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Prante on 'watch-list' for prestigious Ben Hogan Award

February 22, 2005

Bank of America, in cooperation with Colonial Country Club, The Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA), recently announced the watch list for The 2005 The Ben Hogan Award.  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.

Saints Junior Shane Prante, the only Division II golfer in history to be nationally ranked #1 by Golfstat, joins NCAA, U.S. Amateur and Public Links Champion Ryan Moore of UNLV, U.S. Open Championship low amateur Spencer Levin of New Mexico and 2004 PING All-America First-Team selections Matt Every of Florida and John Holmes of Kentucky’s as those highlighting a list of 20 collegiate golfers.

The Hogan Award selection committee will announce 10 semi-finalists on March 24 and name three finalists on April 20.  The three finalists will attend The Hogan Award banquet on Saturday, May 14 at Colonial Country Club – the Saturday prior to the Bank of America Colonial - with the recipient announced that evening.

Mark McGreevy, Sports Information Director
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