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Jack Nicklaus Award Watch Lists Announced Honor recognizes top amateur player in college golf NORMAN, Okla. — The Golf Coaches Association of America has announced the watch lists for the 2008 Jack Nicklaus Award. The Nicklaus Award is presented to the Player of the Year in NCAA Divisions I, II and III, as well as the NAIA. Jamie Lovemark of Southern California and Sonoma State’s Jarin Todd - the 2007 Nicklaus Award recipients in Divisions I and II, respectively - will look to claim honors for the second-straight season. The watch lists are also highlighted by returning PING First-Team All-America selections Matthew Galloway of West Florida, Columbus State’s Andrew Georgiou and CSU-Stanislaus’ Eric Justesen in Division II; Rizal Amin of LaVerne, Washington & Lee’s Nathaniel James and Taylor Urbanski of Oglethorpe of Division III; and the NAIA’s Bruno Buccolo and Rhein Gibson of Oklahoma Christian and Sam Cyr of Point Loma Nazarene. The Nicklaus Award recipients will be named immediately following the final round of each respective national championship. All four Nicklaus Award honorees will be invited to Muirfield Village for the final round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, just outdside Nicklaus’ hometown of Columbus to receive their trophies from Mr. Nicklaus. Additionally, a 20-player All-Nicklaus Team - which will include outstanding players from NCAA Divisions I, II and III and the NAIA - will be named June 10. 2008 Jack Nicklaus Award Watch Lists (in alphabetical order) Division I Jonas Blixt, Florida State Kevin Chappell, UCLA Jonas Enander Hedin, Charlotte Derek Fathauer, Louisville Rickie Fowler, Oklahoma State Aaron Goldberg, San Diego State Chesson Hadley, Georgia Tech Rory Hie, Southern California Russell Henley, Georgia Siwhan Kim, Stanford Jamie Lovemark, Southern California Adam Mitchell, Georgia Kevin O’Connell, North Carolina Andrew Putnam, Pepperdine Webb Simpson, Wake Forest Joel Sjoholm, Georgia State Ryan Spears, Wichita State Hudson Swafford, Georgia Matthew Swan, Alabama Michael Thompson, Alabama Division II Roberto Diaz, USC-Aiken Luis Delgado, Chico State Judson Eustaquio, Florida Southern Matthew Galloway, West Florida Andrew Georgiou, Columbus State Kyle Hopkins, Sonoma State Justin Hueber, Indianapolis Jeff Goff, USC-Aiken Eric Justesen, CSU-Stanislaus Jake Koppenberg, WWU Tobias Rosendahl, West Florida Kyle Scott, West Florida Colby Shrum, Central Oklahoma J.P. Solis, USC-Aiken Jarin Todd, Sonoma State Will Wilcox, Clayton State Brent Witcher, Valdosta State Chris Wolfe, Armstrong Atlantic State Division III Rizal Amin, LaVerne Matt Bova, Methodist Nick Bova, Methodist Josh Cumming, Greensboro Ross Canavan, Redlands Chris DeJohn, Skidmore Scott Harris Jr., St. John Fisher Nathaniel James, Washington & Lee Joe Schoolmeesters, Saint John’s Josh Schrader, Methodist E.J. Stenftenagel, Redlands Alex Timmons, Carnegie Mellon Taylor Urbanski, Oglethorpe A.J. Vesey, Texas Lutheran Pete Wendt, UW-Eau Claire NAIA Bruno Buccolo, Oklahoma Christian Sam Cyr, Point Loma Nazarene Samuel Del Val, Berry Mitchell Evanecz, Victoria Rhein Gibson, Oklahoma Christian Mitch Hendon, Texas Wesleyan Clay Parks, Oklahoma City Cory Renfro, British Columbia Blake Rowe-Sleeman, British Columbia David Stewart, British Columbia Dave Tobon, Johnson & Wales Jarod Trammell, Berry Julian Valenciana, Oklahoma City David Vanegas, Johnson & Wales Hamilton Wheeler, Southern Nazarene |
