsen.

The Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank annually awards the top men’s NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer based on all collegiate, amateur and professional events over the previous 12 months. Three of the top 10 players in the Official World Golf Ranking—Masters champion and World No. 1 Jon Rahm (2015, 2016), No. 4 Patrick Cantlay (2012) and No. 9 Viktor Hovland (2019)—are past recipients of the honor.

Five seniors, three juniors and two sophomores comprise the list of semifinalists. Aberg was the 2022 Ben Hogan Award recipient, while Bennett was a Finalist for the award last year. Aberg (2021, 2022), Bennett (2021, 2022), Gabrelcik (2021), Mouw (2020) and Thorbjornsen (2022) have previously been recognized as semifinalists.

The Atlantic Coast Conference leads the way with three semifinalist honorees, while the Southeastern Conference (2) is the only other league with multiple honorees. Three of the universities represented by semifinalists—Pepperdine, Stanford and Texas Tech—are home to past Hogan Award winners at Colonial.

On Thursday, May 4, the 10 semifinalists will be pared down to three Finalists. The Finalists will attend a black-tie dinner Monday, May 22, at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, where the winner will be crowned. The winner will receive an exemption into the PGA TOUR’s 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge, played annually at Colonial.

The award’s selection committee, which votes during each stage of the process, is made up of nearly three dozen leaders and experts in professional, amateur and collegiate golf both domestically and internationally. In addition, past recipients will be eligible to vote on the final ballot.

The Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank began honoring the outstanding amateur collegiate golfer at Colonial Country Club in 2002. Prior to its move to Fort Worth, the original Ben Hogan Trophy, which utilized a different set of criteria for its winner, was issued at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles beginning in 1990.

Hogan Award winners at Colonial have combined to accumulate 78 worldwide victories, including 57 PGA TOUR wins, and have amassed more than $390 million in prize money on the PGA TOUR and DP World Tour. Additionally, the group has appeared in 12 Ryder Cups, a dozen Presidents Cups and won two FedExCup championships.

In addition to Aberg, Cantlay, Hovland and Rahm, past recipients include: Ricky Barnes (2003), Matt Every (2006), Rickie Fowler (2008), Doug Ghim (2018), Bill Haas (2004), Chris Kirk (2007), Hunter Mahan (2003), Maverick McNealy (2017), Ryan Moore (2005), John Pak (2021), Patrick Rodgers (2014), Kyle Stanley (2009), Nick Taylor (2010), Sahith Theegala (2020), D.J. Trahan (2002), Peter Uihlein (2011) and Chris Williams (2013).

Since 2002, the Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank has distributed over $900,000 in scholarships and donations to more than 30 universities and charities. For more information, visit TheBenHoganAward.org and follow @BenHoganAward on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

2023 Ben Hogan Award Semifinalists
Ludvig Aberg, Texas Tech, Sr., Eslov, Sweden
Sam Bennett, Texas A&M, Sr., Madisonville, Texas
Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Illinois, Sr., Villers la Ville, Belgium
David Ford, North Carolina, So., Peachtree Corners, Ga.
Nick Gabrelcik, North Florida, Jr., Trinity, Fla.
Austin Greaser, North Carolina, Sr., Vandalia, Ohio
Christo Lamprecht, Georgia Tech, Jr., George, Western Cape, South Africa
William Mouw, Pepperdine, Sr., Chino, Calif.
Gordon Sargent, Vanderbilt, So., Birmingham, Ala.
Michael Thorbjornsen, Stanford, Jr., Wellesley, Mass.

More Than Three Dozen Named to 2023 Ben Hogan Award Watch List

Posted on February 2, 2023

in Special Announcements

FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 27, 2023) – Thirty-seven of the nation’s most accomplished collegiate golfers across all levels have been named to the watch list for the 2023 Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank. The joint announcement was made by the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, the Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).

The Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank annually awards the top men’s NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer based on all collegiate, amateur and professional events over the previous 12 months. Three of the top 12 players in the Official World Golf Ranking—No. 3 Jon Rahm (2015, 2016), No. 5 Patrick Cantlay (2012) and No. 11 Viktor Hovland (2019) —are past recipients of the honor, while No. 8 Collin Morikawa (2018, 2019) was a two-time finalist.

The 2023 Ben Hogan Award watch list, as determined by the award’s subcommittee, features Ludvig Aberg (Texas Tech), Leon Acikalin (Arizona Christian), Cole Anderson (Florida State), Sam Bennett (Texas A&M), Fred Biondi (Florida), Ryan Burnett (North Carolina), Dominic Clemons (Hutchinson Community College), Charles DeLong (Grand Valley State), Adrien Dumont de Chassart (Illinois), Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira (Arkansas), David Ford (North Carolina), Nick Gabrelcik (North Florida), Austin Greaser (North Carolina), Derek Hitchner (Pepperdine), Ben James (Virginia), Connor Jones (Colorado State), Tommy Kuhl (Illinois), Christo Lamprecht (Georgia Tech), Bryce Lewis (Tennessee), Yuxin Lin (Florida), Christiaan Maas (Texas), Dylan Menante (North Carolina), Maxwell Moldovan (Ohio State), William Mouw (Pepperdine), Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (Oklahoma State), Greg Odom (Howard), Alex Price (Christopher Newport), Gordon Sargent (Vanderbilt), Calum Scott (Texas Tech), Herman Sekne (Purdue), Cole Sherwood (Vanderbilt), Garrison Smith (New Mexico State), Ross Steelman (Georgia Tech), Preston Summerhays (Arizona State), Caleb Surratt (Tennessee), Michael Thorbjornsen (Stanford) and Travis Vick (Texas).

