The fall season in college golf is winding to a close, which means it’s time to recognize players who set themselves apart as frontrunners in men’s college golf over the past two and a half months.
The Haskins Award presented by Stifel honors the player of the year in men’s college golf, as selected by college golfers, coaches and members of the college golf media. The players are listed alphabetically. Players on the Haskins Award Watch List were selected by a panel of Golfweek and Golf Channel reporters.
Here’s a look at the 20 players on the Haskins Award final fall watch list.
Alabama’s Nick Dunlap. (Photo: Alabama Athletics)
The U.S. Amateur champion has played brilliantly this fall. In addition to appearances at the Walker Cup and World Amateur Team Championships, Dunlap won the SEC Fall Preview, finished second at the Hamptons and T-8 at Olympia Fields.
East Tennessee State’s Mats Ege. (Photo: ETSU Athletics)
Ege, the first of two ETSU golfers on the list, won the Bank of Tennessee Collegiate. He also finished T-4 at the Windon, T-5 at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate and had a runner-up finish at the Ka’anapali Classic in Hawaii.
North Carolina’s David Ford. (Photo: UNC Athletics)
Ford won the Williams Cup in addition to a T-5 at the Ben Hogan Collegiate and T-2 at the East Lake Cup. He also was on the Walker Cup and World Amateur Team Championship squads.
Maxwell Ford hits an approach shot on hole five during the round of 32 of the 2023 U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills C.C. in Cherry Hills Village, Colo. on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. (Kathryn Riley/USGA)
Ford finished runner-up at the Fighting Illini Invitational and T-2 at the East Lake Cup, tying with his twin brother David. He has another top-10 and a pair of top-20 finishes, as well.
TCU’s Gustav Frimodt. (Photo: TCU Athletics)
Frimodt finished T-2 at the Valero Texas Collegiate, ninth at the Tucker Intercollegiate and participated in the World Amateur Team Championship.
Nick Gabrelcik watches his tee shot on hole eight during the round of 64 of the 2023 U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills C.C. in Cherry Hills Village, Colo. on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. (Chris Keane/USGA)
In addition to being on the U.S. Walker Cup team, Gabrelcik has a solo second, a T-2, T-7 and a 14th-place finish this fall.
Connor Gaunt watches his tee shot on hole 15 during the round of 16 of the 2023 U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills C.C. in Cherry Hills Village, Colo. on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Gaunt has finished inside the top five four times this fall, coming at the Stephens Cup (T-3), Everett Buick GMC Classic (T-3), Valero Texas Collegiate (T-4) and Golfweek Collegiate Kickoff (T-5).
Kentucky’s Alex Goff. (Photo: Kentucky Athletics)
Goff has three second-place finishes, coming at the Blessings Collegiate. Folds of Honor Collegiate and Steelwood Collegiate Invitational.
Petr Hruby of the Czech Republic strikes the ball from a bunker to the 13th green during the 2023 World Amateur Team Championships – Eisenhower Trophy at Abu Dhabi Golf Club on October 21, 2023 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Martin Dokoupil/Getty Images)
Hruby finished second at the Husky Invitational, T-5 at the Sahalee Players and T-6 at the Blessings Collegiate.
East Tennessee State’s Algot Kleen. (Photo: ETSU Athletics)
The second ETSU golfer on the preseason list, Kleen won the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate while placing second at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate and ninth at the Windon Memorial.
Oklahoma’s Luke Kluver. (Photo: OU Athletics)
Kluver shot the fifth-best 54-hole score in school history to win the Ka’anapali Classic in Hawaii. He also finished T-5 at the Valero Texas Collegiate and sixth at the Husky Invitational.
Jackson Koivun hits his second shot on hole two during the quarterfinals of the 2023 U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills C.C. in Cherry Hills Village, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. (Kathryn Riley/USGA)
The freshman is off to a stellar start in his college career. He finished second at the Fallen Oaks Collegiate, T-2 at the Mirabel Intercollegiate and T-6 at the SEC Fall Preview.
Christo Lamprecht of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets plays a tee shot on the first hole during the NCAA Men’s Golf Division I Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club on May 31, 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Lamprecht has two victories this fall, coming at the Fighting Illini Invitational and the Ben Hogan Collegiate, in addition to a T-8 at the East Lake Cup.
Louisville’s Sebastian Moss. (Photo: Louisville Athletics)
Moss won the Bearcat Invitational and the Rod Myers Invitational. He also has two more top-10 finishes at the Williams Cup and Notre Dame Invitational.
Matthew Riedel, Vanderbilt. 2023 Cabo Collegiate, Third Round. Twin Dolphin Golf Club, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, March 7 2023. (Photo: Darren Carroll, Cabo Collegiate)
Riedel has three top-10 finishes, including a T-5 at the Valero Texas Collegiate.
Gordon Sargent of the United States of America plays his tee shot at the 10th hole during practice round at the 2023 World Amateur Team Championship at Abu Dhabi Golf Club in Abu Dhabi, UAE on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. (Copyright USGA/Steven Gibbons)
Sargent finished second at the SEC Fall Preview and T-3 at the Ben Hogan Collegiate while also playing on the Walker Cup team and the World Amateur Team Championship.
Cole Sherwood hits his tee shot on hole 18 during the first round of stroke play of the 2023 U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills C.C. in Cherry Hills Village, Colo. on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. (Kathryn Riley/USGA)
Sherwood won the Ben Hogan Collegiate while placing second at the St. Andrews Links Collegiate and T-6 at the SEC Fall Preview.
Middle Tennessee State’s Owen Stamper. (Photo: MTSU Athletics)
Stamper won the Argent Financial Classic, tied for second at the Badger Invitational and has a T-5 finish at the Bearcat Invitational.
Preston Summerhays plays a shot on the seventh hole during the first round of the 2023 World Wide Technology Championship at El Cardonal at Diamante in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. (Photo: Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
Summerhays won the Sahalee Players and finished T-14 at the Ben Hogan Collegiate and T-13 at the Williams Cup.
Brendan Valdes watches his tee shot on hole two during the round of 64 of the 2023 U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills C.C. in Cherry Hills Village, Colo. on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Valdes has finished in the top eight in every start, including a solo third at the SEC Fall Preview and a T-6 at the Williams Cup.
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