Brennan Named to the Fred Haskins Award Watch List Presented by Stifel
9/5/2023 10:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Michael Brennan is named to the Fred Haskins Award Watch List for the second time in his career.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.- Reigning 2023 ACC Individual Champion in Wake Forest senior Michael Brennan has been named to the 2024 Fred Haskins Award Watch List, as announced Tuesday along with award sponsor Stifel.
The Fred Haskins Award has been awarded to the year's most outstanding college golfer since its inception in 1971.
Just a few months prior to being added to the watch list, Brennan won the 2023 ACC Individual Championship at Pinehurst No. 2. Along with that Brennan was named to the 2023 All-ACC and PING All-East Region Teams. Brennan is held in an elite group within Wake Forest golfers being ranked fourth in individual titles. This list includes Bill Haas (10), Gary Hallberg (9), and Curtis Strange (8).
Last season, Brennan made his second PGA Tour appearance and first-ever appearance in a major championship in the U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club. Brennan won his fifth individual title, winning by one stroke at the Southwestern Invitational. During the ACC Championship Semifinal, Brennan provided an important point to help send the Demon Deacons to the Final for the second straight season.
The Leesburg, Va. native goes into the season ranked No. 9 in the initial PGA Tour U rankings for the class of 2024.
In partnership with the World Amateur Golf Ranking, PGA Tour U ranks players based on the last two years of their collegiate careers. Eligible tournaments include NCAA Division I men's team competitions, official PGA Tour tournaments and select DP World Tour events. The ranking period for the Class of 2024 began Week 23/2022 and concludes May 27, 2024, following the final round of stroke play at the NCAA D-I men's national championship.
The No. 1 player in the final PGA Tour U ranking next May will earn Tour membership, while Nos. 2-5 (fully exempt) and Nos. 6-10 (conditional) will earn Korn Ferry Tour membership. Additionally, players Nos. 6-20 will earn fully exempt membership for the North America Swing of PGA Tour Americas.
Wake Forest and the Haskins Award
The Wake Forest men's golf program has a rich history with the Fred Haskins Award as the Demon Deacons are one of just six programs in the nation to have three or more winners of the most outstanding collegiate golfer of the year.
Bill Haas | 2004
At Wake Forest University, Bill Haas was a three-time All-American, four-time all Atlantic Coast Conference, ACC Rookie of the Year and two time ACC Player of the Year. He turned pro in 2004 and has recorded four victories on the PGA Tour, including the 2011 FedEx championship.
Jay Haas | 1975
Jay Haas of Wake Forest won the NCAA individual title in 1974. He celebrated nine victories on the PGA Tour but earned an even greater reputation on the Champions Tour where he has recorded 15 wins, including three Majors. He won the USGA's prestigious Bob Jones Award for sportsmanship in 2006, the same year he was named Champions Tour Player of the Year.
Curtis Strange | 1974
Strange attended Wake Forest University and was a member of the NCAA Championship team with Jay Haas and Bob Byman that Golf World has labeled "the greatest of all time". Considered as one of the leading golfers of the 1980s,(16 of his 17 PGA Tour victories took place in that decade), Strange topped the PGA Tour money list in 1985, 1987 and 1988, when he became the first man to win a million dollars in official money on the Tour in a season. His two majors were the 1988 and 1989 U.S. Opens. He played on five Ryder Cup teams (1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, and 1995) and captained the team in 2002. Strange was inducted into the Golf Hall of Fame on November 12, 2007.
The Fred Haskins Award has been awarded to the year's most outstanding college golfer since its inception in 1971.
Just a few months prior to being added to the watch list, Brennan won the 2023 ACC Individual Championship at Pinehurst No. 2. Along with that Brennan was named to the 2023 All-ACC and PING All-East Region Teams. Brennan is held in an elite group within Wake Forest golfers being ranked fourth in individual titles. This list includes Bill Haas (10), Gary Hallberg (9), and Curtis Strange (8).
Last season, Brennan made his second PGA Tour appearance and first-ever appearance in a major championship in the U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club. Brennan won his fifth individual title, winning by one stroke at the Southwestern Invitational. During the ACC Championship Semifinal, Brennan provided an important point to help send the Demon Deacons to the Final for the second straight season.
The Leesburg, Va. native goes into the season ranked No. 9 in the initial PGA Tour U rankings for the class of 2024.
In partnership with the World Amateur Golf Ranking, PGA Tour U ranks players based on the last two years of their collegiate careers. Eligible tournaments include NCAA Division I men's team competitions, official PGA Tour tournaments and select DP World Tour events. The ranking period for the Class of 2024 began Week 23/2022 and concludes May 27, 2024, following the final round of stroke play at the NCAA D-I men's national championship.
The No. 1 player in the final PGA Tour U ranking next May will earn Tour membership, while Nos. 2-5 (fully exempt) and Nos. 6-10 (conditional) will earn Korn Ferry Tour membership. Additionally, players Nos. 6-20 will earn fully exempt membership for the North America Swing of PGA Tour Americas.
Wake Forest and the Haskins Award
The Wake Forest men's golf program has a rich history with the Fred Haskins Award as the Demon Deacons are one of just six programs in the nation to have three or more winners of the most outstanding collegiate golfer of the year.
Bill Haas | 2004
At Wake Forest University, Bill Haas was a three-time All-American, four-time all Atlantic Coast Conference, ACC Rookie of the Year and two time ACC Player of the Year. He turned pro in 2004 and has recorded four victories on the PGA Tour, including the 2011 FedEx championship.
Jay Haas | 1975
Jay Haas of Wake Forest won the NCAA individual title in 1974. He celebrated nine victories on the PGA Tour but earned an even greater reputation on the Champions Tour where he has recorded 15 wins, including three Majors. He won the USGA's prestigious Bob Jones Award for sportsmanship in 2006, the same year he was named Champions Tour Player of the Year.
Curtis Strange | 1974
Strange attended Wake Forest University and was a member of the NCAA Championship team with Jay Haas and Bob Byman that Golf World has labeled "the greatest of all time". Considered as one of the leading golfers of the 1980s,(16 of his 17 PGA Tour victories took place in that decade), Strange topped the PGA Tour money list in 1985, 1987 and 1988, when he became the first man to win a million dollars in official money on the Tour in a season. His two majors were the 1988 and 1989 U.S. Opens. He played on five Ryder Cup teams (1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, and 1995) and captained the team in 2002. Strange was inducted into the Golf Hall of Fame on November 12, 2007.
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