The Ben Hogan Award is an annual prize given by Friends of Golf and the
Golf Coaches Association of America The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) is a non-profit organization that is a professional association of men's collegiate golf coaches. It was founded in 1958, and is located on 1225 West Main Street in Norman, Oklahoma.
The GCAA has ov ...
, since 1990, to the best
college
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golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various Golf club, clubs to hit a Golf ball, ball into a series of holes on a golf course, course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standa ...
player in the
United States
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. The award is named in memory of
Ben Hogan
William Ben Hogan (August 13, 1912 – July 25, 1997) was an American professional golfer who is generally considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game. He is notable for his profound influence on golf swing theory, hi ...
, an American professional golfer who is generally considered to be one of the greatest players in the history.
The
Colonial Country Club in
Fort Worth
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,
Texas
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joined the organization in 2001. Since 2005, the award winner is named at a ceremony prior to the
Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
The Colonial National Invitation, titled for sponsorship reasons as the Charles Schwab Challenge since 2019, is a professional golf tournament in Texas on the PGA Tour, played annually in May in Fort Worth at Colonial Country Club, which organiz ...
and is invited to the following year's tournament.
Winners
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See also
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Haskins Award
The Haskins Award is presented annually by the Haskins Commission to honor the most outstanding collegiate golfer in the United States. The award is named in memory of Fred Haskins, former golf teaching professional at the Country Club of Columbus ...
References
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External links
Official website
College golf in the United States
College sports trophies and awards in the United States
Golf awards in the United States
Golf in Texas
Awards established in 1990