Haskins Award Watch List Unveils 25 Standouts for 2025–26 Season
The 2025–26 men’s college golf season is officially underway, and the race for the Fred Haskins Award is set to be one of the year’s defining storylines. The award, presented annually by Stifel, recognizes the nation’s top male collegiate golfer as voted on by players, coaches, and members of the media.
North Carolina’s David Ford captured last year’s Haskins Award after a five-win season that also secured him the top spot in PGA Tour University and a PGA Tour card. With Ford now graduated, a new winner will emerge in May, although Auburn’s Jackson Koivun, the current world No. 1 amateur, could secure his second Haskins.
The 2026 preseason watch list includes 25 of the country’s top players, selected by a panel of Golfweek and Golf Channel reporters.
2026 Haskins Award Preseason Watch List
Daniel Bennett, So., Texas
Mahanth Chirravuri, Sr., Pepperdine
Ryder Cowan, Jr., Oklahoma
Ethan Fang, Jr., Oklahoma State
Connor Graham, So., Texas Tech
Josiah Gilbert, Jr., Auburn
Frankie Harris, Sr., South Carolina
Max Herendeen, Jr., Illinois
Filip Jakubcik, Sr., Arizona
Ben James, Sr., Virginia
Jackson Koivun, Jr., Auburn
Michael La Sasso, Sr., Ole Miss
Bryan Lee, Sr., Virginia
Eric Lee, Jr., Oklahoma State
Christiaan Maas, Sr., Texas
Michael Mjaaseth, Sr., Arizona State
Jacob Modleski, Jr., Notre Dame
Tommy Morrison, Sr., Texas
Luke Poulter, Jr., Florida
Lance Simpson, Sr., Tennessee
Preston Stout, Jr., Oklahoma State
Jase Summy, Sr., Oklahoma
Arni Sveinsson, So., LSU
Tyler Weaver, Jr., Florida State
Wells Williams, Sr., Vanderbilt
The 2026 NCAA Championships will be held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa’s North Course, where the next Haskins Award winner will look to close out a standout season.
