Haskins Award: First spring watch list for 2023-24 men’s college golf Player of the Year

With every passing week, the men’s college golf season creeps closer to the NCAA Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.

The Haskins Award presented by Stifel announced Monday its first spring watch list, featuring 15 of the best men’s college golfers this season. Christo Lamprecht, a senior at Georgia Tech who has risen to No. 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, is having a great season, but there are plenty of other big names in contention.

The Haskins Award honors the player of the year in men’s college golf, as selected by college golfers, coaches and members of the college golf media. The players are listed alphabetically. Players on the Haskins Award Watch List were selected by a panel of Golfweek and Golf Channel reporters.

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Vanderbilt and Auburn each have two players on the watch list. Just because a player isn’t on this watch list doesn’t mean he can’t play his way on to it later in the season.

Check out the 15 players on the first spring watch list for the Haskins Award:

Bastien Amat, New Mexico

New Mexico’s Bastien Amat. (Photo: Arizona Athletics)

Class: Senior
Wins: 2 (Alister MacKenzie, John A. Burns)
Top-10 finishes: 4
Top-25 finishes: 5
Events: 7
NCAA ranking: 11

Wenyi Ding, Arizona State

Arizona State freshman Wenyi Ding at the 2024 Amer Ari Invitaitonal. (Photo: Alex Gelman/Sun Devil Athletics)

Class: Freshman
Wins: 1 (Amer Ari)
Top-10 finishes: 2
Top-25 finishes: 2
Events: 3
NCAA ranking: 1

Mats Ege, East Tennessee State

East Tennessee State’s Mats Ege. (Photo: ETSU Athletics)

Class: Fifth year
Wins: 1 (Bank of Tennessee)
Top-10 finishes: 5
Top-25 finishes: 5
Events: 6
NCAA ranking: 9

David Ford, North Carolina

North Carolina’s David Ford. (Photo: UNC Athletics)

Class: Junior
Wins: 1 (Williams Cup)
Top-10 finishes: 4
Top-25 finishes: 5
Events: 6
NCAA ranking: 6

Nick Gabrelcik, North Florida

North Florida’s Nick Gabrelcik. (Photo: North Florida Athletics)

Class: Senior
Wins: 2 (Williams Cup, Gators Invitational)
Top-10 finishes: 7
Top-25 finishes: 8
Events: 8
NCAA ranking: 7

Ian Gilligan, Florida

Florida’s Ian Gilligan won the Southern Highlands Collegiate. (Photo: Florida Athletics)

Class: Junior
Wins: 1 (Southern Highlands)
Top-10 finishes: 5
Top-25 finishes: 7
Events: 8
NCAA ranking: 14

Alex Goff, Kentucky

Kentucky’s Alex Goff. (Photo: Kentucky Athletics)

Class: Fifth year
Wins: 0
Top-10 finishes: 5
Top-25 finishes: 6
Events: 6
NCAA ranking: 13

Petr Hruby, Washington

Washington’s Petr Hruby. (Photo: Washington Athletics)

Class: Fifth year
Wins: 0
Top-10 finishes: 5
Top-25 finishes: 7
Events: 7
NCAA ranking: 17

Jackson Koivun, Auburn

Auburn’s Jackson Koivun. (Photo: Auburn Athletics)

Class: Freshman
Wins: 0
Top-10 finishes: 5
Top-25 finishes: 6
Events: 6
NCAA ranking: 4

Michael La Sasso, Ole Miss

Ole Miss’ Michael La Sasso. (Photo: USGA)

Class: Sophomore
Wins: 0
Top-10 finishes: 2
Top-25 finishes: 4
Events: 4
NCAA ranking: 5

Christo Lamprecht, Georgia Tech

Christo Lamprecht of South Africa looks on after playing his second shot out of a bunker on the third hole on Day Two of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club on December 08, 2023 in Malelane, South Africa. (Photo by Luke Walker/Getty Images)

Class: Senior
Wins: 2 (Fighting Illini, Ben Hogan)
Top-10 finishes: 4
Top-25 finishes: 6
Events: 6
NCAA ranking: 2

Jack Lundin, Missouri

Missouri’s Jack Lundin. (Photo: Mizzou Athletics)

Class: Senior
Wins: 0
Top-10 finishes: 4
Top-25 finishes: 5
Events: 7
NCAA ranking: 18

Gordon Sargent, Vanderbilt

Gordon Sargent at the 2024 Watersound Invitational. (Photo: Vanderbilt Athletics)

Class: Junior
Wins: 0
Top-10 finishes: 3
Top-25 finishes: 4
Events: 4
NCAA ranking: 3

Cole Sherwood, Vanderbilt

Cole Sherwood of Vanderbilt plays his tee shot on the first hole during the final round of the NCAA DI Mens Golf Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club – Raptor Course. (Photo: Rob Schumacher/Arizona Republic)

Class: Senior
Wins: 1 (Ben Hogan)
Top-10 finishes: 3
Top-25 finishes: 3
Events: 5
NCAA ranking: 21

Brendan Valdes, Auburn

Brendan Valdes watches his tee shot on hole two during the round of 64 of the 2023 U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills C.C. in Cherry Hills Village, Colo. on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. (Chris Keane/USGA)

Class: Junior
Wins: 0
Top-10 finishes: 6
Top-25 finishes: 6
Events: 6
NCAA ranking: 8