April 7, 2004
The Friends of Golf (FOG) and Colonial Country Club, in cooperation with Bank of America and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA), have announced that Sun Devils Chez Reavie and Alejandro Canizares are on the watch list for the 2004 Ben Hogan Award, presented annually to the top men's NCAA Division I, II or III or NAIA golfer.
Taking into account all collegiate and amateur competitions during the last 12 months, the watch list includes 34 golfers, including Ca?izares, the Outback Steakhouse Arnold Palmer Award winner, Chico State's J.J. Jakovac and 2003 first-team PING All-America selections Dustin Bray of North Carolina, Wake Forest's Bill Haas, Brock Mackenzie of Washington and Arizona's Chris Nallen.
Canizares, the 2003 NCAA Champion, has a 71.55 stroke average in ten events this year. He set an ASU freshman record with a 71.65 stroke average in 2002-2003 and has six top-10 finishes this year.
Reavie, the 2001 U.S.G.A. Public Links Champion, has six top-10 finishes in 10 events and has a 71.17 stroke average this year.
Both Reavie and Canizares have posted stroke averages among the best in the past 18 years (1987-2004). Reavie's 71.17 average is currently the sixth-best in that time, while Canizares' 71.55 is ninth.
ASU MEN'S GOLF SCORING AVERAGES (1987-2004) Rk. Name, Events Year Stroke Average 1. Paul Casey, 10 1999-2000 69.87 2. Phil Mickelson, 12 1991-92 69.95 3. Phil Mickelson, 11 1990-91 70.08 4. Billy Mayfair, 13 1986-87 70.59 5. Phil Mickelson, 14 1989-90 70.82 6. Chez Reavie, 10 2003-04 71.17 7. Chris Hanell, 13 1996-97 71.44 8. Matt Jones, 12 2000-01 71.46 9. Alejandro Canizares, 10 2003-04 71.55 10. Alejandro Canizares, 8 2002-03 71.65 11. Todd Demsey, 12 1992-93 71.70 12. Chris Stutts, 16 1993-94 71.82 13. Matt Jones, 12 1999-2000 71.86
"The depth in college golf this year is reflected in the watch list for the Hogan," stated GCAA Executive Director Gregg Grost. "Obviously, a great collegiate amateur will be chosen in this, the Heisman of college golf."
The Hogan Award selection committee will select 10 semi-finalists on April 14 and name five finalists on April 27. The winner of the Hogan Award will be announced on May 6 and the presentation banquet will be held at Colonial Country Club on May 17, the Monday prior to the Bank of America Colonial.
2004The Ben Hogan Award Watch List (in alphabetical order)Nicolas Allain, Oklahoma City Chris Baryla, UTEP Dustin Bray, North Carolina Alejandro Ca?izares, Arizona State Steve Conway, UCLA Matt Every, Florida Jack Ferguson, Clemson Bill Haas, Wake Forest Jason Hartwick, Texas Brad Heaven, Toledo Matt Hendrix, Clemson John Holmes, Kentucky Billy Hurley, Navy J.J. Jakovac, Chico State Travis Johnson, UCLA Gregg Jones, Clemson Martin Laird, Colorado State Brock Mackenzie, Washington Nolan Martin, Colorado State John Merrick, UCLA Ryan Moore, UNLV Chris Nallen, Arizona Jeff Overton, Indiana Aron Price, Georgia Southern Michael Putnam, Pepperdine Chez Reavie, Arizona State Matthew Rosenfeld, Texas Josh Sherlin, Saint John,s Justin Smith, Minnesota Chris Stroud, Lamar Peter Tomasulo, California Camilo Villegas, Florida Casey Wittenberg, Oklahoma State