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Fort Worth, Texas – Fighting Illini senior Dylan Meyer has been named to the 2018 Ben Hogan Award Watch List, as announced today by the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, the Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).  Meyer is among just 27 collegiate golfers named to the watch list for the prestigious award.

Currently ranked No. 6 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, Meyer has appeared on the Ben Hogan Award Watch List for two consecutive seasons, and was a finalist for the 2017 Ben Hogan Award. This marks the ninth consecutive season that Illinois has had at least one golfer named to the watch list. The streak is the second-longest active streak behind only Stanford (13 years).

The most prestigious award in men's college golf, the Ben Hogan Award presented by Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) is issued annually to the top men's NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer taking into account all collegiate and amateur competitions during a 12-month period from June to May. The Ben Hogan Award Selection Committee, which votes during each stage of the process, is comprised of leaders in collegiate, amateur and professional golf.

The list of 10 semifinalists, which could include individuals not on the watch list, will be unveiled on Wednesday, April 11. On Wednesday, May 2, that group will be pared down to three finalists. The finalists will attend a black-tie dinner at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday, May 21, prior to the start of the annual PGA TOUR stop at Colonial, where the winner will be crowned.

Watch List Candidates

Dawson Armstrong, Lipscomb, Sr., Brentwood, Tenn.

Braden Bailey, Baylor, Jr., Groves, Texas

Shintaro Ban, UNLV, Sr., San Jose, Calif.

Zach Bauchou, Oklahoma State, Jr., Forest, Va.

Chandler Blanchet, West Florida, Sr., Gainesville, Fla.

Brad Dalke, Oklahoma, Jr., Norman, Okla.

Harry Ellis, Florida State, Sr., Southampton, England

Patrick Fishburn, BYU, Sr., Ogden, Utah

Steven Fisk, Georgia Southern, Jr., Stockbridge, Ga.

Doug Ghim, Texas, Sr., Arlington Heights, Ill.

Will Gordon, Vanderbilt, Jr., Davidson, N.C.

Theo Humphrey, Vanderbilt, Sr., Greenwich, Conn.

S.M. Lee, Dalton State, So., Buford, Ga.

Patrick Martin, Vanderbilt, Jr., Birmingham, Ala.

Dylan Meyer, Illinois, Sr., Evansville, Ind.

Collin Morikawa, California, Jr., La Canada Flintridge, Calif.

Fredrik Nilehn, Texas Tech, Sr., Goteborg, Sweden

Bryson Nimmer, Clemson, Jr., Bluffton, S.C.

Mason Overstreet, Arkansas, So., Kingfisher, Okla.

Chandler Phillips, Texas A&M, Jr., Huntsville, Texas

Doc Redman, Clemson, So., Raleigh, N.C.

Davis Riley, Alabama, Jr., Hattiesburg, Miss.

Justin Suh, Southern California, Jr., San Jose, Calif.

Sahith Theegala, Pepperdine, Jr., Chino Hills, Calif.

Braden Thornberry, Ole Miss, Jr., Olive Branch, Miss.

Brandon Wu, Stanford, Jr., Danville, Calif.

Norman Xiong, Oregon, So., Canyon Lake, Calif.