Tide Golfer Canon Claycomb Named To Haskins Award Watch List

TUSCALOOSA, AL — University of Alabama men's golfer Canon Claycomb was announced Monday as one of 20 golfers named to the final fall Fred Haskins Award Watch List.

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The Fred Haskins Award is presented annually to the nation's most outstanding college golfer, with past winners including Alabama's Justin Thomas in 2012, Stanford's Tiger Woods in 1996 and the only two three-time winners of the award — Arizona State's Phil Mickelson and Texas' Ben Crenshaw.

Claycomb, a senior from Bowling Green, Kentucky, ranked as high as No. 7 in the nation this fall, according to PGA Tour University collegiate golfer rankings.

During the fall season, Claycomb averaged a 70.50 per round score and was good enough to earn medalist honors at the Rod Myers Invitational in early September — his second career individual title.

In addition to being named on the Haskins Award watch list, he was also selected for the 2022 PING Southeast All-District First Team and nominated for The Ben Hogan September Golfer of the Month Award.

The Crimson Tide will begin its spring season on Sunday, Feb. 5 at the John Hayt Intercollegiate held in Ponte Vedra, Florida.

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