Oklahoma State University Athletics
Eugenio Chacarra Named Hogan Award Semifinalist
April 15, 2022 | Cowboy Golf
FORT WORTH, Texas – Oklahoma State's Eugenio Chacarra was named one of 10 semifinalists for the 2022 Ben Hogan Award it was announced today by the Ben Hogan Award committee, Friends of Golf and Golf Coaches Association of America.
The Ben Hogan Award is presented annually to the top men's NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer based on all collegiate, amateur and professional events over the previous 12 months.
Joining Chacarra on the list are: Texas Tech's Ludvig Aberg, Sam Bennett of Texas A&M, Pierceson Coody of Texas, Oklahoma's Chris Gotterup, Cole Hammer of Texas, Washington's RJ Manke, Logan McAllister of Oklahoma, Georgia's Trent Phillips and Michael Thorbjornsen of Stanford.
On May 5, the 10 semifinalists will be pared down to three finalists. The finalists will attend a black-tie dinner on May 23, at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, where the winner will be crowned. The winner will receive an exemption into the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge, played annually at Colonial.
The award's selection committee, which votes during each stage of the process, is made up of 32 leaders and experts in professional, amateur and collegiate golf both domestically and internationally. In addition, past recipients will be eligible to vote on the final ballot.
The Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank began honoring the outstanding amateur collegiate golfer at Colonial Country Club in 2002. Prior to its move to Fort Worth, the original Ben Hogan Trophy, which utilized a different set of criteria for its winner, was issued at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles beginning in 1990.
A senior from Madrid, Spain, Chacarra will be looking to join the likes of Hunter Mahan (2003), Rickie Fowler (2008), Peter Uihlein (2011) and Viktor Hovland (2019) as Cowboys to have won the award since the current criteria was implemented in 2002.
The Ben Hogan Award is presented annually to the top men's NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer based on all collegiate, amateur and professional events over the previous 12 months.
Joining Chacarra on the list are: Texas Tech's Ludvig Aberg, Sam Bennett of Texas A&M, Pierceson Coody of Texas, Oklahoma's Chris Gotterup, Cole Hammer of Texas, Washington's RJ Manke, Logan McAllister of Oklahoma, Georgia's Trent Phillips and Michael Thorbjornsen of Stanford.
On May 5, the 10 semifinalists will be pared down to three finalists. The finalists will attend a black-tie dinner on May 23, at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, where the winner will be crowned. The winner will receive an exemption into the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge, played annually at Colonial.
The award's selection committee, which votes during each stage of the process, is made up of 32 leaders and experts in professional, amateur and collegiate golf both domestically and internationally. In addition, past recipients will be eligible to vote on the final ballot.
The Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank began honoring the outstanding amateur collegiate golfer at Colonial Country Club in 2002. Prior to its move to Fort Worth, the original Ben Hogan Trophy, which utilized a different set of criteria for its winner, was issued at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles beginning in 1990.
A senior from Madrid, Spain, Chacarra will be looking to join the likes of Hunter Mahan (2003), Rickie Fowler (2008), Peter Uihlein (2011) and Viktor Hovland (2019) as Cowboys to have won the award since the current criteria was implemented in 2002.
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