The spring college men's golf season is upon us, which means the race for the 2016 Haskins Award is beginning to heat up.
The Haskins Award presented by Stifel is given annually to the best college player, as voted by players, coaches and media. Haskins Award winners over the years include such notable professionals as Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Luke Donald, Graeme McDowell and Hunter Mahan.
Brentley Romine breaks down his current top candidates for the 2015-16 award:
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1. Maverick McNealy
Year: Junior
School: Stanford
Golfweek/Sagarin Ranking: 2
Results: Won, Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational; T-1, Gifford Collegiate; T-1, U.