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Voting for the 2010 Haskins Award has concluded!
Congratulations Russell Henley - University of Georgia
Russell Henley of the University of Georgia is the 2010 winner of the Haskins Award — an award that for 39 years has honored the nation’s most outstanding collegiate golfer.
The announcement came during the annual Southeastern Amateur Golf Tournament at the Country Club of Columbus following a nationwide vote of college golfers, coaches and media.
Henley is the first Bulldog golfer to receive the Haskins Award and only the second from the SEC. He was low scorer in the 2010 conference tournament, leading Georgia to its 28th team title.
Henley was Golfweek’s College Golfer of the Year after finishing atop the Golfweek/Sagarin Ratings. He is currently third in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. A native of Macon, Ga., Henley qualified to play in the 2010 U.S. Open at Peeble Beach.
PING and the Golf Coaches Association of America recently named him First-Team All-American. His four wins this season boosted his career total to six – one shy of the school record. Henley was named SEC Player of the Year and to the All-SEC First Team. He will play for Team USA in the Palmer Cup in Northern Ireland this summer.
Since 1971, the Haskins Commission has honored the contributions of the late Fred Haskins, a legendary teacher of golf at the Country Club of Columbus whose students at the small Georgia course played on outstanding college golf teams throughout the region. The list of tournaments his protégés won includes more than 150 championships.
Henley joins a select fraternity of golfers who have been Haskins recipients. Ben Crenshaw of the University of Texas won the first three in 1971, 1972 and 1973. The only other three-time winner is Phil Mickelsen of Arizona State who won in 1990, 1991 and 1992. Other outstanding winners of the award were Tiger Woods of Stanford (1996), Justin Leonard of Texas (1994) and Stewart Cink of Georgia Tech in 1995.
Finalists for the 2010 Haskins Award were: Bud Cauley, Alabama; John Chin, UC-Irvine; David Chung, Stanford; Sean Dale, North Florida; Harris English, Georgia; Nils Floren, Texas Tech; Dylan Frittelli, Texas; Dustin Garza, Wichita State; Brendan Gielow, Wake Forest; Cody Gribble, Texas; Jesper Kennegard, Arizona State; Brooks Koepka, Florida State; Ben Kohles, Virginia; Corey Nagy, Charlotte; Henrik Norlander, Augusta State; Andrea Pavan, Texas A&M; Jonathan Randolph, Ole Miss; Patrick Reed, Augusta State; Jordan Russell, Texas A&M; Nick Taylor, Washington ; Kevin Tway, Oklahoma State; Peter Uihlein, Oklahoma State; Diego Valasquez, Oregon State; and Eugene Wong, Oregon; and Henley.
A Little History...
Frederick Haskins was born May 1 1898 in Hoylake England, a small seaside
resort town just west of Liverpool. There, he and his family lived behind a
sporting goods shop where the principal trade was handmade golf clubs. He
therefore was brought up having a natural interest in golf.
During World War I
he was called to military duty, serving as a machine gunner in France with the
British Army. With the war over, Haskins decided to come to America, thinking
this offered the greatest opportunity for advancement. Initially he lived in New
York and worked with an uncle in an import/export business. Later, he tarred
roofs and cut hair. Yet, throughout his varied careers, never did he regret the
decision to come to the United States.
Eventually he found his calling at St
Georges', a New York Golf Club. From there, he went to the Grosse Isle Club in
Michigan and then in 1919 to East Lake Country Club in Atlanta. At East Lake, he
served as an assistant to Stewart Maiden, Bobby Jones teacher, and through this
association became a close friend of Jones himself. It was Bobby Jones
ultimately who recommended Haskins for the Head professional job at the Country
Club of Columbus, a position he accepted in April, 1922.
Initially he resided in
the newly completed clubhouse overlooking the 12th hole. Referring to the
conditions of the course, Haskins in later years is reported to have said,"I
inherited two mules, six helpers, and six cases of dynamite, plus a lot of
stumps." Through Haskins efforts, arrangements were made to obtain the services
of the noted course architect, Donald Ross, to assist in the redesign and layout
of a full 18 holes. With Ross providing the design, it was Haskins with his team
of workers during the winter of 1924-1925 carried out the construction, thereby
implementing the Ross concept. Haskins completed his work right on schedule,
just in time to host the 1925 Georgia State Amateur in June.
While widely known
as a club maker, once building a set for Bobby Jones, Haskins greatest impact
was in teaching and inspiring junior golfers. As a tribute to his teaching
abilities, his pupils have won well over 150 championships. In 1952, following
34 years of service, Fred Haskins tendered his resignation as Head Golf
Professional. Subsequently, he was asked to return as greens keeper and served
in this capacity until 1971.
To honor his lifelong dedication to golf and his
many teaching accomplishments, In 1971 the Fred Haskins Award was established.
The prestigious Haskins Trophy- nationally regarded as the Heisman of Golf- is
presented annually by the Fred Haskins Commission to honor the most outstanding
college golfer of the United States. Having given a large portion of his 82
years to golf and to young golfers desiring to learn the game. Fred Haskins died
on Sunday April 5th, 1981.
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Past Recipients
2010 - Russell Henley
2009 - Matt Hill
2008 - Kevin Chappell
2007 - Jamie Lovemark
2006 - Pablo Martin
2005 - Ryan Moore
2004 - Bill Haas
2003 - Hunter Mahan
2002 - Graeme McDowell
2001 - Bryce Molder
2000 - Charles Howell III
1999 - Luke Donald
1998 - Matt Kuchar
1997 - Brad Elder
1996 - Tiger Woods
1995 - Stewart Cink
1994 - Justin Leonard
1993 - David Duval
1992 - Phil Mickelson
1991 - Phil Mickelson
1990 - Phil Mickelson
1989 - Robert Gamez
1988 - Bob Estes
1987 - Billy Mayfair
1986 - Scott Verplank
1985 - Sam Randolph
1984 - John Inman
1983 - Brad Faxon
1982 - Willie Wood
1981 - Bob Tway
1980 - Bobby Clampett
1979 - Bobby Clampett
1978 - Lindy Miller
1977 - Scott Simpson
1976 - Phil Hancock
1975 - Jay Haas
1974 - Curtis Strange
1973 - Ben Crenshaw
1972 - Ben Crenshaw
1971 - Ben Crenshaw
Tiger Woods receives the 1996 Haskins Award
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