10 semifinalists named for 2026 Ben Hogan Award presented by Baird

FORT WORTH, Texas – After tabulating the votes cast by the Ben Hogan Award’s Selection Committee, the 10 semifinalists for the 2026 Ben Hogan Award presented by Baird have been selected.

 

The 2026 semifinalists are Mahanth Chirravuri of Pepperdine, Oklahoma’s Ryder Cowan, Ethan Fang of Oklahoma State, Arizona’s Filip Jakubcik, Ben James of Virginia, Auburn’s Jackson Koivun, Christiaan Maas of Texas, Oklahoma State’s Preston Stout, Harry Takis of San Diego State and Florida State’s Tyler Weaver.

 

James and Koivun are semifinalists for the third straight year, while Maas is on the list for the second consecutive time. Koivun, who was the recipient in 2024 and a finalist a year ago, is the only one of the 10 players to previously reach the finalist round.

 

For the second straight year, the list includes four seniors, five juniors and one sophomore. Five conferences are represented with semifinalists, led by the Big 12 and SEC with three apiece. Oklahoma State is the only school with more than one player honored. Of the nine schools with award contenders, six (Arizona, Auburn, Florida State, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine and Texas) are home to previous Ben Hogan Award winners.

 

The Ben Hogan Award has honored the outstanding amateur collegiate golfer at Colonial Country Club since 2002. Prior to its move to Fort Worth, the original Ben Hogan Trophy was issued by Friends of Golf (FOG) at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, Calif., beginning in 1990. An esteemed international selection committee, comprised of 40 leaders in collegiate, amateur and professional golf, votes during each stage of the process.

 

This year’s three finalists will be named on Tuesday, May 12. The trio will attend a black-tie dinner on Memorial Day (Monday, May 25), at the TCU Legends Club in Fort Worth, Texas, where the winner will be crowned.

 

The Ben Hogan Award annually awards the top men’s NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer based on all collegiate, amateur and professional events over the previous 12 months. The joint announcement was made by Fort Worth Colonial Charities (FWCC), Friends of Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).

 

Over the years, recipients of the Ben Hogan Award have combined to accumulate 70 PGA TOUR wins and amass more than $500 million in prize money on the tour. Since 2002, the Ben Hogan Award has donated more than $1 million to golf organizations, providing scholarship grants as well as monetary gifts to college and youth programs that are in need or have suffered tragic events.

 

Past Ben Hogan Award recipients are Ludvig Aberg (‘22, ‘23), Ricky Barnes (‘03), Patrick Cantlay (‘12), Luke Clanton (’25), Matt Every (‘06), Rickie Fowler (‘08), Doug Ghim (‘18), Bill Haas (‘04), Viktor Hovland (‘19), Chris Kirk (‘07), Jackson Koivun (’24), 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).

 

For more information on the Ben Hogan Award presented by Baird, visit TheBenHoganAward.org and follow @BenHoganAward on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. For additional information on Baird, visit rwbaird.com and follow @rwbaird on Instagram and Twitter and Baird on Facebook.

 

Mahanth Chirravuri, Pepperdine, Sr., Chandler, Ariz.

Ryder Cowan, Oklahoma, Jr., Edmond, Okla.

Ethan Fang, Oklahoma State, Jr., Plano, Texas

Filip Jakubcik, Arizona, Sr., Holesov, Czech Republic

Ben James, Virginia, Sr., Milford, Conn.

Jackson Koivun, Auburn, Jr., Chapel Hill, N.C.

Christiaan Maas, Texas, Sr., Pretoria, South Africa

Preston Stout, Oklahoma State, Jr., Richardson, Texas

Harry Takis, San Diego State, So., Brisbane, Australia

Tyler Weaver, Florida State, Jr., Newmarket, England