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Justin Suh
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Justin Suh Named To 2018 Ben Hogan Award Watch List
February 15, 2018 | Men's Golf, Features
Trojan junior among 27 collegiate players on initial list.
USC junior Justin Suh, the NCAA's No. 1 golfer with three wins in five starts, is among 27 collegiate golfers named to the 2018 Ben Hogan Award watch list, the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, the Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) announced Wednesday (Feb. 14).
Suh, coming off a win in USC's spring opener at the Amer Ari Invitational, boasts an incredible 67.80 stroke average thanks to 12 rounds under 70 in 15 outings. He is 22-6 vs. the Top 25 this year, 46-7 vs. the top 50 and 84-9 vs. the top 100.
He has posted seven straight rounds under 70 and has been above par in a round only once this season. Suh has 11 straight top 20 finishes dating back to last season, nine of which have been inside the top 9 and 10 in the top 11.
The Ben Hogan Award 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.
The 2018 Ben Hogan Award watch list, as determined by the award's subcommittee, includes: Dawson Armstrong (Lipscomb), Braden Bailey (Baylor), Shintaro Ban (UNLV), Zach Bauchou (Oklahoma State), Chandler Blanchet (West Florida), Brad Dalke (Oklahoma), Harry Ellis (Florida State), Patrick Fishburn (BYU), Steven Fisk (Georgia Southern), Doug Ghim (Texas), Will Gordon (Vanderbilt), Theo Humphrey (Vanderbilt), S.M. Lee (Dalton State), Patrick Martin (Vanderbilt), Dylan Meyer (Illinois), Collin Morikawa (California), Fredrik Nilehn (Texas Tech), Bryson Nimmer (Clemson), Mason Overstreet (Arkansas), Chandler Phillips (Texas A&M), Doc Redman (Clemson), Davis Riley (Alabama), Suh (Southern California), Sahith Theegala (Pepperdine), Braden Thornberry (Ole Miss), Brandon Wu (Stanford) and Norman Xiong (Oregon).
Just seven players (Ghim, Martin, Meyer, Morikawa, Phillips, Redman and Thornberry) are repeat members of the watch list. Meyer finished as a finalist in 2017, while Morikawa was a semifinalist a year ago.
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.
Suh, coming off a win in USC's spring opener at the Amer Ari Invitational, boasts an incredible 67.80 stroke average thanks to 12 rounds under 70 in 15 outings. He is 22-6 vs. the Top 25 this year, 46-7 vs. the top 50 and 84-9 vs. the top 100.
He has posted seven straight rounds under 70 and has been above par in a round only once this season. Suh has 11 straight top 20 finishes dating back to last season, nine of which have been inside the top 9 and 10 in the top 11.
The Ben Hogan Award 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.
The 2018 Ben Hogan Award watch list, as determined by the award's subcommittee, includes: Dawson Armstrong (Lipscomb), Braden Bailey (Baylor), Shintaro Ban (UNLV), Zach Bauchou (Oklahoma State), Chandler Blanchet (West Florida), Brad Dalke (Oklahoma), Harry Ellis (Florida State), Patrick Fishburn (BYU), Steven Fisk (Georgia Southern), Doug Ghim (Texas), Will Gordon (Vanderbilt), Theo Humphrey (Vanderbilt), S.M. Lee (Dalton State), Patrick Martin (Vanderbilt), Dylan Meyer (Illinois), Collin Morikawa (California), Fredrik Nilehn (Texas Tech), Bryson Nimmer (Clemson), Mason Overstreet (Arkansas), Chandler Phillips (Texas A&M), Doc Redman (Clemson), Davis Riley (Alabama), Suh (Southern California), Sahith Theegala (Pepperdine), Braden Thornberry (Ole Miss), Brandon Wu (Stanford) and Norman Xiong (Oregon).
Just seven players (Ghim, Martin, Meyer, Morikawa, Phillips, Redman and Thornberry) are repeat members of the watch list. Meyer finished as a finalist in 2017, while Morikawa was a semifinalist a year ago.
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.
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