Moldovan & Shipley Named to Haskins Award Watch List
2/9/2024 2:00:00 PM | Men's Golf
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A pair of Ohio State golfers – Maxwell Moldovan and Neal Shipley -- have been named to the watch list for the 2024 Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank. The joint announcement was made by the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, the Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
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.
Moldovan is currently ranked No. 7 in the PGA TOUR U Rankings and is the 23rd ranked player in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. The Uniontown, Ohio native under-par in all four events so far this season, posting three Top 20 finishes, including a fourth-place finish at the Hamptons Invitational. Moldovan is averaging 69.50 through 12 rounds and is looking to set the school’s single-season scoring record for the fourth consecutive season.
Shipley is coming off his first collegiate victory, winning the Southwestern Invitational last week in the first event of the spring. Shipley is averaging a team-best 69.00 through the first four events and like Moldovan, he too has finished under-par in all four events this season. In addition to his win, he has posted two other Top 10 finishes. Shipley was the US Amateur Runner-up and will play in both the Masters and US Open this summer.
An esteemed selection committee votes during each stage of the process. The selection committee is comprised of more than 30 leaders in collegiate, amateur and professional golf.
This year’s list of 10 semifinalists, which could include individuals not on the watch list, will be unveiled Friday, April 19. That group will be pared down to three finalists on Thursday, May 2. The finalists will attend a black-tie dinner Monday, May 20, at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, where the winner will be crowned.
The Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank has honored the outstanding amateur collegiate golfer at Colonial Country Club since 2002. Prior to its move to Fort Worth, the original Ben Hogan Trophy, which was awarded based on a different list of criteria, was issued at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles beginning in 1990.
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