COLUMBUS, Ga. – The Haskins Foundation is proud to announce the 2026 Haskins Award Watch List, presented by Stifel Spring, today with media partners Golfweek and Golf Channel.
Pepperdine’s Mahanth Chirravuri is on the list along with 19 others. The award is named after Fred Haskins, a club professional that spent his life nurturing and mentoring amateur golfers. The foundation, based in Columbus, Ga., oversees the voting for the Haskins Award conducted among college golfers, coaches and college golf media. Past winners of the Haskins Award presented by Stifel have captured 33 major championships and more than 400 professional tournaments around the world. Beginning in 1971, the Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel is annually given to the top male U.S. collegiate D1 golfer as voted on by players, coaches, members of the college golf media, and past Haskins Award winners.
Following the announcement of today’s watch list, the Postseason Watch List (15 players post Conference Championships) and the Final Watch List (10 players on May 22nd) will be released. Each Watch List is unique and a player does not need to appear on a previous watch list to be considered for any future watch lists.
The full Spring watch list is below.
Adam Bresnu, Texas Tech
Mahanth Chirravuri, Pepperdine
Ryder Cowan, Oklahoma
Josh Duangmanee, Virginia
Erich Fortlage, Arkansas
Connor Graham, Texas Tech
Ben James, Virginia
William Jennings, Alabama
Bryan Kim, Duke
Jackson Koivun, Auburn
Bryan Lee, Virginia
Christiaan Maas, Texas
Michael Mjaaseth, Arizona State
Luke Potter, Texas
Preston Stout, Oklahoma State
Arni Sveinsson, LSU
Harry Takis, San Diego State
Tim Wiedemeyer, Texas Tech
Connor Williams, Arizona State
Wells Williams, Vanderbilt
About the Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel
Beginning in 1971, the Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel is annually given to the top male U.S. collegiate D1 golfer as voted on by players, coaches, members of the college golf media, and past Haskins Award winners. Past winners of the Haskins Award presented by Stifel have captured 33 major championships and more than 400 professional tournaments around the world. Named in honor of Fred Haskins, the award is managed by the Haskins Foundation to acknowledge the top male golfer at the end of the season and to match the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel, which acknowledges the top female Division I collegiate golfer.
Stifel, one of the nation’s leading wealth management and investment banking firms, serves as the presenting sponsor of both the ANNIKA and Haskins Awards, recognizing annually the most outstanding NCAA Division I female and male college golfers. Stifel also serves as a presenting sponsor for the NCAA Division I Women’s and Men’s Golf Championships on GOLF Channel.
About Stifel
Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) is a financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, that conducts its banking, securities, and financial services business through several wholly owned subsidiaries. Stifel’s broker-dealer clients are served in the United States through Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, including its Eaton Partners and Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC business divisions; Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.; and Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC; and in the United Kingdom and Europe through Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited. The Company’s broker-dealer affiliates provide securities brokerage, investment banking, trading, investment advisory, and related financial services to individual investors, professional money managers, businesses, and municipalities. Stifel Bank and Stifel Bank & Trust offer a full range of consumer and commercial lending solutions. Stifel Trust Company, N.A. and Stifel Trust Company Delaware, N.A. offer trust and related services. To learn more about Stifel, please visit the Company’s website at www.stifel.com. For global disclosures, please visit https://www.stifel.com/investor-relations/press-releases.
About Fred Haskins and the Haskins Foundation
From the seaside town of Liverpool to a quaint Donald Ross course in Georgia, Fred Haskins built a reputation for mentoring young golfers. Haskins was head professional at the Country Club of Columbus for 34 years, recommended for the position by the legendary Bobby Jones. His proteges learned the game in Saturday morning classes that cost a nickel. They went on to win more than 150 collegiate and amateur tournaments. Since its formation in 1971, the Haskins Foundation has been devoted to amateur golf and the presentation of the Haskins Award. This coveted trophy honors the year’s outstanding college golfer and the memory of Fred Haskins, a club professional that spent his life nurturing and mentoring amateur golfers. The foundation, based in Columbus, Ga., oversees the voting for the Haskins Award conducted among college golfers, coaches and college golf media. For more information on the Haskins Foundation, visit www.HaskinsFoundation.org.
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