As the fall season winds to a close, it’s time to recognize players who set themselves apart as frontrunners in men’s college golf over the past two and a half months.
Gordon Sargent, who won the NCAA individual title as a freshman at Vanderbilt last season, has started strong in his sophomore campaign, but there’s plenty of other golfers who are off to strong starts, too.
The Haskins Award honors the player of the year in college men’s golf, as selected by college golfers, coaches and members of the college golf media. The players are listed alphabetically. Players on the Haskins Award Watch List were selected by a panel of Golfweek and Golf Channel reporters.
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Ludvig Aberg after winning the 2022 Ben Hogan Award in Fort Worth, Texas on May 23, 2022. (Photo: Sharon Ellman)
Aberg knows how to win big awards, so it’s no shock to see him on this list. So far this season, he has recorded a third-place finish at the Frederica Cup, a T-5 at the Inverness Intercollegiate and a T-8 at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invite.
Cole Anderson at the 2022 Folds of Honor Collegiate at American Dunes Golf Club in Grand Haven, Michigan. (Photo: Alex Gelman/GCAA/AGSN)
Anderson’s worst finish in four tournaments came at the Stephens Cup, which was a T-13. He finished second at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate, T-6 at the Fighting Illini Invitational and T-8 at the Folds of Honor Collegiate.
Jonas Baumgartner of Germany plays his tee shot on the ninth hole during Day Three of the 2022 World Amateur Team Golf Championships – Eisenhower Trophy competition at Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Breteche on September 2, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images)
Baumgartner’s best finish came at the Stephens Cup, where he finished runner-up. He also has a T-15 at the Fighting Illini Invitational and a T-15 at the Ben Hogan Collegiate.
Canon Claycomb, Alabama (Photo by Ross Obley)
Claycomb is no stranger to success. He won the Rod Meyers Invitational and also placed eighth at the Fighting Illini Invitational.
One of the preseason favorites has lived up to the hype. Dumont de Chassart has finished T-2, T-3 and T-14 in his first three starts.
UNLV golfer Caden Fioroni. (Photo: UNLV Athletics)
Fioroni started his season with a T-17 at the Maui Jim, and since then,…
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