COLUMBUS, Ga. – Vanderbilt men’s golfers Gordon Sargent and Jackson Van Paris have been named to the 2024-25 Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel Fall Watch List, announced Wednesday by Golfweek and Golf Channel, media partners of the Haskins Award.
Created in 1971, the Haskins Award is given annually to the most outstanding men’s college golfer, as voted on by players, coaches, and media members. Past winners include Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Matt Kuchar, Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas, and the reigning winner, Jackson Koivun of Auburn.
Sargent, a Haskins Award finalist in each of the last three seasons, was selected to the Fall Watch List for the third time in his illustrious Commodore career. The senior delayed his professional PGA TOUR debut for a year by announcing his return to the Dores in April. Sargent comes into the 2024-25 season ranked No. 2 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. Over the summer, the 2022 NCAA individual champion joined Van Paris in representing the United States at the Arnold Palmer Cup, where they helped the U.S. win the Palmer Cup on international soil for the first time since 2018. He also competed in the 124th U.S. Open and made match play at the U.S. Amateur Championship.
Van Paris was selected to his first Haskins Award Watch List after a breakout junior campaign. The Pinehurst, North Carolina, native earned a GCAA Division I PING All-American honorable mention nod and was an All-SEC first-team selection in 2023-24. Van Paris begins his senior season at Vanderbilt ranked fifth in the PGA TOUR University rankings and No. 8 in the WAGR. The senior had a successful summer on the amateur circuit. He was runner-up at the North & South Amateur, advanced to match play at the 124th United States Amateur, and teamed up with Sargent to help the U.S. win the Palmer Cup.
The full Haskins Award Fall Watch List as well as history, stats, and more can be found here.
Three Dores Named Preseason All-Americans
A trio of Commodores were named preseason All-Americans by both Golfweek and Golf Channel, as Gordon Sargent, Jackson Van Paris, and Wells Williams were featured in each poll.
Sargent was selected as a preseason first-team All-American by Golfweek. The Birmingham, Alabama, native is a three-time Golfweek first-team All-American selection. Additionally, Sargent was named to the Golf Channel Preseason All-America first team.
Van Paris picked up a Golfweek preseason second-team All-American selection. It is the senior’s second career Golfweek All-American nod, as Van Paris was named to the 2023-24 All-American honorable mention team. Van Paris was selected to the Golf Channel Preseason All-America first team.
Williams was a third-team All-American selection by both Golfweek and Golf Channel. The junior from West Point, Mississippi, made his U.S. Open debut over the summer at Pinehurst No. 2, while he advanced to match play at the 124th U.S. Amateur Championship. Williams earned a Golfweek All-American honorable mention selection as a freshman during the 2022-23 season.
Vanderbilt In The Preseason Rankings
The Vanderbilt men’s golf team opens the 2024-25 season ranked inside the top six in all three major preseason collegiate golf polls.
The Commodores checked in at No. 3 in the Golfweek’s preseason men’s college golf rankings. Vanderbilt was voted as the fourth-best team in the nation by the coaches in the Bushnell/Golfweek Preseason Coaches Poll. Golf Channel put the Dores at No. 6 in its preseason rankings.
Seniors Gordon Sargent and Jackson Van return from last season’s team that advanced to match play at the 2024 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships. Vanderbilt will be seeking its 11th-straight NCAA Championship appearance in 2024-25, as the Commodores enter Year 13 under the direction of head coach Scott Limbaugh.
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