Fisk Named to Ben Hogan Award Watch List

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Fisk Named to Ben Hogan Award Watch List The junior begins his spring season Saturday at the Gator Invitational. Marc Gignac Men's Golf Posted: 2/14/2018 1:10:00 PM FORT WORTH, Texas – Georgia Southern junior Steven Fisk has been named to the Ben Hogan Award Watch List, it was announced today by the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, the Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).

The Ben Hogan Award, presented by Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), is issued annually to the top men's NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer taking into account all collegiate and amateur competitions during a 12-month period from June to May. The Ben Hogan Award Selection Committee, which votes during each stage of the process, is comprised of leaders in collegiate, amateur and professional golf. Twenty-seven collegiate golfers have been named to the watch list.

Fisk, who is ranked third in the country by Golfstat and Golfweek, became the 13th player in college golf history to shoot 60, reaching the mark in the second round of the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational in October, and he narrowly missed a 16-footer for birdie on his final hole for 59. His 60 was a school and course record, and he followed that round with a 67 to shoot under par in every round last fall.

Ranked third in the latest Arnold Cup Ranking, Fisk finished in the top-3 in his last three outings, two straight wins and a tie for third in Hawaii, and has scored par or better on 103 of his last 108 holes. He posted a 67.58 scoring average, placed in the top-6 in all four fall tournaments and was named Sun Belt Golfer of the Week twice.

The list of 10 semifinalists, which could include individuals not on the watch list, will be unveiled on Wednesday, April 11. On Wednesday, May 2, that group will be pared down to three finalists. The finalists will attend a black-tie dinner at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday, May 21, prior to the start of the annual PGA TOUR stop at Colonial, where the winner will be crowned.

The Ben Hogan Trophy was first issued in 1990 and also included academic achievement in its original list of standards. In 2002, the Ben Hogan Award moved to Fort Worth, Texas, and revised its criteria to its current standard of honoring the outstanding amateur collegiate golfer.

Winners of the Ben Hogan Award include seven golfers currently ranked in the top 100 in the Official World Gold Rankings—Jon Rahm, Rickie Fowler, Patrick Cantlay, Kyle Stanley, Peter Uihlein, Bill Haas and Ryan Moore. Other recipients include: Ricky Barnes, Matt Every, Chris Kirk, Hunter Mahan, Maverick McNealy, Patrick Rodgers, Nick Taylor, D.J. Trahan and Chris Williams.

To find the latest information on The Ben Hogan Award, its candidates and its previous winners, visit TheBenHoganAward.org and follow @BenHoganAward on Twitter. Georgia Southern begins the spring season at the Gator Invitational Feb. 17-18, at Mark Bostick Golf Course in Gainesville, Fla.

Ben Hogan Award Watch List Candidates Dawson Armstrong, Lipscomb, Sr., Brentwood, Tenn. Braden Bailey, Baylor, Jr., Groves, Texas Shintaro Ban, UNLV, Sr., San Jose, Calif. Zach Bauchou, Oklahoma State, Jr., Forest, Va. Chandler Blanchet, West Florida, Sr., Gainesville, Fla. Brad Dalke, Oklahoma, Jr., Norman, Okla. Harry Ellis, Florida State, Sr., Southampton, England Patrick Fishburn, BYU, Sr., Ogden, Utah Steven Fisk, Georgia Southern, Jr., Stockbridge, Ga. Doug Ghim, Texas, Sr., Arlington Heights, Ill. Will Gordon, Vanderbilt, Jr., Davidson, N.C. Theo Humphrey, Vanderbilt, Sr., Greenwich, Conn. S.M. Lee, Dalton State, So., Buford, Ga. Patrick Martin, Vanderbilt, Jr., Birmingham, Ala. Dylan Meyer, Illinois, Sr., Evansville, Ind. Collin Morikawa, California, Jr., La Canada Flintridge, Calif. Fredrik Nilehn, Texas Tech, Sr., Goteborg, Sweden Bryson Nimmer, Clemson, Jr., Bluffton, S.C. Mason Overstreet, Arkansas, So., Kingfisher, Okla. Chandler Phillips, Texas A&M, Jr., Huntsville, Texas Doc Redman, Clemson, So., Raleigh, N.C. Davis Riley, Alabama, Jr., Hattiesburg, Miss. Justin Suh, Southern California, Jr., San Jose, Calif. Sahith Theegala, Pepperdine, Jr., Chino Hills, Calif. Braden Thornberry, Ole Miss, Jr., Olive Branch, Miss. Brandon Wu, Stanford, Jr., Danville, Calif. Norman Xiong, Oregon, So., Canyon Lake, Calif.

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