ANNIKA Award: Final Fall Watch List for 2022-23 Women's College Golf Season
As the fall season winds to a close, 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.
Rose Zhang, who won the award as a freshman at Stanford last season, is off to an excellent start this year, but plenty of others are making their case early, like Andrea Lignell at Ole Miss, among many others.
The ANNIKA Award honors the player of the year in college women’s golf, as selected by college golfers, coaches and members of the college golf media. The players are listed alphabetically. Players on the ANNIKA Award Watch List were selected by a panel of Golfweek and Golf Channel reporters.
Amari Avery, USC
Avery picked up where she left off last season, winning the Windy City Collegiate. She also tied for 14th at the Stephens Cup
Jenny Bae, Georgia
Bae won the Illini Invitational, finished tied for second at the Mason Rudolph Championship and T-10 at the Cougar Classic.
Carolina Lopez-Chacarra, Wake Forest
Lopez-Chacarra has been one of multiple big pieces for Wake Forest this season. She tied for third at the Stephens Cup, tied for fourth at the Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate and also had a T-19.
Hannah Darling, South Carolina
Darling has been spectacular, finishing second at the Windy City Collegiate, T-3 at the Stephens Cup and T-5 at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate.
Sadie Englemann, Stanford
One of the numerous stars for the Cardinal, Englemann finished T-4 at the Carmel Cup and followed that up with a T-8 at the Stephens Cup.
Rachel Heck, Stanford
Heck, the 2021 NCAA individual champion, is another star for Stanford. This season, she has finished T-3 at the Stephens Cup and T-13 at the Carmel Cup.
Rachel Kuehn, Wake Forest
One of the best women’s amateurs in the world, Kuehn is a stalwart for the Demon Deacons. This season, she won the Stephens Cup, tied for second at the Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate and has a T-10 and T-12.
Andrea Lignell, Ole Miss
Lignell has been one of the best golfers in the country to begin the season. She won the Cougar Classic and The Ally and finished runner-up at the Blessings Collegiate.
Ingrid Lindblad, LSU
Another one of the best women’s amateurs in the world, Lindblad has a T-7 at the Mason Rudolph Championship and a T-8 at the Stephens Cup.
Julia Lopez Ramirez, Mississippi State
Lopez Ramirez won her fourth collegiate event at the Blessings Collegiate and also has a pair of T-4 finishes at the Carmel Cup and Mason Rudolph Championship.
Jennie Park, Texas A&M
Park has been strong for the Aggies. She finished third at the Carmel Cup, fifth at the “Mo”Morial Invitational and T-11 at the Blessings Collegiate.
Tunrada Piddon, UCF
Piddon has been strong for UCF this fall. She won the Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate, finished T-4 at the Cougar Classic and T-7 at the Blessings Collegiate.
Amanda Sambach, Virginia
Sambach recorded her first college victory at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, tied for seventh at the Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate and T-19 at the Windy City Collegiate.
Megan Schofill, Auburn
Schofill has continued her strong play for the Tigers. This fall, she won the Mason Rudolph Championship, tied for fourth at the Illini Invitational and tied for 17th at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate.
Kayla Smith, North Carolina
Smith won the “Mo”Morial Invitational and has finished tied for eighth at the Tar Heel Invitational and Ivy Intercollegiate.
Chiara Tamburlini, Ole Miss
Tamburlini has also been strong for the Rebels. She finished tied for third at the Blessings Collegiate and tied for 10th at The Ally.
Lauren Walsh, Wake Forest
Walsh has been big for Wake Forest. She tied for second at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, T-4 at the Tar Heel Invitational and T-8 at the Stephens Cup.
Crystal Wang, Illinois
Wang finished second at the Illini Invitational and also had a T-5 at the Schooner Fall Classic and a T-13 at the Cougar Classic.
Lottie Woad, Florida State
Woad tied for medalist honors at the Ivy Intercollegiate and also finished T-4 at the Cougar Classic and eighth at the Schooner Classic.
Rose Zhang, Stanford
The best women’s amateur in the world, Zhang had a record-setting victory at the Carmel Cup and finished tied for 12th at the Stephens Cup.