Mackenzie Named Ben Hogan Award Semifinalist
April 1, 2002
NORMAN, Okla. - Washington sophomore golfer Brock Mackenzie is one of 20 semifinalists for the Ben Hogan Award by the Friends of Golf and Colonial Country Club, in association with the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
The Ben Hogan Award will be presented to the outstanding male college Golfer over the course of the last 12 months at a black-tie dinner Monday, May 13 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The Hogan Award takes into consideration a player's collegiate and amateur record from May 1, 2001 to May 1, 2002.
A list of 10 finalists will be announced on April 16, while the recipient of the award will be announced on Friday, May 3.
The inaugural Ben Hogan Award was presented in 1990 by the Friends of Golf (FOG), to a player exhibiting excellence in academics as well as college golf as selected by the GCAA.
In the summer of 2001, FOG and the GCAA were approached by representatives of Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas wanting to create an award named for Hogan and make the presentation during the week of the MasterCard Colonial PGA Tour event.
While the three parties collaborated on the award, the decision was made To revise the criteria to more accurately reflect the original idea for the Ben Hogan Award. Although the criteria for selection has changed, the 12 past winners will remain as part of the Hogan Award's history.
Additionally, FOG will continue to present the honoree with a replica of The Waterford crystal trophy displayed permanently at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, while Colonial Country Club will present the honoree and his school with a replica of the permanent trophy displayed in the Hogan Room at Colonial.
Ben Hogan Award Semifinalists (listed in alphabetical order) Clint Colbert Sr. Savannah College of Art & Design Brendon de Jonge Jr. Virginia Tech Bill Haas Soph. Wake Forest Kevin Haefner Sr. Auburn Jason Hartwick Soph. Texas Ryan Hybl Soph. Georgia Brock Mackenzie Soph. Washington Hunter Mahan Soph. Oklahoma State Troy Matteson Jr. Georgia Tech Graeme McDowell Jr. Alabama-Birmingham Kris Mikkelsen Sr. Georgia Tech Chris Nallen Soph. Arizona Rob Oppenheim Sr. Rollins College Chez Reavie Soph. Arizona State Steve Sokol Sr. Florida Southern Kevin Stadler Sr. Southern California D.J. Trahan Jr. Clemson Camilo Villegas So. Florida Nick Watney Jr. Fresno State Lee Williamson Sr. PurdueBen Hogan Award Recipients (under previous criteria) 1990 Kevin Wentworth Oklahoma State 1991 Brian Bridges Kent State 1992 Jon Lindquist Gustavus Adolphus College 1993 Marten Olander Alabama 1994 William Blackman Auburn 1995 Trip Kuehne Oklahoma State 1996 Mark Wilson North Carolina 1997 Jeff Fahrenbruch Texas 1998 Jamie Broce Ball State 1999 Steve Friesen Nebraska 2000 Chris James Oklahoma 2001 Wil Collins New Mexico
