University of Notre Dame men’s golf junior Palmer Jackson has been named to the 2022 Ben Hogan Award Watch List as one of 32 of the most accomplished collegiate golfers in the nation.
Jackson is fresh off a victory at the 2022 Jones Cup Invitational and is gearing up with the Fighting Irish for their first 2022 spring competition at the Camp Creek Seminole Invitational February 20-22, 2022.
Congratulations to our 2022 Jones Cup Invitational Champion, Palmer Jackson! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/YgOCF6KVVZ
— JonesCupInvitational (@Jones_Cup) February 6, 2022
In the fall of 2021, Jackson posted four top-five finished with the Fighting Irish, including a first-place effort at the Stephens Cup on October 19. In 18 rounds for Notre Dame this fall, Jackson finished under par 17 times to help the Irish claim team titles at the Stephens Cup and the Gopher Invitational.
Jackson was named to the Fred Haskins Award Watch List in October of 2021.
The Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank annually awards 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. Three of the top four players in the Official World Golf Ranking—No. 1 Jon Rahm (2015, 2016), No. 3 Viktor Hovland (2019) and No. 4 Patrick Cantlay (2012)—are past recipients of the honor, while No. 2 Collin Morikawa (2018, 2019) was a two-time finalist.
2022 Watch List Candidates
- Ludvig Aberg, Texas Tech, Junior, Eslov, Sweden
- Sam Bennett, Texas A&M, Senior, Madisonville, Texas
- Michael Brennan, Wake Forest, Sophomore, Leesburg, Va.
- Jacob Bridgeman, Clemson, Senior, Inman, S.C.
- J.M. Butler, Auburn, Sophomore, Louisville, Ky.
- Eugenio Chacarra, Oklahoma State, Senior, Madrid, Spain
- Pierceson Coody, Texas, Senior, Plano, Texas
- Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Illinois, Junior, Villers la Ville, Belgium
- Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira, Arkansas, Junior, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Alex Fitzpatrick, Wake Forest, Senior, Sheffield, England
- Nick Gabrelcik, North Florida, Sophomore, Trinity, Fla.
- Ryan Gerard, North Carolina, Senior, Raleigh, N.C.
- Chris Gotterup, Oklahoma, Senior, Little Silver, N.J.
- Austin Greaser, North Carolina, Junior, Vandalia, Ohio
- Cole Hammer, Texas, Senior, Houston, Texas
- Joe Highsmith, Pepperdine, Senior, Lakewood, Wash.
- Walker Lee, Texas A&M, Senior, Houston, Texas
- Nick Lyerly, UNCG, Senior, Salisbury, N.C.
- Palmer Jackson, Notre Dame, Junior, Murrysville, Penn.
- Bo Jin, Oklahoma State, Sophomore, Beijing, China
- RJ Manke, Washington, Senior, Lakewood, Wash.
- Logan McAllister, Oklahoma, Senior, Oklahoma City, Okla.
- Trent Phillips, Georgia, Senior, Inman, S.C.
- James Piot, Michigan State, Senior, Canton, Mich.
- David Puig, Arizona State, Junior, La Garriga, Spain
- Cameron Sisk, Arizona State, Senior, San Diego, Calif.
- Brian Stark, Oklahoma State, Junior, Kingsburg, Calif.
- Jackson Suber, Ole Miss, Senior, Tampa, Fla.
- Michael Thorbjornsen, Stanford, Sophomore, Wellesley, Mass.
- Karl Vilips, Stanford, Sophomore, Perth, Western Australia
The list includes 17 seniors, seven juniors and six sophomores. Six of the players were semifinalists a year ago, including Coody, who was one of three finalists in 2021 and also was a semifinalist in 2020. The other semifinalists from 2021 are Aberg, Bennett, Fitzpatrick, Gabrelcik and Puig.
This year’s list of 10 semifinalists, which could include individuals not on the watch list, will be unveiled on Friday, April 15. That group will be pared down to three finalists on Thursday, May 5. The finalists will attend a black-tie dinner on Monday, May 23, at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, where the winner will be crowned.
The Ben Hogan Award’s esteemed selection committee votes during each stage of the process. The selection committee is comprised of 32 leaders in collegiate, amateur and professional golf.
The Ben Hogan Award has honored the outstanding amateur collegiate golfer at Colonial Country Club since 2002. Prior to its move to Fort Worth, the original Ben Hogan Trophy, which was awarded based on a different list of criteria, was issued at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles beginning in 1990.
Ben Hogan Award winners at Colonial have combined to accumulate 67 worldwide victories, including 49 PGA TOUR wins, and have amassed more than $320 million in prize money across the globe. Additionally, the group has appeared in 12 Ryder Cups and a dozen Presidents Cups.
In addition to Rahm, Cantlay and Hovland, past recipients include: Ricky Barnes (2003), Matt Every (2006), Rickie Fowler (2008), Doug Ghim (2018), Bill Haas (2004), Chris Kirk (2007), Hunter Mahan (2003), Maverick McNealy (2017), Ryan Moore (2005), John Pak (2021), Patrick Rodgers (2014), Kyle Stanley (2009), Nick Taylor (2010), Sahith Theegala (2020), D.J. Trahan (2002), Peter Uihlein (2011) and Chris Williams (2013).
Since 2002, the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation has awarded over $825,000 in scholarships to more than 30 universities. For more information on the Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank, visit TheBenHoganAward.org and follow @BenHoganAward on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.