The University of Mississippi Athletics
Thornberry Named Haskins Award Winner As Top Collegiate Golfer
6/7/2017 | Men's Golf
OXFORD, Miss. - Ole Miss sophomore Braden Thornberry continued to add to his long list of accomplishments Wednesday after he was named the Fred Haskins Award winner, as the most outstanding men's collegiate golfer.
The Fred Haskins Award is presented annually by the Haskins Commission to honor the most outstanding collegiate golfer in the United States. The award is named in memory of Fred Haskins, former golf teaching professional at the Country Club of Columbus. Votes are tabulated by the Haskins Commission from select writers, golf coaches and collegiate golfers.
Thornberry, who captured the 2017 NCAA Arnold Palmer Individual National Championship, led the nation in stroke average at 69.57 this season and posted five wins including the national title. The Southaven, Mississippi native is tied with Dave Peege for the Ole Miss record with seven career wins in just two seasons in Oxford.
"It is an honor to win the Haskins Award," Thornberry said. "It validates all of the hard work that I have put in with my teammates. We are changing the culture of the Ole Miss Golf program and are headed in the right direction. I can't thank Coach (Chris) Malloy and Coach (Kyle) Ellis enough for what they have done for me this year. It is an unbelievable feeling knowing my name will be alongside greats like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. This makes me even more excited for next season!"
"To be named the most outstanding player in college golf is an incredible honor," said Ole Miss head coach Chris Malloy. "Braden has been so consistent and to cap the year off with an NCAA Championship makes this season one that we will never forget. I am so proud of Braden, not only for his development on the course, but the man that he has matured into off of it. He is a great representative of our program as well as this wonderful award."
Past Haskins winners include Ben Crenshaw, Luke Donald, David Duval, Justin Leonard, Phil Mickelson and Tigers Woods. Winners have gone on to compete in 42 Ryder Cups, win 28 majors and over 250 PGA Tour events.
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Past Haskins Award Winners
2017 Ole Miss Braden Thornberry
2016 Texas Beau Hossler
2015 Stanford Maverick McNealy
2014 Stanford Patrick Rodgers
2013 California Michael Kim
2012 Alabama Justin Thomas
2011 UCLA Patrick Cantlay
2010 Georgia Russell Henley
2009 N.C. State Matt Hill
2008 UCLA Kevin Chappell
2007 So. California Jamie Lovemark
2006 Oklahoma St. Pablo MartÃn
2005 UNLV Ryan Moore
2004 Wake Forest Bill Haas
2003 Oklahoma St. Hunter Mahan
2002 UAB Graeme McDowell
2001 Georgia Tech Bryce Molder
2000 Oklahoma St. Charles Howell III
1999 Northwestern Luke Donald
1998 Georgia Tech Matt Kuchar
1997 Texas Brad Elder
1996 Stanford Tiger Woods
1995 Georgia Tech Stewart Cink
1994 Texas Justin Leonard
1993 Georgia Tech David Duval
1992 Arizona State Phil Mickelson
1991 Arizona State Phil Mickelson
1990 Arizona State Phil Mickelson
1989 Arizona Robert Gamez
1988 Texas Bob Estes
1987 Arizona State Billy Mayfair
1986 Oklahoma St. Scott Verplank
1985 So. California Sam Randolph
1984 UNC John Inman
1983 Furman Brad Faxon
1982 Oklahoma St. Willie Wood
1981 Oklahoma St. Bob Tway
1980 BYU Bobby Clampett
1979 BYU Bobby Clampett
1978 Oklahoma St. Lindy Miller
1977 So. California Scott Simpson
1976 Florida Phil Hancock
1975 Wake Forest Jay Haas
1974 Wake Forest Curtis Strange
1973 Texas Ben Crenshaw
1972 Texas Ben Crenshaw
1971 Texas Ben Crenshaw
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