NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Ben Hogan Award committee, Friends of Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America announced Monday that Vanderbilt’s Gordon Sargent is one of 10 semifinalists for the 2023 Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank.
Sargent, the reigning NCAA national champion and all-time leader in career wins at Vandy, is fresh off an individual title at the Mason Rudolph Championship—his sixth as a Commodore. He also competed at the Masters Tournament earlier this month and won individual titles at the East Lake Cup and John Hayt Invitational this season.
The other nine contenders along with Sargent are Ludvig Aberg of Texas Tech, Texas A&M’s Sam Bennett, Adrien Dumont de Chassart of Illinois, North Carolina’s David Ford, Nick Gabrelcik of North Florida, North Carolina’s Austin Greaser, Christo Lamprecht of Georgia Tech, Pepperdine’s William Mouw and Stanford’s Michael Thorbjornsen.
The Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank 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.
On May 4, the 10 semifinalists will be pared down to three finalists. The finalists will attend a black-tie dinner May 22 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, where the winner will be crowned. The winner will receive an exemption into the PGA TOUR’s 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge, played annually at Colonial.
The award’s selection committee, which votes during each stage of the process, is made up of nearly three dozen leaders and experts in professional, amateur and collegiate golf both domestically and internationally. In addition, past recipients will be eligible to vote on the final ballot.
2023 Ben Hogan Award Semifinalists
Ludvig Aberg, Texas Tech, Sr., Eslov, Sweden
Sam Bennett, Texas A&M, Sr., Madisonville, Texas
Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Illinois, Sr., Villers la Ville, Belgium
David Ford, North Carolina, So., Peachtree Corners, Georgia
Nick Gabrelcik, North Florida, Jr., Trinity, Florida
Austin Greaser, North Carolina, Sr., Vandalia, Ohio
Christo Lamprecht, Georgia Tech, Jr., George, Western Cape, South Africa
William Mouw, Pepperdine, Sr., Chino, California
Gordon Sargent, Vanderbilt, So., Birmingham, Alabama
Michael Thorbjornsen, Stanford, Jr., Wellesley, Massachusetts
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