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La Sasso Named to Fred Haskins Award Watch List
3/4/2024 | Men's Golf
COLUMBUS, Ga. – The accolades keep coming for Ole Miss men's golfer Michael La Sasso as he has been dubbed as one of fifteen of the nation's top collegiate golfers and named to the Spring Haskins Award Watch List.
La Sasso, named as a Ben Hogan Award Watch List recipient earlier this spring, has led for Ole Miss from the moment he stepped on campus in the fall. The Raleigh, North Carolina, native has been the Rebels' top finisher in all tournaments this season and leads the team with a 68.42 stroke average. His stroke average additionally reigns above all SEC golfers with a minimum of 10 rounds played.
The sophomore has finished inside the top-15 in all 2023-24 tournaments for the Rebels, including two top-5 finishes. All 12 of La Sasso's rounds have counted towards the team score with eight of those rounds being in the 60s.
Celebrating its 54th year, the Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel is annually given to the top male U.S. collegiate golfer as voted on by only college golfers, coaches and members of the golf media. Past winners of the Haskins Award presented by Stifel have captured 33 major championships and more than 400 professional tournaments around the world. Named in honor of Fred Haskins, the award is managed by the Haskins Foundation to acknowledge the top male golfer at the end of the season and to match the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel, which acknowledges the top female Division I collegiate golfer.
Stifel, one of the nation's leading wealth management and investment banking firms, serves as the presenting sponsor of both the ANNIKA and Haskins Awards, recognizing annually the most outstanding NCAA Division I female and male college golfers. Stifel also serves as a presenting sponsor for the NCAA Division I Women's and Men's Golf Championships on GOLF Channel.
Get all the latest information on the team by following @OleMissMGolf on X and OleMissMGolf on Instagram and Facebook. General athletic news can also be found at OleMissSports on X and Facebook and OleMissAthletics on Instagram.
2023-2024 Spring Haskins Award Watch List:
Bastien Amat, New Mexico
Wenyi Ding, Arizona State
Mats Ege, East Tennessee State
David Ford, North Carolina
Nick Gabrelcik, North Florida
Ian Gilligan, Florida
Alex Goff, Kentucky
Petr Hruby, Washington
Jackson Koivun, Auburn
Michael La Sasso, Ole Miss
Christo Lamprecht, Georgia Tech
Jack Lundin, Missouri
Gordon Sargent, Vanderbilt
Cole Sherwood, Vanderbilt
Brendan Valdes, Auburn
La Sasso, named as a Ben Hogan Award Watch List recipient earlier this spring, has led for Ole Miss from the moment he stepped on campus in the fall. The Raleigh, North Carolina, native has been the Rebels' top finisher in all tournaments this season and leads the team with a 68.42 stroke average. His stroke average additionally reigns above all SEC golfers with a minimum of 10 rounds played.
The sophomore has finished inside the top-15 in all 2023-24 tournaments for the Rebels, including two top-5 finishes. All 12 of La Sasso's rounds have counted towards the team score with eight of those rounds being in the 60s.
Celebrating its 54th year, the Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel is annually given to the top male U.S. collegiate golfer as voted on by only college golfers, coaches and members of the golf media. Past winners of the Haskins Award presented by Stifel have captured 33 major championships and more than 400 professional tournaments around the world. Named in honor of Fred Haskins, the award is managed by the Haskins Foundation to acknowledge the top male golfer at the end of the season and to match the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel, which acknowledges the top female Division I collegiate golfer.
Stifel, one of the nation's leading wealth management and investment banking firms, serves as the presenting sponsor of both the ANNIKA and Haskins Awards, recognizing annually the most outstanding NCAA Division I female and male college golfers. Stifel also serves as a presenting sponsor for the NCAA Division I Women's and Men's Golf Championships on GOLF Channel.
Get all the latest information on the team by following @OleMissMGolf on X and OleMissMGolf on Instagram and Facebook. General athletic news can also be found at OleMissSports on X and Facebook and OleMissAthletics on Instagram.
2023-2024 Spring Haskins Award Watch List:
Bastien Amat, New Mexico
Wenyi Ding, Arizona State
Mats Ege, East Tennessee State
David Ford, North Carolina
Nick Gabrelcik, North Florida
Ian Gilligan, Florida
Alex Goff, Kentucky
Petr Hruby, Washington
Jackson Koivun, Auburn
Michael La Sasso, Ole Miss
Christo Lamprecht, Georgia Tech
Jack Lundin, Missouri
Gordon Sargent, Vanderbilt
Cole Sherwood, Vanderbilt
Brendan Valdes, Auburn
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