McLennan's Johnson named Nicklaus Award Semifinalist

McLennan Community College golfer Ryan Johnson was one of 30 players named as a NJCAA Jack Nicklaus Award National Player of the Year Semifinalist by Barbasol today. Finalists will be named May 18 and the award recipients announced June 2. The awards will  be presented by Jack Nicklaus at a ceremony during the final round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.

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 14-17, at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Grand National in Opelika, Alabama. The Barbasol Shootout will be June 4 at the storied Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio.