May 28, 2015
Vanderbilt senior Hunter Stewart has been named as one of five finalists for the Division I Jack Nicklaus Award presented by Barbasol, an honor given to college golf’s Player of the Year. Stewart joins Georgia’s Lee McCoy, Maverick McNealy of Stanford, Washington’s Cheng-Tsung Pan, and Arizona State’s Jon Rahm as the five finalists.
The award will be presented by Jack Nicklaus at a ceremony during the final round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance at Muirfield Village Golf Club. Nicklaus, a Big Ten and NCAA Champion at The Ohio State University, helped inspire and create the Jack Nicklaus Awards in 1988.
Stewart became Vanderbilt’s first SEC Player of the Year after averaging an all-time program-best 69.36 strokes per round this season. He won three individual titles, carded six top-five finishes, and 10 top 10’s in 2014-15, with his worst result being a tie for 11th. Stewart was also named to the Palmer Cup U.S. team and as a semifinalist for the Ben Hogan Award earlier this spring.
