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Fitzpatrick Named Semifinalist for Ben Hogan Award
4/22/2021 2:00:00 PM | Men's Golf
FORT WORTH, Texas – The Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, Friends of Golf (FOG) and Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) have announced the 10 semifinalists for the 2021 Ben Hogan Award. The semifinalist group is comprised of two seniors, four juniors, two sophomores and one freshman.
Wake Forest men's golfer Alex Fitzpatrick is one of the four juniors named to the list. He currently leads the Demon Deacons with a 70.27 stroke average. He earned his first collegiate win this spring at the Valspar Collegiate with a 12-under score of 201 and won an amateur event at the Golf Club of Georgia in October. He also competed for the winning Team International at the 2020 Arnold Palmer Cup and is a committee selection for Team International at the 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup.
The Ben Hogan Award is issued annually in June to the top men's NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer considering all collegiate and amateur competitions during the past 12-month period. The award's selection committee, which votes during each stage of the process, is made up of more than two dozen leaders and experts in professional, amateur and collegiate golf.
On Thursday, May 13, the group of semifinalists will be pared down to three finalists. The three finalists will travel to Fort Worth, Texas, to attend a luncheon at Colonial Country Club on Friday, June 4, where the winner will be crowned.
Notable semifinalists over the years include Jonas Blixt (Florida State), Bud Cauley (Alabama), Kevin Chappell (UCLA), Bryson DeChambeau (SMU), Harris English (Georgia), Russell Henley (Georgia), Beau Hossler (Texas), Dustin Johnson (Coastal Carolina), Michael Kim (California), Cheng-Tsung Pan (Washington), Patrick Reed (Augusta State), Webb Simpson (Wake Forest), Justin Thomas (Alabama), Michael Thompson (Alabama), Camilo Villegas (Florida), Nick Watney (Fresno State) and Will Zalatoris (Wake Forest).
Since 2002, the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation has awarded over $825,000 in scholarships to more than 30 universities. For more information on the Ben Hogan Award, visit TheBenHoganAward.org and follow @BenHoganAward on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
2021 Ben Hogan Award Semifinalists
Ludvig Aberg, Texas Tech, So., Eslov, Sweden
Sam Bennett, Texas A&M, Jr., Madisonville, Texas
Pierceson Coody, Texas, Jr., Plano, Texas
Alex Fitzpatrick, Wake Forest, Jr., Sheffield, England
Nick Gabrelcik, North Florida, Fr., Trinity, Fla.
Mac Meissner, SMU, Jr., San Antonio, Texas
John Pak, Florida State, Jr., Scotch Plains, N.J.
David Puig, Arizona State, So., La Garriga, Spain
Garett Reband, Oklahoma, Sr., Fort Worth, Texas
Davis Thompson, Georgia, Sr., Auburn, Ala.
Wake Forest men's golfer Alex Fitzpatrick is one of the four juniors named to the list. He currently leads the Demon Deacons with a 70.27 stroke average. He earned his first collegiate win this spring at the Valspar Collegiate with a 12-under score of 201 and won an amateur event at the Golf Club of Georgia in October. He also competed for the winning Team International at the 2020 Arnold Palmer Cup and is a committee selection for Team International at the 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup.
The Ben Hogan Award is issued annually in June to the top men's NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer considering all collegiate and amateur competitions during the past 12-month period. The award's selection committee, which votes during each stage of the process, is made up of more than two dozen leaders and experts in professional, amateur and collegiate golf.
On Thursday, May 13, the group of semifinalists will be pared down to three finalists. The three finalists will travel to Fort Worth, Texas, to attend a luncheon at Colonial Country Club on Friday, June 4, where the winner will be crowned.
Notable semifinalists over the years include Jonas Blixt (Florida State), Bud Cauley (Alabama), Kevin Chappell (UCLA), Bryson DeChambeau (SMU), Harris English (Georgia), Russell Henley (Georgia), Beau Hossler (Texas), Dustin Johnson (Coastal Carolina), Michael Kim (California), Cheng-Tsung Pan (Washington), Patrick Reed (Augusta State), Webb Simpson (Wake Forest), Justin Thomas (Alabama), Michael Thompson (Alabama), Camilo Villegas (Florida), Nick Watney (Fresno State) and Will Zalatoris (Wake Forest).
Since 2002, the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation has awarded over $825,000 in scholarships to more than 30 universities. For more information on the Ben Hogan Award, visit TheBenHoganAward.org and follow @BenHoganAward on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
2021 Ben Hogan Award Semifinalists
Ludvig Aberg, Texas Tech, So., Eslov, Sweden
Sam Bennett, Texas A&M, Jr., Madisonville, Texas
Pierceson Coody, Texas, Jr., Plano, Texas
Alex Fitzpatrick, Wake Forest, Jr., Sheffield, England
Nick Gabrelcik, North Florida, Fr., Trinity, Fla.
Mac Meissner, SMU, Jr., San Antonio, Texas
John Pak, Florida State, Jr., Scotch Plains, N.J.
David Puig, Arizona State, So., La Garriga, Spain
Garett Reband, Oklahoma, Sr., Fort Worth, Texas
Davis Thompson, Georgia, Sr., Auburn, Ala.
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