NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two of Vanderbilt’s own are among the early favorites to be named the top college golfer for the 2022-23 season.
Gordon Sargent and Cole Sherwood have been named to the Preseason Haskins Award Watch List, the oldest individual college golf award and the only award to be voted on by players, coaches, golf sports information directors and select golf media.
Sargent, the defending individual national champion who spent his summer competing at the Palmer Cup and World Amateur Golf Championship, is ranked fourth in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. He was the 2022 Phil Mickelson Award winner, an All-American, the SEC Freshman of the Year and a Haskins Award finalist.
The Michael Carter “Junior” Memorial Award at the Palmer Cup, Sherwood was an All-American and Haskins Award finalist for the 2021-22 season. He was an All-American Scholar and won two individual titles last season and is ranked 20th in the WAGR.
Sargent and Sherwood join Ludvig Aberg (Texas Tech), Sam Bennett (Texas A&M), Fred Biondi (Florida), Michael Brennan (Wake Forest), Ben Carr (Georgia Southern), Ricky Castillo (Florida), Adrien Dumont de Chassart (Illinois), Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira (Arkansa), David Ford (North Carolina), Nick Gabrelcik (North Florida), Austin Greaser (North Carolina), Christo Lamprecht (Georgia Tech), Bryce Lewis (Tennessee), Dylan Menante (North Carolina), William Mouw (Pepperdine), Brian Stark (Oklahoma State), Preston Summerhays (Arizona State), Caleb Surratt (Tennessee), Michael Thorbjornsen (Stanford), Hugo Townsend (Ole Miss), Travis Vick (Texas), Patrick Welch (Oklahoma) and Jiri Zuska (Louisville).
Celebrating its 53rd year, the Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel has been given to players who have captured 33 major championships and more than 400 professional tournaments around the world. Past recipients include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Ben Crenshaw, and Justin Thomas. Chris Gotterup (Oklahoma) won the 52nd Haskins Award in 2022.
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