%20(1).png&width=32&height=32&type=webp)
Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics
Moss Named the Ben Hogan Watch List for the Second-Straight Season
January 29, 2025 | Men's Golf
LOUISVILLE, Ky.- – University of Louisville men's golfer Sebastian Moss has been named to the 2025 Ben Hogan Award Watch List, as announced Wednesday by the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, the Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
Moss is among 35 collegiate golfers named to the watch list for the prestigious award.
The native of Pearland, Texas, is one of the nation's top individual players after coming off a successful fall campaign. Playing in five events, Moss finished with a team best 69.66 stroke average. The senior recorded 11 rounds of par or better and 6 in the 60s and posted five top-20 finishes and three top-5 finishes
Moss won the Bearcat Invitational and Fighting Irish Classic, which featured him carding a season low round 65 at the Bearcat Invitational and won the tournament by shooting a 6-under-par 207 to win the tournament.
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).
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. Nine schools have multiple golfers on the watch list, led by Arizona State and Auburn, with three each.
Several players have past ties to the award, including Koivun, the 2024 Ben Hogan Award recipient, and Sargent, a two-time finalist (2023 and 2024). In addition, Ford was a semifinalist each of the past two years, while Clanton, James and Summerhays were semifinalists a year ago.
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.
Moss is among 35 collegiate golfers named to the watch list for the prestigious award.
The native of Pearland, Texas, is one of the nation's top individual players after coming off a successful fall campaign. Playing in five events, Moss finished with a team best 69.66 stroke average. The senior recorded 11 rounds of par or better and 6 in the 60s and posted five top-20 finishes and three top-5 finishes
Moss won the Bearcat Invitational and Fighting Irish Classic, which featured him carding a season low round 65 at the Bearcat Invitational and won the tournament by shooting a 6-under-par 207 to win the tournament.
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).
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. Nine schools have multiple golfers on the watch list, led by Arizona State and Auburn, with three each.
Several players have past ties to the award, including Koivun, the 2024 Ben Hogan Award recipient, and Sargent, a two-time finalist (2023 and 2024). In addition, Ford was a semifinalist each of the past two years, while Clanton, James and Summerhays were semifinalists a year ago.
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.
Players Mentioned
/ Men's Golf
MGOLF: Sebastian Moss Feature
Friday, August 01
Ryan Blagg Men's Golf Media Day Press Conference 02.12.25
Friday, May 16
Men's Golf Media Day 2023
Tuesday, January 24
MGOLF Jiri Zuska Feature
Thursday, September 29
