Meet the 15 golfers on the 2025 Haskins Award Postseason Watch List

We're close to awarding the men's college golf Player of the Year honors, the Fred Haskins Award.

The Haskins Award presented by Stifel honors the player of the year in men’s college golf, as selected by college golfers, coaches and members of the college golf media. Players on the Haskins Award Watch List were selected by a panel of Golfweek and Golf Channel reporters. They are listed alphabetically.

As a reminder each watch list is new and unique. Inclusion or exclusion on a previous watch list does not impact future watch lists.

Here's a look at the 15 golfers on the Postseason Watch List for the 2025 Haskins Award:

Josele Ballester, Arizona State

Class: Senior

Wins: 1 (Fighting Illini)

Top-10 finishes: 4

Stroke play events: 7

Ranking: No. 7

Daniel Bennett, Texas

Class: Freshman

Wins: 0

Top-10 finishes: 5

Stroke play events: 9

Ranking: No. 4

Luke Clanton, Florida State

Class: Junior

Wins: 3 (Watersound, Seminole Intercollegiate, Lewis Chitengwa)

Top-10 finishes: 6

Stroke play events: 9

Ranking: No. 5

Ethan Fang, Oklahoma State

Class: Sophomore

Wins: 0

Top-10 finishes: 9

Stroke play events: 11

Ranking: No. 9

David Ford, North Carolina

Class: Senior

Wins: 5 (Ben Hogan, Williams Cup, Valspar, Augusta Haskins, Tar Heel)

Top-10 finishes: 9

Stroke play events: 11

Ranking: No. 1

Ian Gilligan, Florida

Class: Senior

Wins: 1 (Gators Invitational)

Top-10 finishes: 6

Stroke play events: 8

Ranking: No. 15

Ben James, Virginia

Class: Junior

Wins: 1 (Valero)

Top-10 finishes: 6

Stroke play events: 9

Ranking: No. 13

Algot Kleen, LSU

Class: Senior

Wins: 1 (Visit Knoxville)

Top-10 finishes: 5

Stroke play events: 10

Ranking: No. 10

Jackson Koivun, Auburn

Class: Sophomore

Wins: 2 (Inverness, SEC Championship)

Top-10 finishes: 8

Stroke play events: 11

Ranking: No. 2

Michael La Sasso, Ole Miss

Class: Junior

Wins: 2 (Hamptons, Old Waverly)

Top-10 finishes: 5

Stroke play events: 10

Ranking: No. 3

Christiaan Maas, Texas

Class: Junior

Wins: 1 (Pauma Valley)

Top-10 finishes: 8

Stroke play events: 11

Ranking: No. 8

Sebastian Moss, Louisville

Class: Senior

Wins: 3 (Bearcat, Fighting Irish, Calusa Cup)

Top-10 finishes: 5

Stroke play events: 9

Ranking: No. 6

Preston Stout, Oklahoma State

Class: Sophomore

Wins: 2 (Cabo, Big 12 Championship)

Top-10 finishes: 6

Stroke play events: 11

Ranking: No. 12

Jase Summy, Oklahoma

Class: Junior

Wins: 1 (Maridoe)

Top-10 finishes: 6

Stroke play events: 12

Ranking: No. 11

Brendan Valdes, Auburn

Class: Senior

Wins: 1 (General James Hackler)

Top-10 finishes: 6

Stroke play events: 11

Ranking: No. 14

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