Sun Devil Jon Rahm won the past two Ben Hogan Awards, and now he is a PGA Tour winner already.
Next up could be Sun Devil Jared du Toit.
The senior from Kimberley, Canada, is one of 28 contenders on the 2017 Watch List as announced by Colonial Country Club, the Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). He is off to a great start in 2016-17, with four top-10 finishes including a tie for first at the Amer Ari Invitational Feb. 2-4, as he posted an 8-under 64 in the first round.
JARED DU TOIT 2016-17 SEASON
OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational 81-72-72=225/+15/T-48
Alister MacKenzie Invitational 68-65-67=200/-13/T-4
Tavistock Collegiate 72-70-69=211/-5/T-7
Warrior Princeville Invitational 69-69-71=209/-7/T-6
Western Refining All-American 72-68-74=214/+1/14
Amer Ari Invitational 64-70-66=200/-16/T-1
JARED'S CAREER SUN DEVIL TOP-10 FINISHES (9)
2017 Amer Ari Invitational 64-70-66=200/-16/T-1
2016 Princeville Invitational 69-69-71=209/-7/T-6
2016 Tavistock Invitational 72-70-69=211/-5/T-7
2016 Alister MacKenzie Invitational 68-65-67=200/-13/T-4
2016 NCAA Albuquerque Regional 72-73-75=220/+4/T-5
2016 Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic 71-72-72=215/8
2016 Prestige at PGA West 68-68-73=209/7
2016 Amer Ari Invitational 71-67-72=210/T-10
2015 Alister MacKenzie Invitational 67-68-68=203/-10/T-8
-10/60 by Paul Casey, fourth round of the 1999 Pac-10 Championship
-10/62 by Jeff Quinney, third round of the 1999 ASU Thunderbird Invitational
-9/61 by Jon Rahm, first round at the 2013 NCAA Championship
-9/62 by Jon Rahm, first round at the 2014 ASU/Thunderbird Invitational
-9/63 by Kendall Critchfield, first round at the 2004 ASU/Thunderbird Invitational
-8/64 by Jared du Toit, first round at the 2017 Amer Ari Invitational
-8/63 by Jon Rahm, second round at the 2016 Alister MacKenzie Invitational
-8/63 by Jesper Kennegard, first round at the 2010 Pac-10 Championship
-8/63 by Steele DeWald, third round at the 2007 Ping Arizona Intercollegiate
-8/64 by Jon Rahm, second round at the 2015 NCAA San Diego Regional
-8/64 by Max Rottluff, third round at the 2015 Amer Ari Invitational
-8/64 by Jon Rahm, second round at the 2013 Pac-12 Preview
-8/64 by Pat Moore, second round at the 2002 ASU/Thunderbird Invitational
2016: Jon Rahm (winner)
2015: Jon Rahm (winner), Max Rottluff (Watch List)
2010: Knut Borsheim (Watch List)
2007: Niklas Lemke (Watch List)
2006: Alejandro Canizares (Watch List)
2005: Alejandro Canizares (Semifinalist)
2004: Alejandro Canizares (Watch List), Chez Reavie (Watch List)
2002: Chez Reavie (Finalist)
The Ben Hogan Award presented by Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) is issued annually to the top men's NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer taking into account all collegiate and amateur competitions during the past 12-month period. The Ben Hogan Award Selection Committee, which votes during each stage of the process, is comprised of leaders in amateur, collegiate and professional golf.
The list of 10 semifinalists, which could include individuals not on the watch list, will be unveiled on Wednesday, April 12. On Wednesday, May 3, that group will be pared down to three finalists. The finalists will attend a black-tie banquet at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday, May 22, prior to the start of the PGA TOUR's Dean & DeLuca Invitational, where the winner will be crowned.
The award, which was first issued in 1990 and also included academic achievement in its original list of standards, revised its criteria for the 2001-02 collegiate season to its current standard of honoring the outstanding amateur collegiate golfer.
2017 PAC-12 NOMINEES
Wyndham Clark, Oregon, Sr., Denver, Colo.
Sean Crocker, Southern California, Jr., Westlake, Calif.
Jared du Toit, Arizona State, Sr., Kimberley, British Columbia
Rico Hoey, Southern California, Sr., Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Maverick McNealy, Stanford, Sr., Portola Valley, Calif.
Collin Morikawa, California, So., La Canada Flintridge, Calif.
Next up could be Sun Devil Jared du Toit.
The senior from Kimberley, Canada, is one of 28 contenders on the 2017 Watch List as announced by Colonial Country Club, the Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). He is off to a great start in 2016-17, with four top-10 finishes including a tie for first at the Amer Ari Invitational Feb. 2-4, as he posted an 8-under 64 in the first round.
