Taylor wins Hogan Award
5/24/2010 | by Golfweek
see also: Ben Hogan Award, Golf Coaches Association of America
University of Washington's Nick Taylor wins prestigious honor which counts collegiate and amateur play over past 12 months
FORT WORTH, Texas (May 24, 2010) – Fresh off a dominating NCAA regional performance, Washington can claim the nation’s player of the year, too.
Senior Nick Taylor was honored May 24 with the Ben Hogan Award, which recognizes college and amateur competition for the past 12 months. Taylor received the award at Colonial Country Club, site of this week’s PGA Tour event where the late Hogan called home.
Georgia junior Russell Henley and Alabama sophomore Bud Cauley were the other finalists.
Cauley, who earlier this year had planned to turn professional, told Golfweek that he will return to Tuscaloosa in the fall.
Taylor, of Abbotsford, British Columbia, is No. 3 in the Golfweek/Sagarin College Rankings and No. 6 in the Golfweek/amateurgolf.com Rankings. He was low amateur (T-36) at the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black, shooting a second-round 65 that tied the Open mark for low round by an amateur. Taylor also won last year’s Sahalee Players Championship and was medalist and runner-up at the U.S. Public Links.
Taylor recently was named the Pac-10’s co-Golfer of the Year for the second consecutive season. He finished in the top 10 in nine of 12 starts this year, with a 70.9 scoring average.
He and the Huskies, who won the NCAA West Regional by 29 shots, end their season next week at the NCAA Championship in Ooltewah, Tenn.
To view the Golfweek/amateurgolf.com Rankings profiles of the three finalists, please click on the links below:
Nick Taylor - view profile>
Russell Henley - view profile>
Bud Cauley - view profile>
About the Ben Hogan Award
The Ben Hogan Award is given annually to honor the best college golf player in the United States. Since 2005, the award winner is named at a ceremony prior to the PGA Tour event at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, and is invited to the fol...
Most Popular Articles
2025 PGA TOUR Q-School Guide: Sites, Scores, and Who Advanced
Dec 5, 2025Second Stage is complete and Final Stage awaits at Sawgrass — follow every Q-School leaderboard and the players still chasing
2025 LPGA TOUR Q-Series: Final Qualifying Stage FINAL SCORING
Dec 8, 2025Helen Briem earns medalist honors, 31 players headed to the LPGA next year
2025 PGA TOUR Q-School Final Stage: Ewart Leads Five New TOUR Card Winners
Dec 14, 2025A.J. Ewart topped Final Stage at TPC Sawgrass, leading five players who secured PGA TOUR membership for 2026.
Australian Open at Royal Melbourne: Preview, amateur bios, and how to watch
Nov 30, 2025Rory McIlroy headlines one of the championship's top fields in years - at least four amateurs will have their chance at glory
Luke Ringkamp Cruises to Rolex Tournament of Champions Title at TPC San Antonio
Nov 26, 2025One week after committing to Pepperdine, Luke Ringkamp won the Rolex Tournament of Champions by nine shots.