Former Recipient Mahan Named to Ben Hogan Award Executive Committee
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 Award Chair Shannon Tabor said. “He is a tremendous ambassador for the sport of golf and for our award specifically. It is very exciting to bring Hunter’s knowledge, perspective and passion on board as we honor our great history and look to the future.”
Mahan’s 2002-03 award-winning season included a runner-up finish at the 2002 U.S. Amateur, a share of 28th place at the 2003 Masters Tournament and three collegiate victories, highlighted by a record-setting win at the Big 12 Championships.
During his PGA TOUR career, the native of McKinney, Texas, collected six victories, placed among the top 10 in all four major tournaments and reached as high as No. 4 on the Official World Golf Rankings. Additionally, Mahan was the 2011 FedExCup runner up, played on the United States Ryder Cup three times (2008, 2010, 2014) and was a four-time U.S. Presidents Cup team member (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013).
The Ben Hogan Award 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 was issued by Friends of Golf at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, Calif., beginning in 1990.
Fort Worth Colonial Charities (FWCC), the Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) annually present the award. Since 2002, the organization has donated more than $1.3 million to charitable endeavors, providing scholarship grants to colleges as well as gifts to golf programs and organizations in need.
Over the years, recipients of the Ben Hogan Award have combined to accumulate 70 PGA TOUR wins and amass more than $495 million in prize money on the tour. Past recipients are Ludvig Aberg (‘22, ‘23), Ricky Barnes (‘03), Patrick Cantlay (‘12), Luke Clanton (’25), Matt Every (‘06), Rickie Fowler (‘08), Doug Ghim (‘18), Bill Haas (‘04), Viktor Hovland (‘19), Chris Kirk (‘07), Jackson Koivun (’24), Hunter Mahan (‘03), Maverick McNealy (‘17), Ryan Moore (‘05), John Pak (‘21), Jon Rahm (‘15, ‘16), Patrick Rodgers (‘14), Kyle Stanley (‘09), Nick Taylor (‘10), Sahith Theegala (‘20), D.J. Trahan (‘02), Peter Uihlein (‘11) and Chris Williams (‘13).
This year’s dinner honoring the three finalists for the Ben Hogan Award presented by Baird will be held in Fort Worth on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, at the TCU Legends Club.