Luke Clanton (Florida State Athletics Photo)

Thirty-five of the nation’s most accomplished golfers across college golf have been named to the watch list for the 2025 Ben Hogan Award. The joint announcement was made by the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, the Friends of Golf (FOG), and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).

The Ben Hogan Award annually awards the top men’s NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA, or NJCAA college golfer based on all collegiate, amateur, and professional events over the previous 12 months. The list includes 16 seniors, 10 juniors, and nine sophomores. Nine schools have multiple golfers on the watch list, led by Arizona State and Auburn, with three each.

Several players have past ties to the award, including Koivun, the 2024 Ben Hogan Award recipient, and Sargent, a two-time finalist (2023 and 2024). In addition, Ford was a semifinalist each of the past two years, while Clanton, James, and Summerhays were semifinalists a year ago.

An esteemed selection committee, comprised of more than 30 leaders in collegiate, amateur, and professional golf, votes during each stage of the process.

This year’s list of 10 semifinalists, which could include individuals not on the watch list, will be unveiled Thursday, April 17. That group will be pared down to three finalists on Tuesday, May 6. The finalists will attend a black-tie dinner on Monday, May 19, at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, where the winner will be crowned.

The Ben Hogan Award has honored the outstanding amateur collegiate golfer at Colonial Country Club since 2002. Prior to its move to Fort Worth, the original Ben Hogan Trophy, which was awarded based on a different list of criteria, was issued at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles beginning in 1990.

Over the years, recipients of the Ben Hogan Award have combined to accumulate 85 worldwide victories, including 68 PGA TOUR wins, and have amassed more than $450 million in prize money on the PGA TOUR. Additionally, the group has combined to make 17 Ryder Cup appearances and a dozen in Presidents Cups.

Past recipients are Ludvig Aberg (‘22, ‘23), Ricky Barnes (‘03), Patrick Cantlay (‘12), Matt Every (‘06), Rickie Fowler (‘08), Doug Ghim (‘18), Bill Haas (‘04), Viktor Hovland (‘19), Chris Kirk (‘07), Jackson Koivun (’24), Hunter Mahan (‘03), Maverick McNealy (‘17), Ryan Moore (‘05), John Pak (‘21), Jon Rahm (‘15, ‘16), Patrick Rodgers (‘14), Kyle Stanley (‘09), Nick Taylor (‘10), Sahith Theegala (‘20), D.J. Trahan (‘02), Peter Uihlein (‘11) and Chris Williams (‘13).

Since 2002, the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation has awarded over $1 million 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.

2025 Watch List Candidates

Josele Ballester, Arizona State, Sr., Castellon de la Plana, Spain

Adam Bresnu, Odessa, So., Rabat, Morocco

Jackson Buchanan, Illinois, Sr., Dacula, Ga.

Sungyeop Cho, Colorado Christian, So., Yeoju-si, South Korea

Luke Clanton, Florida State, Jr., Hialeah, Fla.

Dominic Clemons, Alabama, Jr., Cambridge, England

Pablo Ereño, UCLA, Sr., Madrid, Spain

Ethan Fang, Oklahoma State, So., Plano, Texas

David Ford, North Carolina, Sr., Peachtree Corners, Ga.

Josiah Gilbert, Auburn, So., Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Ian Gilligan, Florida, Sr., Reno, Nev.

Drew Goodman, Oklahoma, Sr., Norman, Okla.

Max Herendeen, Illinois, So., Bellevue, Wash.

Ben James, Virginia, Jr., Milford, Conn.

Jackson Koivun, Auburn, So., Chapel Hill, N.C.

Michael La Sasso, Ole Miss, Jr., Raleigh, N.C.

Bryan Lee, Virginia, Jr., Fairfax, Va.

Christiaan Maas, Texas, Jr., Pretoria, South Africa

Ashton McCullouch, Michigan State, Sr., Kingston, Ontario

Jacob Modleski, Notre Dame, So., Noblesville, Ind.

Omar Morales, UCLA, Sr., Puebla, Mexico

Tommy Morrison, Texas, Jr., Dallas, Texas

Sebastian Moss, Louisville, Sr., Pearland, Texas

Jake Peacock, USF, Sr., Milton, Ga.

Gordon Sargent, Vanderbilt, Sr., Birmingham, Ala.

Calum Scott, Texas Tech, Sr., Nairn, Scotland

Lance Simpson, Tennessee, Jr., Knoxville, Tenn.

Preston Summerhays, Arizona State, Sr., Scottsdale, Ariz.

Hiroshi Tai, Georgia Tech, Jr., Singapore, The Republic of Singapore

Cameron Tankersley, Ole Miss, Jr., Dickson, Tenn.

Jack Turner, Florida, So., Orlando, Fla.

Brendan Valdes, Auburn, Sr., Orlando, Fla.

Jackson Van Paris, Vanderbilt, Sr., Pinehurst, N.C.

Kieron Van Wyk, Charleston, Sr., Ruimsig, South Africa

Connor Williams, Arizona State, So., Escondido, Calif.