OSU’s Fang, OU’s Goodman named to Ben Hogan Award watch list
FORT WORTH, Texas – Oklahoma State’s Ethan Fang and Oklahoma’s Drew Goodman were among 35 of the nation’s most accomplished golfers across college golf named to the watch list for the 2025 Ben Hogan Award. The joint announcement was made by the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, the Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
Fang, a sophomore transfer from California, had three top-10 finishes last fall for the Cowboys. The Plano, Texas native tied for eighth at the Sahalee Players Championship, finished fifth at Fighting Illini Invitational and tied for fourth at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup.
Fang reached the quarterfinals at the 2024 U.S. Amateur Championship.
Goodman, a senior from Norman, played 41 rounds in 13 events for OU as a junior, finishing with eight rounds in the 60s and a scoring average of 71.32 with four top-10 and seven top-20 finishes. He has been a mainstay in the Sooners lineup since his freshman season.
The 2025 Ben Hogan Award watch list is determined by the award’s subcommittee.
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 list includes 16 seniors, 10 juniors and nine sophomores.
An esteemed selection committee votes during each stage of the process. The selection committee is comprised of more than 30 leaders in collegiate, amateur and professional golf.
This year’s list of 10 semifinalists, which could include individuals not on the watch list, will be unveiled Thursday, April 17. That group will be pared down to three finalists on Tuesday, May 6. The finalists will attend a black-tie dinner Monday, May 19, at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, where the winner will be crowned.
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, which was awarded based on a different list of criteria, was issued at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles beginning in 1990.
Over the years, recipients of the Ben Hogan Award have combined to accumulate 85 worldwide victories, including 68 PGA TOUR wins, and have amassed more than $450 million in prize money on the PGA TOUR. Additionally, the group has combined to make 17 Ryder Cup appearances and a dozen in Presidents Cups.
The 2025 Ben Hogan Award watch list, as determined by the award’s subcommittee, includes Josele Ballester (Arizona State), Adam Bresnu (Odessa), Jackson Buchanan (Illinois), Sungyeop Cho (Colorado Christian), Luke Clanton (Florida State), Dominic Clemons (Alabama), Pablo Ereño (UCLA), Ethan Fang (Oklahoma State), David Ford (North Carolina), Josiah Gilbert (Auburn), Ian Gilligan (Florida), Drew Goodman (Oklahoma), Max Herendeen (Illinois), Ben James (Virginia), Jackson Koivun (Auburn), Michael La Sasso (Ole Miss), Bryan Lee (Virginia), Christiaan Maas (Texas), Ashton McCullouch (Michigan State), Jacob Modleski (Notre Dame), Omar Morales (UCLA), Tommy Morrison (Texas), Sebastian Moss (Louisville), Jake Peacock (USF), Gordon Sargent (Vanderbilt), Calum Scott (Texas Tech), Lance Simpson (Tennessee), Preston Summerhays (Arizona State), Hiroshi Tai (Georgia Tech), Cameron Tankersley (Ole Miss), Jack Turner (Florida), Brendan Valdes (Auburn), Jackson Van Paris (Vanderbilt), Kieron Van Wyk (Charleston) and Connor Williams (Arizona State).
