Freshman Kinhult tops latest Annika Award Watch List
4/24/2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: ANNIKA Award, Haskins Foundation / ANNIKA Award
As the NCAA Championship approaches, the watch list has been narrowed to 15 players
Women’s college golf is on the brink of entering the NCAA Championships, which coincides with a narrowing down of the Annika Award Watch List. The award will be given for the sixth time this year to the most outstanding female collegian as voted on by players, coaches, SIDs and media members.
Read more about college golf’s biggest postseason awards
Florida State freshman Frida Kinhult tops the list after a two-win season (she also hasn’t finished outside the top 10 yet), but a pair of Wake Forest teammates have also climbed higher this month.
The latest Watch List follows, and it will be whittled down to 10 players next month:
Frida Kinhult, Florida State
Andrea Lee, Stanford
Jennifer Kupcho, Wake Forest
Emilia Migliaccio, Wake Forest
Patty Tavatanakit, UCLA
Albane Valenzuela, Stanford
Mariel Galdiano, UCLA
Jiwon Jeon, Alabama
Jaravee Boonchant, Duke
Maria Fassi, Arkansas
Jennifer Chang, USC
Sofia Garcia, Texas Tech
Julie McCarthy, Auburn
Malia Nam, USC
Emily Price, South Carolina
Read more about college golf’s biggest postseason awards
Florida State freshman Frida Kinhult tops the list after a two-win season (she also hasn’t finished outside the top 10 yet), but a pair of Wake Forest teammates have also climbed higher this month.
The latest Watch List follows, and it will be whittled down to 10 players next month:
Frida Kinhult, Florida State
Andrea Lee, Stanford
Jennifer Kupcho, Wake Forest
Emilia Migliaccio, Wake Forest
Patty Tavatanakit, UCLA
Albane Valenzuela, Stanford
Mariel Galdiano, UCLA
Jiwon Jeon, Alabama
Jaravee Boonchant, Duke
Maria Fassi, Arkansas
Jennifer Chang, USC
Sofia Garcia, Texas Tech
Julie McCarthy, Auburn
Malia Nam, USC
Emily Price, South Carolina
About the ANNIKA Award
Created in 2014, the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel is annually given to the top female U.S. collegiate golfer; the winner voted on by college golfers, coaches and members of the golf media. Named for and presented by Annika Sorenstam, the award wa...
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