The fall season in college golf is winding to a close, which means it’s time to recognize players who set themselves apart as frontrunners in women’s college golf over the past two and a half months.
The Annika Award presented by Stifel honors the player of the year in women’s college golf, as selected by college golfers, coaches and members of the college golf media. The players are listed alphabetically. Players on the Haskins Award Watch List were selected by a panel of Golfweek and Golf Channel reporters.
Here’s a look at the 21 players on the Annika Award final fall watch list.
Duke’s Phoebe Brinker hits a tee shot during the first round of the 2023 Annika Intercollegiate. (Photo: Ben Adelberg/The Back of the Range)
Brinker shared medalist honors at the Annika Intercollegiate while tying for fifth at the Landfall Tradition.
Boston’s Christy Chen. (Photo: Boston Athletics)
All she can do is win. Boston’s Christy Chen has won three times this fall, coming at the Bucknell Invitational, Princeton Invitational and the Yale Invitational.
Catie Craig watches her tee shot on hole three during the round of 32 of the 2023 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, Calif. on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. (James Gilbert/USGA)
Craig won the Jennifer Duke, placed second at the Lady Paladin Invitational, third at the Southern and fourth at the Pat Bradley.
Florida’s Maisie Filler. (Photo: Florida Athletics)
Filler picked up two wins, coming at the Ally and the Tar Heel Invitational. She also placed T-2 at the Glass City Invitational.
Megha Ganne lines up her putt on hole 11 during the round of 64 of the 2023 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, Calif. on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. (James Gilbert/USGA)
Ganne won the Carmel Cup and placed T-2 at the East Lake Cup. She also has another top-15 finish.
Arkansas’ Maria Jose Marin. (Photo: Arkansas Athletics)
The talented freshman won the Blessings Collegiate and finished runner-up at the Carmel Cup.
Wake Forest’s Rachel Kuehn during the first round of the 2023 Annika Intercollegiate. (Photo: Ben Adelberg/The Back of the Range)
The four-time All-American tied for third at the Schooner Classic, finished T-6 at the East Lake Cup and T-10 at the Stephens Cup.
Ingrid Lindblad of Sweden strikes the ball on the eighth fairway during the 2023 World Amateur Team Championships – Espirito Santo Trophy at Abu Dhabi Golf Club on October 25, 2023 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Martin Dokoupil/Getty Images)
Lindblad has two wins this fall, coming at the Cougar Classic and the Illini Women’s Invitational. Her other finish? T-5 at the Mason Rudolph.
Carolina Lopez-Chacarra, tees off the 10th hole during the first round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur at Champions Retreat on Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
Sports Augusta National Women’s Amateur First Round. (Photo: Katie Goodale, Augusta Chronicle).
Lopez-Chacarra has a pair of third-place finishes at the Schooner Classic and the Stephens Cup. Also placed ninth at the East Lake Cup.
Mississippi State’s Julia Lopez Ramirez during the first round of the 2023 Annika Intercollegiate. (Photo: Ben Adelberg/The Back of the Range)
Lopez Ramirez finished third at the Carmel Cup and placed second at the Blessings Collegiate, which she won last year.
Ole Miss’ Caitlyn Macnab. (Photo: Ole Miss Athletics)
Macnab has been a stellar addition to the Ole Miss lineup, winning the Mason Rudolph and having three other top-seven finishes.
Paula Martin Sampedro. (Photo: R&A)
The next stellar freshman for Stanford, Martin Sampedro tied for fourth at the Stephens Cup and hasn’t finished worse than T-7 this fall.
Furman’s Anna Morgan. (Photo: Furman Athletics)
Furman has won twice this fall, coming at the Landfall Tradition and the Lady Paladin Invitational, in addition to a T-5 at the Evie Odom.
Northwestern’s Lauren Nguyen. (Photo: Northwestern Athletics)
Nguyen won the Windy City Collegiate and tied for fifth at the Stanford Collegiate.
Farah O’Keefe hits a shot during the second round of the 2023 Annika Intercollegiate. (Photo: Ben Adelberg/The Back of the Range)
Another talented freshman, O’Keefe has a pair of top-five finishes at the Annika Intercollegiate (T-5) and the Windy City Collegiate (T-2).
Catherine Park of the USC Trojans plays a tee shot on the 17th hole during the NCAA women’s Golf Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club on May 22, 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Park won the Stanford Intercollegiate, tied for second at the Leadership and Golf Invitational and tied for sixth at the East Lake Cup.
Oregon’s Kiara Romero at the 2023 Annika Intercollegiate. (Photo: Ben Adelberg/The Back of the Range)
Yet another talented freshman, Romero shared medalist honors at the Annika Intercollegiate in her first start. She also finished 10th at the Molly Collegiate Invitational.
South Carolina’s Louise Rydqvist earned an exemption to the 2023 The Annika after her team won the 2023 Annika Intercollegiate. (Photo: Ben Adelberg/The Back of the Range)
Rydqvist also shared medalist honors at the Annika Intercollegiate while tying for fifth at the Mason Rudolph.
Virginia’s Amanda Sambach hits a tee shot during the first round of the 2023 Annika Intercollegiate. (Photo: Ben Adelberg/The Back of the Range)
Sambach won the Glass City Invitational, finished second at the Stanford Intercollegiate and T-9 at the Annika Intercollegiate.
UCF’s Molly Smith. (Photo: UCF Athletics)
Smith, a freshman, won the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate while tying for fifth at the Cougar Classic.
The four co-medalists of the 2023 Annika Intercollegiate, from L-R: South Carolina’s Louise Rydqvist, Duke’s Phoebe Brinker, Florida State’s Lottie Woad and Oregon’s Kiara Romero. (Photo: Ben Adelberg/The Back of the Range)
Woad was the fourth co-medalist at the Annika Intercollegiate. She also tied for third at the Schooner Classic and T-6 at the Tar Heel Invitational.
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