College golf is back, which means it’s time to look at Player of the Year candidates.
The Haskins Award presented by Stifel honors the player of the year in men’s college golf, as selected by college golfers, coaches and members of the college golf media.
On Wednesday, the Haskins Foundation announced its 2025 Haskins Award preseason watch list. The players are listed alphabetically. Players on the Haskins Award Watch List were selected by a panel of Golfweek and Golf Channel writers.
Last year, Auburn’s Jackson Koivun took home the honor. This season, Koivun will look to go back-to-back, but plenty of others will vie for the Heisman Trophy of college golf, including the world’s top-ranked amateur and the reigning U.S. Amateur champion.
Six schools have two players each on the initial watch list: Arizona State, Auburn, Illinois, Texas, Vanderbilt and Virginia.
Here’s a look at the 25 golfers on the preseason watch list.
Jose Luis Ballester poses with the Havemeyer trophy after winning the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Jackson Buchanan reacts after winning his match on the 18th hole during the round of 16 of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Luke Clanton watches his putt on the fourth hole during the round of 32 of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
David Ford reacts after finishing the second round of stroke play on the 18th hole during the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (Mike Ehrmann/USGA)
Ian Gilligan plays his tee shot on the third hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Mike Ehrmann/USGA)
Drew Goodman won the 2024 Trans-Mississippi Amateur at Flint Hills National. (Photo: Ben Adelberg/The Back of the Range)
Justin Hastings of the Cayman Islands plays a stroke from the No. 16 tee during a practice round ahead of the 2024 Latin America Amateur Championship at the Santa María Golf Club in Panamá on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Photograph by LAAC.
Max Herendeen of the Illinois Fighting Illini hits during the Division I Men’s Golf Championship held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 26, 2024 in Carlsbad, California. (Photo by C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
Class: Sophomore
WAGR: 33
Benjamin James plays his second shot from a bunker on the third hole during the second round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Chaska Town Course in Chaska, Minn. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Filip Jakubcik of the Czech Republic tees off at the seventh hole during the 2023 World Amateur Team Championships – Eisenhower Trophy at Abu Dhabi Golf Club on October 18, 2023 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Martin Dokoupil/Getty Images)
Auburn’s Jackson Koivun won the 2024 Haskins Award. Here he is pictured with Auburn coach Nick Clinard (right). (Photo: Ben Adelberg/The Back of the Range)
Michael La Sasso plays his tee shot on the 14th hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Mike Ehrmann/USGA)
Bryan Lee plays a shot on the 14th hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Mike Ehrmann/USGA)
Christiaan Maas plays his tee shot on the 14th hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Mike Ehrmann/USGA)
Phichaksn Maichon lines up his putt on the 14th hole during the round of 32 of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Omar Morales plays his tee shot on the fourth hole during the round of 32 of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Tommy Morrison plays a shot from a bunker on the fourth hole during the round of 32 of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
South Florida’s Jake Peacock. (Photo: USF Athletics)
Gordon Sargent of the United States looks on from the 11th green during a practice round prior to the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Calum Scott plays his tee shot on the fourth hole during the round of 64 of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
SMU’s William Sides (Photo: SMU Athletics)
Preston Summerhays plays his tee shot on the fourth hole during the round of 64 of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Brendan Valdes plays his tee shot on the fifth hole during the round of 32 of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Vanderbilt’s Jackson Van Paris won the inaugural St. Andrews Links Collegiate on Tuesday. (Photo: Kevin Kirk)