BOULDER — Mid-week musings about the University of Colorado men’s golf team:
McDermott Finalist For Ben Hogan Player of the Month Honor
University of Colorado sophomore Dylan McDermott is one of three finalists for the Ben Hogan Award’s September Golfer of the Month honor, the award committee announced Wednesday.
McDermott, from Granite Bay, Calif., lead the team in stroke average with a 69.67 mark, with five top 16 finishes, three of which were top 10 efforts in September. The highlight was a win at the Fighting Irish Classic where he set a school record with a 54-hole score of 200 (-10). McDermott also took ninth at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invite (213, -3) and tied for 10th at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate (213, -3). For the month, he owned a 69.56 scoring average, with seven subpar rounds (four in the 60s), on even and just one over par (a 1-over 73).
The other two finalists are Alabama’s Canon Claycomb and Stanford’s Michael Thorbjornsen, who was the Pac-12 Conference’s September player of the month. Vote here: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1582782712015818756 (click like).
The Ben Hogan Award’s monthly honor counts any college, amateur or professional event completed during the month. Fifteen total ballots are eligible to be cast, with 12 coming from members of the Ben Hogan Award committee and Friends of Golf and three social media fan ballots. Those votes are issued to the top vote getter on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, with the contests open through Friday at noon (CT). The winner of the monthly award will be named Friday afternoon.
The Ben Hogan Award is given annually to the top men’s college golfer taking into account all collegiate and amateur competitions over the previous 12 months. The Ben Hogan Trophy was first issued by the Friends of Golf at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles in 1990. In 2002, the award moved to Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, and revised its criteria to its current standard of honoring the outstanding amateur and collegiate golfer.
Hughes Paces Buffaloes At DU’s TPC Colorado Event
Three Buffaloes competed as individuals this week in the University of Denver’s TPC Colorado at Heron Lakes. Sophomore Jack Hughes led the CU threesome with a 4-over par 220 score (71-75-74), tying…
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