Shaw and Shuman announced as Jack Nicklaus Award Semifinalists
NORMAN, Okla. – On Friday, juniors Jonathan Shaw (CMC) and Matt Shuman (CMC) were announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America as Semifinalists for the Jack Nicklaus Award presented by Barbasol. They are two of just thirty semifinalists nationwide in Division III, and the only ones from the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
The most recent Stag golfers to be honored with this award were Bradley Shigezawa in 2013 and Tain Lee in 2010.
Excerpt from the release:
"The Division III finalists will be announced May 16. Nicklaus Award recipients will be announced June 1 with the honor presented by Jack Nicklaus at a ceremony during the final round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide at Muirfield Village Golf Club. In addition to receiving the Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award, the five recipients will compete in the Barbasol Shootout for an exemption into the PGA TOUR's Barbasol Championship, held July 20-23, at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Grand National in Opelika, Ala. The Barbasol Shootout will be held Saturday, June 3 at the storied Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio - the same club where Jack Nicklaus first learned the game of golf as a young boy."
By Emily Nordhoff
Sports Information Director
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