FORT WORTH, Texas (May 25, 2026) – Auburn junior Jackson Koivun has been named the winner of the 2026 Ben Hogan Award presented by Baird, becoming the third college golfer in history to win the award twice, a feat accomplished previously by Jon Rahm and Ludvig Aberg. Koivun, who won the Ben Hogan Award as a freshman...
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FORT WORTH, Texas (April 16, 2026) – After tabulating the votes cast by the Ben Hogan Award’s Selection Committee, the 10 semifinalists for the 2026 Ben Hogan Award presented by Baird have been selected. The 2026 semifinalists are Mahanth Chirravuri of Pepperdine, Oklahoma’s Ryder Cowan, Ethan Fang of Oklahoma State, Arizona’s Filip Jakubcik, Ben James of...
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Shaw Returns to Lead Los Angeles-based Non-Profit to Continue Mission Supporting Young Golfers Los Angeles, CA (January 19, 2025)—Friends of Golf (FOG) has named Ginnean Shaw to the newly created position of Executive Director, it was announced today by FOG President Peter Best. Shaw joins Friends of Golf from fellow Los Angeles-based non-profit organization Blood Cancer United,...
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FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 28, 2026) – Thirty-five of the nation’s most accomplished players across college golf have been named to the 2026 watch list for the ultimate honor awarded to an amateur and collegiate golfer, the Ben Hogan Award presented by Baird. The 2026 Ben Hogan Award watch list, as selected by the award’s subcommittee, includes...
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FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 27, 2026) – Hunter Mahan, the 2003 Ben Hogan Award recipient as a junior at Oklahoma State, has accepted an invitation to become a Ben Hogan Award Executive Committee Member for a two-year term. “We are honored to have Hunter join our committee in our 25th anniversary year in Fort Worth,” Ben Hogan...
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FORT WORTH, Texas (Aug. 8, 2025) – Fort Worth Colonial Charities (FWCC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to supporting charitable endeavors with a focus on youth enrichment initiatives, will take over the operations of the Ben Hogan Award Presented by Baird beginning in August. Members of the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation voted in favor of...
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Frengs Joins PGA Standout Sahith Theegala as Honorees at FOG’s Upcoming 45th Annual Charity Tournament Tournament Presented by Konica Minolta Set for October 20th at Bel-Air Country Club Los Angeles, CA (July 24, 2025) Friends of Golf (FOG) will honor entrepreneur and longtime local golf philanthropist Philip Frengs with The Ken Venturi “Spirit of Giving” Award at...
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Luke Clanton spent the better part of two days crafting his introductory remarks for his Tuesday pre-tournament press conference ahead of his professional debut at the PGA Tour’s RBC Canadian Open. Not leaving anything to chance, he scribbled it down on paper. “Today my dream becomes a reality, a professional golfer on the PGA Tour,” he...
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FORT WORTH, Texas (May 19, 2025) – Florida State junior Luke Clanton, the No. 1 player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR), has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Ben Hogan Award presented by Baird. He is the second Seminole ever to win the honor, joining John Pak (2021). The Ben Hogan Award annually...
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FORT WORTH, Texas (May 6, 2025) – The top three players in the World Amateur Golf Ranking are the finalists for the 2025 Ben Hogan Award presented by Baird. In alphabetical order, Florida State’s Luke Clanton, North Carolina’s David Ford and Auburn’s Jackson Koivun were honored by the Ben Hogan Award Selection Committee and will attend...
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