Texas Tech University Athletics
Scott Named Semifinalist for Jack Nicklaus Award
May 13, 2019 | Men's Golf
NORMAN, Okla. – Texas Tech junior Sandy Scott has been named a semifinalists for the 2019 Division I Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award presented by Barbasol.
A Scotland native, Scott is currently at No. 13 in the Golfstat rankings with six top-10 finishes this season. He won the El Macero Classic last month for his first collegiate victory after shooting 3-under-par (75-66-72 – 213) and followed that performance by taking fifth at the Big 12 Conference Championship two weeks ago at The Greenbrier where he was at 5-under following his three rounds. Scott also has a runner-up finish on his season's resume, shooting 13-under at the Lake Charles Invitational.
Scott and the Red Raiders are playing the Myrtle Beach Regional this week in South Carolina with the opening round today, followed by rounds on Tuesday and Wednesday at the TPC Myrtle Beach Golf Course. Along with being named a semifinalist for the Jack Nicklaus Award, Scott is also on the Haskins Watch List and earned a spot on the Arnold Palmer Cup International team along with teammate Ivan Ramirez.Â
Nicklaus Award recipients will be announced May 30 with the honor presented by Jack Nicklaus at a ceremony during the final round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide at Muirfield Village Golf Club. In addition to receiving the Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award, the five recipients will compete in the Barbasol Shootout for an exemption into the PGA TOUR's Barbasol Championship, held July 18-21, at the Champions at Keene Trace in Lexington, Ky. The Barbasol Shootout will be held Saturday, June 1 at The Ohio State University Golf Club's Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio - the same club where Jack Nicklaus played collegiate golf for the Buckeyes.
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Division I Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award presented by Barbasol Semifinalists
John Augenstein, Vanderbilt
Eric Bae, Wake Forest
Chandler Eaton, Duke
Blake Elliott, McNeese State
Steven Fisk, Georgia Southern
Stephen Franken, NC State
Will Gordon, Vanderbilt
Cole Hammer, Texas
Viktor Hovland, Oklahoma State
Philip Knowles, North Florida
Peter Kuest, BYU
Patrick Martin, Vanderbilt
Collin Morikawa, California
Bryson Nimmer, Clemson
Andy Ogletree, Georgia Tech
Kaito Onishi, Southern California
John Pak, Florida State
Chandler Phillips, Texas A&M
Trent Phillips, Georgia
Jovan Rebula, Auburn
Matthias Schmid, Louisville
Luke Schniederjans, Georgia Tech
Sandy Scott, Texas Tech
Alex Smalley, Duke
Scott Stevens, South Carolina
Justin Suh, Southern California
Matthew Wolff, Oklahoma State
Brandon Wu, Stanford
Cameron Young, Wake Forest
Chun An Yu, Arizona State
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A Scotland native, Scott is currently at No. 13 in the Golfstat rankings with six top-10 finishes this season. He won the El Macero Classic last month for his first collegiate victory after shooting 3-under-par (75-66-72 – 213) and followed that performance by taking fifth at the Big 12 Conference Championship two weeks ago at The Greenbrier where he was at 5-under following his three rounds. Scott also has a runner-up finish on his season's resume, shooting 13-under at the Lake Charles Invitational.
Scott and the Red Raiders are playing the Myrtle Beach Regional this week in South Carolina with the opening round today, followed by rounds on Tuesday and Wednesday at the TPC Myrtle Beach Golf Course. Along with being named a semifinalist for the Jack Nicklaus Award, Scott is also on the Haskins Watch List and earned a spot on the Arnold Palmer Cup International team along with teammate Ivan Ramirez.Â
Nicklaus Award recipients will be announced May 30 with the honor presented by Jack Nicklaus at a ceremony during the final round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide at Muirfield Village Golf Club. In addition to receiving the Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award, the five recipients will compete in the Barbasol Shootout for an exemption into the PGA TOUR's Barbasol Championship, held July 18-21, at the Champions at Keene Trace in Lexington, Ky. The Barbasol Shootout will be held Saturday, June 1 at The Ohio State University Golf Club's Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio - the same club where Jack Nicklaus played collegiate golf for the Buckeyes.
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Division I Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award presented by Barbasol Semifinalists
John Augenstein, Vanderbilt
Eric Bae, Wake Forest
Chandler Eaton, Duke
Blake Elliott, McNeese State
Steven Fisk, Georgia Southern
Stephen Franken, NC State
Will Gordon, Vanderbilt
Cole Hammer, Texas
Viktor Hovland, Oklahoma State
Philip Knowles, North Florida
Peter Kuest, BYU
Patrick Martin, Vanderbilt
Collin Morikawa, California
Bryson Nimmer, Clemson
Andy Ogletree, Georgia Tech
Kaito Onishi, Southern California
John Pak, Florida State
Chandler Phillips, Texas A&M
Trent Phillips, Georgia
Jovan Rebula, Auburn
Matthias Schmid, Louisville
Luke Schniederjans, Georgia Tech
Sandy Scott, Texas Tech
Alex Smalley, Duke
Scott Stevens, South Carolina
Justin Suh, Southern California
Matthew Wolff, Oklahoma State
Brandon Wu, Stanford
Cameron Young, Wake Forest
Chun An Yu, Arizona State
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