Meet the 20 golfers on the Haskins Award first spring watch list for 2024-25
The race for the men's college golf player of the year award is heating up.
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 20 golfers on the first spring watch list for the 2025 Haskins Award.
Carson Bacha, Auburn
Class: Senior
Wins: 0
Top-10 finishes: 4
Stroke play events: 7
Ranking: No. 17
Josele Ballester, Arizona State
Class: Senior
Wins: 1 (Fighting Illini)
Top-10 finishes: 3
Stroke play events: 4
Ranking: No. 2
Daniel Bennett, Texas
Class: Freshman
Wins: 0
Top-10 finishes: 2
Stroke play events: 3
Ranking: No. 5
Luke Clanton, Florida State
Class: Junior
Wins: 1 (Watersound)
Top-10 finishes: 3
Stroke play events: 5
Ranking: No. 27
Ethan Fang, Oklahoma State
Class: Sophomore
Wins: 0
Top-10 finishes: 6
Stroke play events: 6
Ranking: No. 6
Caden Fioroni, UNLV
Class: Senior
Wins: 1 (Southern Highlands)
Top-10 finishes: 3
Stroke play events: 7
Ranking: No. 18
David Ford, North Carolina
Class: Senior
Wins: 1 (Williams Cup, Ben Hogan)
Top-10 finishes: 4
Stroke play events: 6
Ranking: No. 1
Josiah Gilbert, Auburn
Class: Sophomore
Wins: 1 (Valero)
Top-10 finishes: 3
Stroke play events: 6
Ranking: No. 7
Ian Gilligan, Florida
Class: Senior
Wins: 1 (Gators Invitational)
Top-10 finishes: 3
Stroke play events: 5
Ranking: No. 22
Ben James, Virginia
Class: Junior
Wins: 1 (Valero)
Top-10 finishes: 4
Stroke play events: 6
Ranking: No. 8
Sergio Jimenez, Utah
Class: Sophomore
Wins: 1 (Palouse)
Top-10 finishes: 3
Stroke play events: 5
Ranking: No. 10
Algot Kleen, LSU
Class: Senior
Wins: 1 (Visit Knoxville)
Top-10 finishes: 3
Stroke play events: 6
Ranking: No. 12
Jackson Koivun, Auburn
Class: Sophomore
Wins: 1 (Inverness)
Top-10 finishes: 3
Stroke play events: 6
Ranking: No. 30
Michael La Sasso, Ole Miss
Class: Junior
Wins: 1 (Hamptons)
Top-10 finishes: 3
Stroke play events: 6
Ranking: No. 4
Tommy Morrison, Texas
Class: Junior
Wins: 1 (Amer Ari)
Top-10 finishes: 2
Stroke play events: 5
Ranking: No. 3
Sebastian Moss, Louisville
Class: Senior
Wins: 2 (Bearcat, Fighting Irish)
Top-10 finishes: 4
Stroke play events: 6
Ranking: No. 9
Arni Sveinsson, LSU
Class: Freshman
Wins: 1 (Blessings)
Top-10 finishes: 3
Stroke play events: 6
Ranking: No. 11
Jackson Van Paris, Vanderbilt
Class: Senior
Wins: 0
Top-10 finishes: 4
Stroke play events: 7
Ranking: No. 28
Kieron van Wyk, College of Charleston
Class: Senior
Wins: 1 (White Sands)
Top-10 finishes: 3
Stroke play events: 6
Ranking: No. 15
Brendan Valdes, Auburn
Class: Senior
Wins: 0
Top-10 finishes: 3
Stroke play events: 6
Ranking: No. 16