Senior Jonas Enander Hedin led the 49ers with a 71.86 stroke average, last year. |
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Enander Hedin; Wiedergruen on Hogan Watch List
Feb. 21, 2008
Charlotte, N.C. - Charlotte 49ers senior Jonas Enander Hedin (Taby, Sweden) and junior Stefan Wiedergruen (Waiblingen, Germany) have been named to the Watch List for the 2008 The Ben Hogan Award as announced by Chesapeake Energy, in association with Colonial Country Club, The Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
The most prestigious award in men's college golf, The Hogan is presented annually to the top men's NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or junior college golfer taking into account all collegiate and amateur competitions during the last 12 months.
Enander Hedin was ranked 16th by Golfweek at the conclusion of the fall semester and Wiedergruen was ranked 12th. Wiedergruen, who posted two individual titles and one runner-up finish in the fall, was named Golf World's Mid-Year National Player of the Year following the fall, 2007 campaign. Enander Hedin had the lowest stroke average for the 49ers, last year, leading Charlotte to a 3rd-place finish at the NCAA Championships with a 71.86 stroke average.
Returning PING First-Team All-America selections Billy Horschel of Florida, Southern California's Jamie Lovemark and Kyle Stanley of Clemson, British Amateur champion Drew Weaver of Virginia Tech and Walker Cup participants Rickie Fowler of Oklahoma State and Wake Forest's Webb Simpson highlight the list. Others on the 24 player watch list include Florida State's Jonas Blixt, Ryan Brehm of Michigan State, UCLA's Kevin Chappell and Lucas Lee, Jonas Enander Hedin and Stefan Wiedergruen of Charlotte, Georgia's Harris English and Brian Harman, Derek Fathauer of Louisville, Stanford's Rob Grube, Chesson Hadley and Cameron Tringale of Georgia Tech, UNLV's Seung-su Han, Mark Harrell and Michael Thompson of Alabama, Minnesota's Clayton Rask, Joel Sjoholm of Georgia State and Sonoma State's Jarin Todd.
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The Hogan Award semifinalists will be announced April 16. Three finalists named on May 7 will be invited to Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, for the Hogan Award presentation on the evening of May 18. The 1964 U.S. Open winner and former CBS golf analyst Ken Venturi will be the keynote speaker.
Chesapeake (NYSE: CHK) is the largest independent producer of clean-burning natural gas in the United States and is the most active driller in Texas. The company was recently recognized as the "Best Managed Energy Company" by Forbes and one of the "Top 100 Places to Work" by Fortune.
A limited number of corporate tables and individual tickets are available for the Hogan Banquet. For more information, contact Colonial at (817) 840-2219.
