Junior Palmer Jackson (Murrysville, PA) has been named to the Spring Haskins Award Watch List presented by Stifel, maintaining his status from the award’s release in October of 2021.
Jackson is the 15th-ranked collegiate golfer in the nation (according to Golftstat.com) with a 69.97 adjusted scoring average. A key cog in Notre Dame’s 14th-ranked lineup, Jackson has finished in the top 10 in eight of the 10 competitions he has competed in for the Irish this season. He has shot under par in an amazing 24 of 30 rounds carded in 2021-22.
The 2022 Jones Cup Invitational Champion (competing as an individual in February of 2022 before the Notre Dame spring schedule began) Jackson also claimed first place at the Stephens Cup in the fall of 2021.
Jackson also was among 30 players on the Hogan Award Watch List, which will be cut down to 10 semifinalists on April 15.
The Fighting Irish will be back in action at the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship in Panama City, Florida, which will be held at the Shark’s Tooth Golf Club on April 22-25.
About the Fred Haskins Award:
Celebrating its 52nd year, the Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel has been given to players who have captured 32 major championships and more than 400 professional tournaments around the world. Past recipients include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Ben Crenshaw, and Justin Thomas. John Pak (FSU) won the 51st Haskins Award in 2021. The Fred Haskins Award is the oldest individual college golf award and the only award to be voted on by players, coaches, golf SID’s, and select golf media. Golf Channel and Golfweek are media partners for the Fred Haskins Award. www.haskinsaward.com
Spring Haskins Award Watch List
(listed alphabetically):
Ludvig Aberg, Texas Tech
Sam Bennett, Texas A&M
Fred Biondi, Florida
Michael Brennan, Wake Forest
Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Illinois
Pierceson Coody, Texas
Chris Gotterup, Oklahoma
Palmer Jackson, Notre Dame
Frederik Kjettrup, Florida State
Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra, Oklahoma State
R.J. Manke, Washington
Logan McAllister, Oklahoma
Trent Phillips, Georgia
Cole Sherwood, Vanderbilt
Cameron Sisk, Arizona State
Michael Thorbjornsen, Stanford