JARED DU TOIT 2016-17 SEASON
OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational 81-72-72=225/+15/T-48
Alister MacKenzie Invitational 68-65-67=200/-13/T-4
Tavistock Collegiate 72-70-69=211/-5/T-7
Warrior Princeville Invitational 69-69-71=209/-7/T-6
Western Refining All-American 72-68-74=214/+1/14
Amer Ari Invitational 64-70-66=200/-16/T-1
JARED'S CAREER SUN DEVIL TOP-10 FINISHES (9)
2017 Amer Ari Invitational 64-70-66=200/-16/T-1
2016 Princeville Invitational 69-69-71=209/-7/T-6
2016 Tavistock Invitational 72-70-69=211/-5/T-7
2016 Alister MacKenzie Invitational 68-65-67=200/-13/T-4
2016 NCAA Albuquerque Regional 72-73-75=220/+4/T-5
2016 Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic 71-72-72=215/8
2016 Prestige at PGA West 68-68-73=209/7
2016 Amer Ari Invitational 71-67-72=210/T-10
2015 Alister MacKenzie Invitational 67-68-68=203/-10/T-8
BEST SUN DEVIL ROUNDS UNDER PAR, 1993-94 TO PRESENTDE(vil)JA VU? Congrats @Jareddutoit let's make it three straight! @littleJRmaza @BenHoganAward @GolfCoachesAssn @collegegolf @TheSunDevils pic.twitter.com/ULYmi7FT5A
— ASUmensgolf (@asumensgolf) February 9, 2017
-10/60 by Paul Casey, fourth round of the 1999 Pac-10 Championship
-10/62 by Jeff Quinney, third round of the 1999 ASU Thunderbird Invitational
-9/61 by Jon Rahm, first round at the 2013 NCAA Championship
-9/62 by Jon Rahm, first round at the 2014 ASU/Thunderbird Invitational
-9/63 by Kendall Critchfield, first round at the 2004 ASU/Thunderbird Invitational
-8/64 by Jared du Toit, first round at the 2017 Amer Ari Invitational
-8/63 by Jon Rahm, second round at the 2016 Alister MacKenzie Invitational
-8/63 by Jesper Kennegard, first round at the 2010 Pac-10 Championship
-8/63 by Steele DeWald, third round at the 2007 Ping Arizona Intercollegiate
-8/64 by Jon Rahm, second round at the 2015 NCAA San Diego Regional
-8/64 by Max Rottluff, third round at the 2015 Amer Ari Invitational
-8/64 by Jon Rahm, second round at the 2013 Pac-12 Preview
-8/64 by Pat Moore, second round at the 2002 ASU/Thunderbird Invitational
SUN DEVIL BEN HOGAN AWARD NOMINEESCongratulations to the 6 #Pac12MGolf student-athletes on the prestigious @BenHoganAward watch list! https://t.co/wz8lwJpxUO
— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) February 8, 2017
2016: Jon Rahm (winner)
2015: Jon Rahm (winner), Max Rottluff (Watch List)
2010: Knut Borsheim (Watch List)
2007: Niklas Lemke (Watch List)
2006: Alejandro Canizares (Watch List)
2005: Alejandro Canizares (Semifinalist)
2004: Alejandro Canizares (Watch List), Chez Reavie (Watch List)
2002: Chez Reavie (Finalist)
The Ben Hogan Award presented by Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) is issued annually to the top men's NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer taking into account all collegiate and amateur competitions during the past 12-month period. The Ben Hogan Award Selection Committee, which votes during each stage of the process, is comprised of leaders in amateur, collegiate and professional golf.
The list of 10 semifinalists, which could include individuals not on the watch list, will be unveiled on Wednesday, April 12. On Wednesday, May 3, that group will be pared down to three finalists. The finalists will attend a black-tie banquet at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday, May 22, prior to the start of the PGA TOUR's Dean & DeLuca Invitational, where the winner will be crowned.
The award, which was first issued in 1990 and also included academic achievement in its original list of standards, revised its criteria for the 2001-02 collegiate season to its current standard of honoring the outstanding amateur collegiate golfer.
2017 PAC-12 NOMINEES
Wyndham Clark, Oregon, Sr., Denver, Colo.
Sean Crocker, Southern California, Jr., Westlake, Calif.
Jared du Toit, Arizona State, Sr., Kimberley, British Columbia
Rico Hoey, Southern California, Sr., Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Maverick McNealy, Stanford, Sr., Portola Valley, Calif.
Collin Morikawa, California, So., La Canada Flintridge, Calif.