Which Golfers Have Previously Won The Ben Hogan Award?

The Ben Hogan Award is one of the most prestigious in college golf and, throughout its history, a number of big names have won it and forged great careers

Jon Rahm holds the Ben Hogan Award after winning it in 2015
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It's no secret that many of the best golfers attended college, with the likes of Jack Nicklaus Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson just some of the golf stars who were present at college before making their way in the professional ranks.

Obviously, there are plenty of events to be won in college, with one of the most prestigious being the Ben Hogan Award. It's an accolade which is given to the best college golfer in the United States.

Chris Kirk celebrates his Ben Hogan Award in 2007

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Introduced in 1990, the award was initially given to a player exhibiting excellence in academia, as well as college golf. In 2001, Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA), who select the winner, revised the criteria to accurately reflect Tom Harmon’s original idea for the Ben Hogan Award.

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Harmon was the creator of the award and a long-time friend of Hogan's. He was also a former American Footballer and winner of the Heisman Trophy, which is awarded annually to the top player in college football.

The Ben Hogan Award ceremony is staged at Colonial Country Club, also known as Hogan's Alley, and since 2005 the winner of the Ben Hogan Award is given a place in the field for next year’s championship.

Throughout its history, a number of recognized players have picked up the award and, in this piece, we have taken a look at some of the best, as a near 70 PGA Tour wins have been picked up by previous recipients.

Included in the previous winners are Jon Rahm, who won it back-to-back for the first time in 2015 and 2016. The Spaniard was joined by Ludvig Aberg in 2022 and 2023, as the Swede joined Rahm as the only back-to-back winner of the trophy.

Other notable Ben Hogan Award winners include Ryder Cup players Rickie Fowler, Patrick Cantlay, Viktor Hovland and Hunter Mahan, as well as a number of former PGA Tour winners.

Below, we have taken a look at the full list of the Ben Hogan Award winners.

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Year Player College
2024 Jackson Koivun Auburn
2023 Ludvig Aberg Texas Tech
2022 Ludvig Aberg Texas Tech
2021 John Pak Florida State
2020 Sahith Theegala Pepperdine
2019 Viktor Hovland Oklahoma State
2018 Doug Ghim Texas
2017 Maverick McNealy Stanford
2016 Jon Rahm Arizona State
2015 Jon Rahm Arizona State
2014 Patrick Rodgers Stanford
2013 Chris Williams Washington
2012 Patrick Cantlay UCLA
2011 Peter Uihlein Oklahoma State
2010 Nick Taylor Washington
2009 Kyle Stanley Clemson
2008 Rickie Fowler Oklahoma State
2007 Chris Kirk Georgia
2006 Matt Every Florida
2005 Ryan Moore UNLV
2004 Bill Haas Wake Forest
2003 Ricky Barnes & Hunter Mahan Arizona & Oklahoma State
2002 D.J. Trahan Clemson
2001 Wil Collins New Mexico
2000 Chris James Oklahoma State
1999 Steve Friesen Nebraska
1998 Jamie Broce Ball State
1997 Jeff Fahrenbruch Texas
1996 Mark Wilson North Carolina
1995 Trip Kuehne Oklahoma State
1994 William Blackmon Auburn
1993 Marten Olander Alabama
1992 Jon Lindquist Gustavus Adolphus College
1991 Brian Bridges Kent State
1990 Kevin Wentworth Oklahoma State
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