David Ford A Finalist For Ben Hogan NPOY Award

North Carolina's David Ford is one of three finalists for the 2025 Ben Hogan Men's Golf National Player of the Year Award presented by Baird.

Joining the Tar Heel star as finalists are Florida State's Luke Clanton and Auburn's Jackson Koivun.

The Ben Hogan Award honors the top college golfer based on all collegiate, amateur and professional events over the previous 12 months. Ford, Clanton and Koivun will attend a black-tie dinner May 19 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, where the winner will be announced.

Ford, a three-time semifinalist for the Hogan Award, is a first-time finalist. He is the nation's No. 1 player in the NCAA's Scoreboard/Clippd Rankings, is No. 1 in the PGA TOUR University standings and is third in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

The Peachtree Corners, Ga., native has set a UNC record this season with five victories, including an unprecedented three in a row in March-April.

Ford won the prestigious Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational at Colonial by three shots in the fall. He also has victories at The Williams Cup, Valspar Intercollegiate Invitational, Augusta Haskins Award Invitational and the Tar Heel Intercollegiate.

His 68.70 stroke average is on pace to set the Tar Heel single-season record, and he is first in UNC career scoring with an average of 70.14.

Former Tar Heel Mark Wilson won the Ben Hogan Trophy in 1996.

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