RHYS DAVIES ON SHORT LEET OF THREE
FOR THE BEN HOGAN AWARD

Colonial Country Club and The Friends of Golf (FOG) in cooperation with the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA), has named East Tennessee State University's Rhys Davies (Bridgend, Wales), Georgia’s Chris Kirk and Pablo Martin of Oklahoma State as finalists for The Ben Hogan Award and invited the three players to attend the Hogan banquet at Colonial Country Club on Monday, May 21.
The most prestigious award in United Steates 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.
A two-time PING First-Team All-America selection, Davies has claimed medalist honours three times this season – the Bank of Tennessee at The Ridges, the Seminole Intercollegiate and the General Jim Hackler Championship.
In addition, the Edinburgh-born senior has recorded four other top-five finishes during his 2006-2007 campaign. Davies won the Scratch Players Championship this past summer and posted a 4-0 record to lead Europe to a record-setting victory at the Palmer Cup. He was recently named his conference’s player of the year for the third-straight time and to his fourth Palmer Cup. The Bucs’ all-time leader in victories with 10, Davies holds virtually every ETSU record.