The Flats – Georgia Tech Christ LamprechtThe world's top-ranked amateur player is one of the nation's 10 most accomplished collegiate golfers at any level selected as a semifinalist for the 2023 Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank. . The joint announcement was made Wednesday by the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
The Ben Hogan Award, presented annually by PNC Bank, recognizes the top college golfer in the men's NCAA Division I, II, or III, NAIA or NJCAA based on all collegiate, amateur, and professional events over the past 12 months. I'll give you an award.
The 2024 Ben Hogan Award semifinalists, as determined by a vote of the award's selection committee, include Luke Clanton (Florida State), Wen-Yi Ding (Arizona State), David Ford (North Carolina State); Also included are Nick Gabrelsyk (North Florida) and Ben James (Virginia). , Jackson Koibun (Auburn), Gordon Sargent (Vanderbilt), Preston Summerhays (Arizona State), and Michael Thorbjornsen (Stanford).
Last year, Lamprecht won the Amateur Championship, finished as a low amateur at the British Open Championship, rose to the top spot in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, and earned exemptions to the Masters Tournament and the U.S. Open. He also represented his native South Africa at the Arnold Palmer Cup and the World Amateur Team Championship.
The 6-foot-8 senior won two collegiate events in the fall: the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational and the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational. Since then, he has earned his three additional top-10 finishes and the latest scoreboard ranks him No. 6 in his NCAA Golf Rankings.
Christo Lamprecht has two collegiate events and is ranked No. 6 in Scoreboard's NCAA Golf Rankings.
The 2024 semifinalists include three fourth-year students, three third-year students, two sophomores, and two freshmen. The four conferences have semifinalists led by the ACC, which has four award winners. Other representative leagues are the Pac-12 (3 leagues), SEC (2 leagues), and ASUN (1 league).
Sargent and Thorbjornsen were two of three finalists for last year's Ben Hogan Award, with Ford (2023), Gabrelsik (2021, 2023) and Lamprecht (2023) all former semifinalists. I am a person. Arizona State is the only school with multiple semifinalists (Ding, Summer Hayes).
The three finalists selected from this list of 10 golfers will be named on Tuesday, May 7th. The finalists will attend a black tie dinner on Monday, May 20th at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, where the winner will be crowned. Charles Schwab Challenge Week begins.
The Ben Hogan Award, presented by PNC Bank, has recognized outstanding amateur college golfers at Colonial Country Club since 2002. The original Ben He Hogan Trophy, which is awarded based on a different list of criteria, was founded in 1990 at Bel Air Country Club in Los Angeles, before the move to Fort Worth.
The recipient of the Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank has amassed 85 world victories, including 64 on the PGA Tour, and more than $395 million in prize money on the PGA Tour. In addition, this group has appeared in the Ryder Cup 17 times and the Presidents Cup 12 times.
Past recipients include Ludwig Oberg ('22, '23), Ricky Burns ('03), Patrick Cantlay ('12), Matt Every ('06), Rickie Fowler ('08), Doug Jim ('18), Bill Haas. ('04), Viktor Hovland ('19), Chris Kirk ('07), Hunter Mahan ('03), Maverick McNeely ('17), Ryan Moore ('05), John Pack ( '21), Jon Rahm ('15, '16), Patrick Rodgers ('14), Kyle Stanley ('09), Nick Taylor ('10), Sahit Segala ('20), DJ Trahan ( '02), Peter Uihlein ('11), Chris Williams ('13).
Since 2002, the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation has awarded more than $875,000 in scholarships to more than 30 colleges. For more information about the Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank, visit TheBenHoganAward.org and follow @BenHoganAward on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Lamprecht remains the world's top-ranked amateur after winning the Amateur Championship and earning Low Amateur honors as part of the British Open Championship. (Photo courtesy of R&A)
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