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Maverick McNealy wins 2017 Ben Hogan Award

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 9:59 p.m. ET

Sports Illustrated, GOLF WIRE/Golf.com

Stanford golfer Maverick McNealy added another feather to his cap this week: the prestigious Ben Hogan award, given annually to the nation's best collegiate golfer.

It was his third time being a finalist for the award, but his first time winning. As part of his prize, he will receive an exemption into the 2018 Dean & DeLuca Invitational. Past winners of the award, which goes to the top men's college golfer, include Jon Rahm and Rickie Fowler.

McNealy, a senior on Stanford's team, tied Tiger Woods's record for most wins while at the school this fall. He is currently No. 2 in the World Amateur Ranking. In 2015, as a sophomore, McNealy won the Haskins Award, a title previously claimed by the likes of Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods and Ben Crenshaw. Although he's considered a top prospect for a pro career once he leaves Stanford, McNealy has expressed ambivalence in the past about following that path.

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