Oklahoma State University Athletics
Austin Eckroat Named To Ben Hogan Award Watch List
February 19, 2020 | Cowboy Golf
FORT WORTH – Oklahoma State's Austin Eckroat is one of 31 golfers to appear on the 2020 Ben Hogan Award Watch List, according to a join announcement made by the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, the Friends of Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America.
The Ben Hogan Award is given annually to the top men's NCAA Division I, II or II, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer taking into account all collegiate and amateur competitions during a 12-month period from June to May.
A native of Edmond, Okla., Eckroat was named a second-team All-American a year ago by Golfweek Magazine and a third-team pick by the GCAA. The junior was named a first-team All-Big 12 selection as well as an Academic All-Big 12 honoree.
Eckroat competed at the 2019 U.S. Open and was named to the 2019 U.S. Palmer Cup squad as well.
Last year, former Cowboy standout Viktor Hovland became the fourth Cowboy to garner the award since it revised its criteria in 2002, joining Hunter Mahan (2003), Rickie Fowler (2008) and Peter Uihlein (2011).
This year's list of 10 semifinalists, which could include individuals not on the watch list, will be unveiled on Wednesday, April 15. That group will be pared down to three finalists in May, and the finalists will attend a black-tie dinner at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, where the winner will be crowned.
The Ben Hogan Award Selection Committee votes during each stage of the process. It is comprised of leaders in collegiate, amateur and professional golf. The Ben Hogan Trophy was first issued in 1990 and also included academic achievement in its original list of standards. In 2002, the Ben Hogan Award moved to Fort Worth, Texas, and revised its criteria to its current standard of honoring the outstanding amateur collegiate golfer.
To find the latest information on The Ben Hogan Award, its candidates and its previous winners, visit TheBenHoganAward.org and follow @BenHoganAward on Twitter and Instagram.