The list includes 20 seniors, eight juniors, six sophomores and three freshmen. Two award finalists from 2022 return with Aberg, the reigning Ben Hogan Award winner, and Bennett. In addition, Thorbjornsen was a semifinalist last year.

Nine schools have multiple golfers on the watch list, led by North Carolina with four. Programs with two players on the watch list are Florida, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Pepperdine, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Tech and Vanderbilt.

This year’s list of 10 semifinalists, which could include individuals not on the watch list, will be unveiled Friday, April 14. That group will be pared down to three finalists on Thursday, May 4. The finalists will attend a black-tie dinner Monday, May 22, at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, where the winner will be crowned.

An esteemed selection committee votes during each stage of the process. The selection committee is comprised of more than 30 leaders in collegiate, amateur and professional golf.

The Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank has honored the outstanding amateur collegiate golfer at Colonial Country Club since 2002. Prior to its move to Fort Worth, the original Ben Hogan Trophy, which was awarded based on a different list of criteria, was issued at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles beginning in 1990.

Award winners at Colonial have combined to accumulate 76 worldwide victories, including 54 PGA TOUR wins, and have amassed more than $365 million in prize money on the PGA TOUR and DP World Tour. More than $330 million has come on the PGA TOUR. Additionally, the group has appeared in 12 Ryder Cups and a dozen Presidents Cups.

Past recipients include: Aberg (2022), Ricky Barnes (2003), Cantlay (2012), Matt Every (2006), Rickie Fowler (2008), Doug Ghim (2018), Bill Haas (2004), Hovland (2019), Chris Kirk (2007), Hunter Mahan (2003), Maverick McNealy (2017), Ryan Moore (2005), John Pak (2021), Rahm (2015, 2016), Patrick Rodgers (2014), Kyle Stanley (2009), Nick Taylor (2010), Sahith Theegala (2020), D.J. Trahan (2002), Peter Uihlein (2011) and Chris Williams (2013).

Since 2002, the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation has awarded over $850,000 in scholarships to more than 30 universities. For more information on the Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank, visit TheBenHoganAward.org and follow @BenHoganAward on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

2023 Watch List Candidates

Ludvig Aberg, Texas Tech, Senior, Eslov, Sweden

Leon Acikalin, Arizona Christian, Senior, London, England

Cole Anderson, Florida State, Junior, Camden, Maine

Sam Bennett, Texas A&M, Senior, Madisonville, Texas

Fred Biondi, Florida, Senior, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Ryan Burnett, North Carolina, Senior, Lafayette, Calif.

Dominic Clemons, Hutchinson Community College, Sophomore, Cambridge, England

Charles DeLong, Grand Valley State, Sophomore, DeWitt, Mich.

Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Illinois, Senior, Villers la Ville, Belgium

Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira, Arkansas, Senior, Buenos Aires, Argentina

David Ford, North Carolina, Sophomore, Peachtree Corners, Ga.

Nick Gabrelcik, North Florida, Junior, Trinity, Fla.

Austin Greaser, North Carolina, Senior, Vandalia, Ohio

Derek Hitchner, Pepperdine, Senior, Minneapolis, Minn.

Ben James, Virginia, Freshman, Milford, Conn.

Connor Jones, Colorado State, Senior, Westminster, Colo.

Tommy Kuhl, Illinois, Senior, Morton, Ill.

Christo Lamprecht, Georgia Tech, Junior, George, Western Cape, South Africa

Bryce Lewis, Tennessee, Junior, Hendersonville, Tenn.

Yuxin Lin, Florida, Senior, Beijing, China

Christiaan Maas, Texas, Freshman, Pretoria, South Africa

Dylan Menante, North Carolina, Senior, Carlsbad, Calif.

Maxwell Moldovan, Ohio State, Junior, Uniontown, Ohio

William Mouw, Pepperdine, Senior, Chino, Calif.

Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Oklahoma State, Senior, Niva, Denmark

Greg Odom, Howard, Senior, Memphis, Tenn.

Alex Price, Christopher Newport, Senior, Hillsboro, Va.

Gordon Sargent, Vanderbilt, Sophomore, Birmingham, Ala.

Calum Scott, Texas Tech, Sophomore, Nairn, Scotland

Herman Sekne, Purdue, Junior, Oslo, Norway

Cole Sherwood, Vanderbilt, Junior, Austin, Texas

Garrison Smith, New Mexico State, Senior, Mansfield, Texas

Ross Steelman, Georgia Tech, Senior, Columbia, Mo.

Preston Summerhays, Arizona State, Sophomore, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Caleb Surratt, Tennessee, Freshman, Indian Trail, N.C.

Michael Thorbjornsen, Stanford, Junior, Wellesley, Mass.

Travis Vick, Texas, Senior, Houston, Texas

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