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University of North Carolina Athletics
David Ford A Semifinalist For Hogan Award
April 17, 2024 | Men's Golf
North Carolina's David Ford is one of 10 semifinalists for the 2024 Ben Hogan Award. The Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, Friends of Golf (FOG) and Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) announced the semifinalists today.
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The Hogan Award honors top men's NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA golfer based on all collegiate, amateur and professional events over the previous 12 months.
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Joining Ford on the list of semifinalists include are Luke Clanton (Florida State), Wenyi Ding (Arizona State), Nick Gabrelcik (North Florida), Ben James (Virginia), Jackson Koivun (Auburn), Christo Lamprecht (Georgia Tech), Gordon Sargent (Vanderbilt), Preston Summerhays (Arizona State) and Michael Thorbjornsen (Stanford).
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Ford was the 2023 ACC Player of the Year and a first-team All-America. Since the 2023 NCAA Championship, where he led UNC to a third-place finish, he has been a member of United States teams that won the Palmer Cup, Walker Cup and World Amateur Team Championships. He provided the winning point for the U.S. in the Walker Cup at the Old Course in St Andrews and shot 8-under 64 in the final round to help the U.S. win the WATC by 11 strokes.
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The junior from Peachtree Corners, Ga., won the Williams Cup at Eagle Point last October, finished in the top five in three other college events and went 2-0 in match play to lead the Tar Heels to the title at the East Lake Cup. The Tar Heels have won six team championships in 10 starts this season and are currently ranked No. 1 in the ACC and No. 4 in the country.
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Sargent and Thorbjornsen were two of the three Ben Hogan Award finalists last year, while Ford (2023), Gabrelcik (2021, 2023) and Lamprecht (2023) are previous semifinalists.
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The three finalists selected from this list of 10 golfers will be named on Tuesday, May 7. The finalists will attend a black-tie dinner Monday, May 20, when the winner will be announced at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Past recipients are Ludvig Åberg ('22, '23), Ricky Barnes ('03), Patrick Cantlay ('12), Matt Every ('06), Rickie Fowler ('08), Doug Ghim ('18), Bill Haas ('04), Viktor Hovland ('19), Chris Kirk ('07), Hunter Mahan ('03), Maverick McNealy ('17), Ryan Moore ('05), John Pak ('21), Jon Rahm ('15, '16), Patrick Rodgers ('14), Kyle Stanley ('09), Nick Taylor ('10), Sahith Theegala ('20), D.J. Trahan ('02), Peter Uihlein ('11) and Chris Williams ('13).
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The Hogan Award honors top men's NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA golfer based on all collegiate, amateur and professional events over the previous 12 months.
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Joining Ford on the list of semifinalists include are Luke Clanton (Florida State), Wenyi Ding (Arizona State), Nick Gabrelcik (North Florida), Ben James (Virginia), Jackson Koivun (Auburn), Christo Lamprecht (Georgia Tech), Gordon Sargent (Vanderbilt), Preston Summerhays (Arizona State) and Michael Thorbjornsen (Stanford).
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Ford was the 2023 ACC Player of the Year and a first-team All-America. Since the 2023 NCAA Championship, where he led UNC to a third-place finish, he has been a member of United States teams that won the Palmer Cup, Walker Cup and World Amateur Team Championships. He provided the winning point for the U.S. in the Walker Cup at the Old Course in St Andrews and shot 8-under 64 in the final round to help the U.S. win the WATC by 11 strokes.
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The junior from Peachtree Corners, Ga., won the Williams Cup at Eagle Point last October, finished in the top five in three other college events and went 2-0 in match play to lead the Tar Heels to the title at the East Lake Cup. The Tar Heels have won six team championships in 10 starts this season and are currently ranked No. 1 in the ACC and No. 4 in the country.
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Sargent and Thorbjornsen were two of the three Ben Hogan Award finalists last year, while Ford (2023), Gabrelcik (2021, 2023) and Lamprecht (2023) are previous semifinalists.
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The three finalists selected from this list of 10 golfers will be named on Tuesday, May 7. The finalists will attend a black-tie dinner Monday, May 20, when the winner will be announced at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Past recipients are Ludvig Åberg ('22, '23), Ricky Barnes ('03), Patrick Cantlay ('12), Matt Every ('06), Rickie Fowler ('08), Doug Ghim ('18), Bill Haas ('04), Viktor Hovland ('19), Chris Kirk ('07), Hunter Mahan ('03), Maverick McNealy ('17), Ryan Moore ('05), John Pak ('21), Jon Rahm ('15, '16), Patrick Rodgers ('14), Kyle Stanley ('09), Nick Taylor ('10), Sahith Theegala ('20), D.J. Trahan ('02), Peter Uihlein ('11) and Chris Williams ('13).
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