March 30, 2006

Wake Forest senior Kyle Reifers is one of 10 semifinalists for the 2006 Ben Hogan Award, which goes annually to the nation's top collegiate golfer. Bank of America, in cooperation with Colonial Country Club, The Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA), announced the 10 semifinalists.  

The Ben Hogan Award, the most prestigious award in men's college golf, 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.

Joining Reifers on the list of semifinalists include returning PING First-Team All-America selections Roberto Castro of Georgia Tech, East Tennessee State's Rhys Davies, Matt Every of Florida, Oklahoma Anthony Kim and Pablo Martin of Oklahoma State, Baylor's Ryan Baca, Andres Gonzales of UNLV, and Brian Harman and Chris Kirk of Georgia.

The Hogan Award selection committee will name the honor's three finalists on May 2. The three finalists will attend The Hogan Award banquet on Saturday, May 13 at Colonial Country Club - the Saturday prior to the Bank of America Colonial - with the recipient announced that evening.

Reifers has been a consistent four-year performer for the nationally-ranked Demon Deacons. A member of the 2005 U.S. Walker Cup Team, Reifers has 16 career top-10 finishes and 25 career top-20 finishes to his credit. Last fall he won his first collegiate tournament at the Mattaponi Springs Shootout.

2006 The Ben Hogan Semifinalists

Ryan Baca, Baylor

Roberto Castro, Georgia Tech

Rhys Davies, East Tennessee State

Matt Every, Florida

Andres Gonzales, UNLV

Brian Harman, Georgia

Anthony Kim, Oklahoma

Chris Kirk, Georgia

Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State

Kyle Reifers, Wake Forest