AUSTIN, Texas – Texas men's golf junior Pierceson Coody was named a finalist for the Ben Hogan Award, the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, Friends of Golf (FOG) and Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) announced Thursday. He is joined by Florida State's John Pak and Georgia's Davis Thompson among the trio of finalists.
Thursday marks Coody's first finalist honor for the Hogan Award, which is given annually to the top men's collegiate golfer taking into account all collegiate, amateur and professional competitions over the past 12-month period. The award's selection committee, which votes during each stage of the process, is made up of more than two dozen leaders and experts in professional, amateur and collegiate golf both domestically and internationally.