July 21, 2005
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Former UNLV men's golfer Ryan Moore, the program's most decorated player, has been selected as the winner of the 35th Fred Haskins Award, which is presented annually to honor the outstanding collegiate golfer in the United States.
The award is named in memory of the late Fred Haskins, former golf teaching professional at the Country Club of Columbus and its selection is based upon a national poll of golf writers, golf coaches and collegiate golfers conducted by the Haskins Commission.
Moore's college career has been unparalleled both in terms of his senior year accomplishments as well as his sustained performance while competing for UNLV. In his senior year, he competed in nine college events, winning three times and finishing third three other times. In fact, he never finished lower than sixth place in any of the nine events he played in.
Moore also capped his final year with a fifth-place finish at the 2005 NCAA Championship, a title he won in 2004. His 28-round scoring average was 69.29 for 2004-05 and his career average in 136 rounds was 70.76. He also placed 13th in the 2005 Masters, earning him a return trip to Augusta in 2006.
He set a new standard in amateur golf in 2004 by winning five major amateur championships. He captured the U.S. Amateur, the NCAA, the U.S. Amateur Public Links, the Western Amateur and the Sahalee Players Championships to become the first golfer to ever win all five events in the same year.
While being selected by his peers, coaches and writers as the 2005 Haskins Award winner, Moore also earned distinction as the Ben Hogan Award winner and the Nicklaus Award winner, both presented to the nation's top collegiate golfer as well.
Past Fred Haskins Award WinnersBen Crenshaw Texas 1971Ben Crenshaw Texas 1972Ben Crenshaw Texas 1972Curtis Strange Wake Forest 1974Jay Haas Wake Forest 1975Phil Hancock Florida 1976Scott Simpson So. California 1977Lindy Miller Oklahoma State 1978Bobby Clampett BYU 1979Bobby Clampett BYU 1980Bob Tway Oklahoma State 1981Willie Wood Oklahoma State 1982Brad Faxon Furman 1983John Inman North Carolina 1984Sam Randolph So. California 1985Scott Verplank Oklahoma State 1986Billy Mayfair Arizona State 1987Bob Estes Texas 1988Robert Gamez Arizona 1989Phil Mickelson Arizona State 1990Phil Mickelson Arizona State 1991Phil Mickelson Arizona State 1992David Duval Georgia Tech 1993Justin Leonard Texas 1994Stewart Cink Georgia Tech 1995Tiger Woods Stanford 1996Brad Elder Texas 1997Matt Kuchar Georgia Tech 1998Luke Donald Northwestern 1999Charles Howell Oklahoma State 2000Bryce Molder Georgia Tech 2001Graeme McDowell Ala.-Birmingham 2002Hunter Mahan Oklahoma State 2003Bill Haas Wake Forest 2004Ryan Moore UNLV 2005
