Columbus, GA – Preston Summerhays and Josele Ballester were nominated to the Haskins Award Watch List announced by Golf Channel on Wednesday. This is the third year in a row that Summerhays has made the list while Ballester has been on it the last two seasons.
ABOUT THE AWARD
Beginning in 1971, the Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel is annually given to the top male U.S. collegiate golfer as voted on by only college golfers, coaches and members of the golf media. Past winners of the Haskins Award presented by Stifel have captured 33 major championships and more than 400 professional tournaments around the world. Named in honor of Fred Haskins, the award is managed by the Haskins Foundation to acknowledge the top male golfer at the end of the season and to match the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel, which acknowledges the top female Division I collegiate golfer.
PGA TOUR U PRESEASON RANKINGS
PGA TOUR University announced the preseason ranking for the Class of 2025, and Sun Devil Preston Summerhays is ranked No. 1 on the list of rising seniors eligible for PGA TOUR University in 2024-25. A four-time collegiate winner since arriving to campus, Summerhays has made 12 career starts in PGA TOUR sanctioned events. The two-time PING GCAA All-American started 2023-24 with a win in the 72-player field at the Sahalee Players Championship in September before becoming the first Sun Devil since Jon Rahm to win the Thunderbird Collegiate for a second consecutive season in April.
JOSELE BALLESTER WINS U.S. AMATEUR
Phil Mickelson. Billy Mayfair. Jeff Quinney. You can add Josele Ballester to the list of Sun Devils to win the most coveted amateur trophy in golf as he won the 124th U.S. Amateur Sunday afternoon 2-up over Iowa’s Noah Kent. He did it on his 21st birthday at Hazeltine in the 36-hole match. He was the only top 10 world amateur to reach the round of 16, as he took the lead on the second hole and never looked back. He joins Sun Devil Jon Rahm as the only players from Spain to win a USGA tournament, as Rahm won the U.S. Open in 2021. Ballester gained exemptions for the British Open, Masters and the U.S. Open next year. Ballester trailed at some point in each of his last three matches but never trailed in the final. He went 3 up after four holes after two early birdies and had a 4-up lead at the break.
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