Feb. 20, 2008
LAS VEGAS - For the second straight year, UNLV junior golfer Seung-Su Han has been included on The Ben Hogan Award watch list, which was announced Wednesday in Norman, Okla., by Chesepeake Energy, in association with Colonial Country Club, The Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
The most prestigious award in men's college golf, The Hogan 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.
Returning PING First-Team All-America selections Billy Horschel of Florida, Southern California's Jamie Lovemark and Kyle Stanley of Clemson, British Amateur champion Drew Weaver of Virginia Tech and Walker Cup participants Rickie Fowler of Oklahoma State and Wake Forest's Webb Simpson highlight the list.
Others on the 24-player watch list include Florida State's Jonas Blixt, Ryan Brehm of Michigan State, UCLA's Kevin Chappell and Lucas Lee, Jonas Enander Hedin and Stefan Wiedergruen of Charlotte, Georgia's Harris English and Brian Harman, Derek Fathauer of Louisville, Stanford's Rob Grube, Chesson Hadley and Cameron Tringale of Georgia Tech, UNLV's Han, Mark Harrell and Michael Thompson of Alabama, Minnesota's Clayton Rask, Joel Sjoholm of Georgia State and Sonoma State's Jarin Todd.
The Hogan Award semifinalists will be announced April 16. Three finalists named on May 7 will be invited to Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, for the Hogan Award presentation on the evening of May 18. The 1964 U.S. Open winner and former CBS golf analyst Ken Venturi will be the keynote speaker.
Han also was named to the watch list for the 2007 award. Former UNLV golfer Ryan Moore was the 2005 Hogan Award winner, which marked the first time a UNLV golfer was named the national player of the year. In 2006, UNLV's Andres Gonzales was a semifinalist for the award.
2008 The Ben Hogan Award Watch List (in alphabetical order)
Jonas Blixt, Florida StateRyan Brehm, Michigan StateKevin Chappell, UCLAJonas Enander Hedin, CharlotteHarris English, GeorgiaDerek Fathauer, LouisvilleRickie Fowler, Oklahoma StateRob Grube, StanfordChesson Hadley, Georgia TechSeung-Su Han, UNLVBrian Harman, GeorgiaMark Harrell, AlabamaBilly Horschel, FloridaLucas Lee, UCLAJamie Lovemark, Southern CaliforniaClayton Rask, MinnesotaWebb Simpson, Wake ForestJoel Sjoholm, Georgia StateKyle Stanley, ClemsonMichael Thompson, AlabamaJarin Todd, Sonoma StateCameron Tringale, Georgia TechDrew Weaver, Virginia TechStefan Wiedergruen, Charlotte
