Lee Named Finalist for Ben Hogan Award January Golfer of the Month
February 04, 2020 | Men's Golf
SEATTLE β University of Washington senior Henry Lee has been selected as one of three finalists for the Ben Hogan Award January Golfer of the Month honor. He joins Blake Hathcote (St. Mary's) and Sahith Theegala (Pepperdine) as the three players nationally that are up for this month's award.
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As with the Ben Hogan yearly award, results from all college, amateur and professional events are considered and can be weighed in any manner by their voters. The voters include 12 membersΒ ofΒ the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation and FriendsΒ ofΒ Golf, plus three social media votes. The top vote getter on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram will each get one vote, giving the award 15 total votes. Social media voting will be done by liking the respective post on your player from Tuesday's announcement through Thursday at 11 p.m. CT. We will announce theΒ GolferΒ ofΒ theΒ MonthΒ on Friday (Feb. 7).
The Ben Hogan Trophy is awarded to the best collegiate player following the season and the monthly awards were started in August of 2019 to recognize players competing at a high level throughout the season leading into the championship months.Β
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Lee opened the spring campaign with his first outright tournament victory of the year, taking home the Arizona Intercollegiate with a 10-under 203 (69-68-66) following a playoff victory over No. 78 Trevor Werbylo of Arizona, who was competing on his home course.
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Lee never turned in a scorecard over 70 over the three rounds and he saved his best for last going 5-under on a difficult course. Despite going 1-over after his fifth hole during the final 18, Lee responded with an eagle, birdie, birdie. He then added three more birdies to one bogey forcing the playoff in which he won on the first hole.
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The senior previously shared the individual title this season withΒ Noah WoolseyΒ at the Georgetown Intercollegiate. Washington has had three different players win outright or win a share of a tournament title this season in Woolsey (3 wins, two shared), juniorΒ Jan SchneiderΒ (1 shared win) and Lee (2 wins, one shared).
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Washington returns to the course later this month at the Seminole Intercollegiate, Feb. 22-23.
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