Meet the 10 finalists for the 2025 Haskins Award, men's college golf's Player of the Year
And then there were 10.
After NCAA Regionals concluded Wednesday, the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship field is set for May 23-28 at Omni La Costa's North Course in Carlsbad, California. With one tournament left in the 2024-25 men's college golf season, the best players across the country have separated themselves from the rest, but only one can win the Haskins Award.
The Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel honors the Player of the Year in men's college golf, as selected by college golfers, coaches and members of the college golf media. Finalists for the Haskins Award were selected by a panel of Golfweek and Golf Channel reporters. They are listed alphabetically.
If you fit one of the listed criteria above, here's a link to cast your vote: haskinsfoundation.org.
More: Meet the teams, individuals who advanced to the 2025 NCAA Div. I Men's Golf Championship
Meet the 10 finalists for the 2025 Haskins Award:
Josele Ballester, Arizona State
Class: Senior
Wins: 1 (Fighting Illini)
Top-10 finishes: 5
Stroke play events: 8
Ranking: No. 9
Luke Clanton, Florida State
Class: Junior
Wins: 4 (Watersound, Seminole Intercollegiate, Lewis Chitengwa, NCAA Tallahassee Regional)
Top-10 finishes: 7
Stroke play events: 10
Ranking: No. 3
David Ford, North Carolina
Class: Senior
Wins: 5 (Ben Hogan, Williams Cup, Valspar, Augusta Haskins, Tar Heel)
Top-10 finishes: 9
Stroke play events: 13
Ranking: No. 1
Ben James, Virginia
Class: Junior
Wins: 1 (Valero)
Top-10 finishes: 7
Stroke play events: 10
Ranking: No. 12
Jackson Koivun, Auburn
Class: Sophomore
Wins: 3 (Inverness, SEC Championship, NCAA Auburn Regional)
Top-10 finishes: 9
Stroke play events: 12
Ranking: No. 2
Michael La Sasso, Ole Miss
Class: Junior
Wins: 2 (Hamptons, Old Waverly)
Top-10 finishes: 6
Stroke play events: 11
Ranking: No. 4
Christiaan Maas, Texas
Class: Junior
Wins: 1 (Pauma Valley)
Top-10 finishes: 8
Stroke play events: 12
Ranking: No. 8
Phichaksn Maichon, Texas A&M
Class: Senior
Wins: 2 (SeaBest, Aggie Invitational)
Top-10 finishes: 9
Stroke play events: 13
Ranking: No. 20
Preston Stout, Oklahoma State
Class: Sophomore
Wins: 2 (Cabo, Big 12 Championship)
Top-10 finishes: 7
Stroke play events: 12
Ranking: No. 7
Brendan Valdes, Auburn
Class: Senior
Wins: 1 (General James Hackler)
Top-10 finishes: 7
Stroke play events: 12
Ranking: No. 6
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