Feb. 18, 2005
Webb Simpson, one of the nation's top college freshmen golfers, was named to the Watch List for the Ben Hogan Award, which is presented annually to the nation's top college golfer.
Wake Forest's Bill Haas won the Hogan Award last year.
Simpson, a Raleigh (NC) product, leads the team in stroke average (71.93). In five career tournaments, the freshman has finished in the top-20 four times and in the top-10 once.
Simpson made quite an impression on the college golf scene last fall when he shot a 68 in his first career round and tied for third with a 5-under 211 in his first collegiate tournament. Ranked 16th nationally by Golf Week, all 15 of Simpson's rounds have counted toward the team score.
The most prestigious award in men's college golf, The Hogan is presented annually to the top men's NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or junior college golfer taking into account all collegiate and amateur competitions during the last 12 months.
Simpson is one of five ACC players on the Hogan Award Watch List.
2005 The Ben Hogan Award Watch List
(in alphabetical order)
Travis Bertoni, Cal Poly
Ryan Blaum, Duke
Rhys Davies, East Tennessee State
Matt Every, Florida
Jack Ferguson, Clemson
John Holmes, Kentucky
Anthony Kim, Oklahoma
Spencer Levin, New Mexico
Luke List, Vanderbilt
Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State
Ryan Moore, UNLV
Jeff Overton, Indiana
Shane Prante, St. Martin's
Aron Price, Georgia Southern
Michael Putnam, Pepperdine
Matthew Rosenfeld, Texas
Webb Simpson, Wake Forest
Nicholas Thompson, Georgia Tech
Martin Ureta, North Carolina
Lee Williams, Auburn
