Trio from No. 4 Men’s Golf named to Ben Hogan Award Watch List

FORT WORTH, Texas — University of Texas Men's Golf seniors Christiaan Maas and Tommy Morrison and sophomore Daniel Bennett have been named to the Ben Hogan Award presented by Baird Watch List, the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation announced Wednesday. Texas, Arizona State, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech are the only schools to have three players represented on the watch list for the annual award which honors the top men's collegiate golfer based on all collegiate, amateur and professional events over the previous 12 months.

Bennett, No. 14 in the latest World Amateur Golf Ranking (Jan. 28), has registered a 71.05 scoring average over his first six stroke-play tournaments this season. He boasts three top-eight individual finishes, including a pair of runner-up performances at the Sahalee Players Championship and The Williams Cup. Ten of his 18 rounds this season have been par or better, including four rounds in the 60s.

Maas, No. 4 in the latest World Amateur Golf Ranking (Jan. 28) and No. 2 in the latest PGA TOUR University ranking (Jan. 28), has recorded a 71.47 scoring average over his first five stroke-play tournaments this season. He boasts three top-six individual finishes, including a runner-up effort at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational. Eight of his 15 rounds this season have been par or better, including three rounds in the 60s. Maas claimed low amateur honors with his tie for 10th-place finish at the DP World Tour's Hero Dubai Desert Classic (Dubai, UAE) on Jan. 22-25, as he posted a 72-hole score of 6-under 282 (70-71-69-72).

Morrison, No. 10 in the latest World Amateur Golf Ranking (Jan. 28) and No. 4 in the latest PGA TOUR University ranking (Jan. 28), has registered a team-best 70.47 scoring average over his first five stroke-play tournaments this season. He boasts three top-eight individual finishes, including a season-best fourth-place showing at the Arizona N.I.T. that concluded on Tuesday. Ten of his 15 rounds this season have been par or better, including four rounds in the 60s.

This year's list of 10 semifinalists, which could include individuals not on the watch list, will be unveiled on Thursday, April 16. That group will be paired down to three finalists on Tuesday, May 12. The finalists will attend a black-tie dinner on Memorial Day (Monday, May 25) at the TCU Legends Club in Fort Worth, Texas, where the winner will be crowned. An esteemed international selection committee, comprised of 40 leaders in collegiate, amateur and professional golf, votes during each state of the process.

The Ben Hogan Award has honored the outstanding amateur collegiate golfer at Colonial Country Club since 2002. This year marks the 25th anniversary in Fort Worth. The original Ben Hogan Trophy, which utilized a different set of criteria, was issued by the Friends of Golf (FOG) at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles beginning in 1990.

2026 Ben Hogan Award Watch List (alphabetical order)

Player	School
Daniel Bennett	TEXAS
Adam Bresnu	Texas Tech
Mahanth Chirravuri	Pepperdine
John Daly II	Arkansas
Ethan Fang	Oklahoma State
Josiah Gilbert	Auburn
Connor Graham	Texas Tech
Max Herendeen	Illinois
Filip Jakubcik	Arizona
Ben James	Virginia
William Jennings	Alabama
Bryan Kim	Duke
Jackson Koivun	Auburn
Fifa Laopakdee	Arizona State
Bryan Lee	Virginia
Eric Lee	Oklahoma State
Christiaan Maas	TEXAS
Jonathan McEwen	Washington & Lee
Michael Mjaaseth	Arizona State
Jacob Modleski	Notre Dame
Tommy Morrison	TEXAS
Gabriel Palacios	Utah
Luke Poulter	Florida
Niall Sheils Donegan	North Carolina
Will Sides	SMU
Lance Simpson	Tennessee
Preston Stout	Oklahoma State
Jase Summy	Oklahoma
Daniel Svard	Northwestern
Arni Sveinsson	LSU
Cameron Tankersley	Ole Miss
Tyler Weaver	Florida State
Tim Wiedemeyer	Texas Tech
Connor Williams	Arizona State
Wells Williams	Vanderbilt

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Trio from No. 4 Men’s Golf named to Ben Hogan Award Watch List

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