Dalton State College Athletics

Rebne Wins 2020 Jack Nicklaus Award

By: Erik Simpson, Sports Information Director

Men's Golf | 7/8/2020 11:13:00 AM

DALTON, Ga. – Ben Rebne added another award to the trophy case on Wednesday as the NAIA's 2020 Jack Nicklaus Award recipient. Rebne becomes the third Roadrunner to win the prestigious award following Sean Elliott in 2015 and S.M. Lee in 2017 & 2018.

With four winners of the award, Dalton State ranks tied for second with Arizona State and Georgia Tech on the all-time list. Oklahoma State currently has the most Jack Nicklaus Award winners with five.

BY THE NUMBERS

Southern States Athletic Conference Player of the Year
PING 1st Team All-American
Finished the abbreviated season with an adjusted scoring average of 70.15 in the Golfstat Head-to-Head comparison
Collected four victories in six events played
Had five top 5 and six top 10 finishes
Shot season best round of 66 in first round of Memphis Shootout
7 of 18 (38.8%) rounds below 70
Eight rounds shot under par
13 of 18 (72.2%) rounds of par or better

Nicklaus, a Big Ten and NCAA Champion at The Ohio State University, helped inspire and create the Jack Nicklaus Award in 1988 and it is now presented to the National Player of the year in NCAA Divisions I, II and III, as well as NAIA and NJCAA.

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Players Mentioned

S.M. Lee: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Ben Rebne: 5' 10"; Senior

Players Mentioned

S.M. Lee
: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Ben Rebne
: 5' 10"; Senior