Minnesota senior Clayton Rask, college golf’s 10th-ranked player according to the latest Golfweek national rankings, has been named to the 2008 Ben Hogan Award Watch List, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) announced.
The most prestigious award in men’s college golf, the Hogan Award is presented annually to the top men’s NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or junior college golfer, taking into account all collegiate and amateur competitions during the last 12 months.
One of just two members of the watch list from the Big Ten, Rask is coming off a tremendous fall that saw the Otsego, Minn., product average a team-best 71.33 strokes per round and tied for medalist honors at both the Windon Memorial Classic (206/-7) and The Prestige at PGA WEST (208/-8), while posting two of the top 54-hole scores in Minnesota golf history.
Rask’s hot play actually began during the summer with a victory at the Minnesota Golf Champions and runner-up finishes at both the Minnesota Players’ Championship and the Minnesota State Amateur Championship.
Semifinalists the 2008 Ben Hogan Award will be announced on April 16. Three finalists will then be named on May 7. The trio of finalists will be invited to Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, for the 2008 Ben Hogan Award presentation on May 18. Former U.S. Open winner Ken Venturi will be the keynote speaker.
HOGAN AWARD WATCH LIST
Clayton Rask, Minnesota
Jonas Blixt, Florida State
Ryan Brehm, Michigan State
Kevin Chappell, UCLA
Jonas Enander Hedin, Charlotte
Harris English, Georgia
Derek Fathauer, Louisville
Rickie Fowler, Oklahoma State
Rob Grube, Stanford
Chesson Hadley, Georgia Tech
Seung-su Han, UNLV
Brian Harman, Georgia
Mark Harrell, Alabama
Billy Horschel, Florida
Lucas Lee, UCLA
Jamie Lovemark, Southern California
Webb Simpson, Wake Forest
Joel Sjoholm, Georgia State
Kyle Stanley, Clemson
Michael Thompson, Alabama
Jarin Todd, Sonoma State
Cameron Tringale, Georgia Tech
Drew Weaver, Virginia Tech
Stefan Wiedergruen, Charlotte
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