LSU senior John Peterson was named Monday to the Ben Hogan Award watch list for the second-consecutive season.
The award is given to the country’s best golfer in NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA or NJCAA. Semifinalists will be announced April 14, with three finalists named sometime in May.
The recipient will be announced May 16 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas — Peterson’s hometown.
Peterson is no stranger to the spotlight. He earned Second-Team All-America honors in 2009 and Honorable Mention All-America honors in 2010.
He’s heading in a similar direction this season. Peterson has one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes to his credit, and totes a 72.8 strokes per round average. His low round of the year came at the David Toms Intercollegiate Tournament, where he fired a second-round 67.
Peterson captured an individual title at the Jones Cup Invitational on Feb. 4 to 6. He carded a sizzling 4-under par 68 in the final round en route to the win.
Representing the Southeastern Conference on the watch list are Auburn’s Blayne Barber, Alabama’s Bud Cauley and Bobby Wyatt and Georgia’s Harris English and Russell Henley.
Augusta State’s Patrick Reed, University High School graduate and former Georgia Bulldog, is also on the list. Reed boasts an average of 71.93 strokes per round.
 
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