COLUMBUS, Ga., May 15, 2023 – The Haskins Foundation today announced the final watch list for the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel, recognizing the most outstanding female NCAA Division I college golfer for the 2022-23 season. The final watch list has been narrowed down to 10 players in women’s college golf based on their performances during the season.
Voting for the 2023 ANNIKA Award is now open HERE. Eligible voters are college golfers, coaches and members of the golf media. Voting will be open through the conclusion of the NCAA Women’s Golf Championships Individual Championship on Monday, May 22. The winner will be announced during GOLF Channel’s news coverage of the NCAA Women’s Golf Championships on Tuesday, May 23.
“I am excited to announce voting is officially open for the 2023 ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel,” said Annika, who captured the 1991 NCAA individual championship at the University of Arizona. “I am very impressed with all the talent I have seen so far from all the players and everything they have accomplished this year, and I look forward to congratulating the winner on May 23.”
The 10 finalists for the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel (alphabetical order):
Jenny Bae, Georgia
- Eight top-10 finishes in nine events, including two victories
- Golfweek – 5 | Golfstat – 3
- Runner-up at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur
Zoe Campos, UCLA
- Eight top-10 finishes in 10 events, including two victories
- Golfweek – 6 | Golfstat – 8
Hannah Darling, South Carolina
- Six top-10 finishes, including third at the NCAA Women’s South Regional
- Golfweek – 7 | Golfstat – 6
Charlotte Heath, Florida State
- One win, seven top-10 finishes in 10 events
- Golfweek – 8 | Golfstat – 7
Rachel Kuehn, Wake Forest
- Two wins, eight top-10 finishes in 11 events
- Golfweek – 3 | Golfstat – 4
Andrea Lignell, Ole Miss
- Two wins, six top-10 finishes in 11 events
- Golfweek – 10 | Golfstat – 12
Ingrid Lindblad, LSU
- Two wins, eight top-10 finishes in nine events
- Golfweek – 4 | Golfstat – 5
Julia Lopez Ramirez, Mississippi State
- Three wins, including SEC Championship and T1 at NCAA West Regional Championship. Eight top-10 finishes.
- Golfweek – 2 | Golfstat – 2
Amanda Sambach, Virginia
- Three wins, including the ACC Championship and T1 at the NCAA West Regional Championship. Five top-10 finishes.
- Golfweek – 9 | Golfstat – 29
Rose Zhang, Stanford
- Seven wins, including the Pac-12 Championship and NCAA Pullman Regional Championship. Eight top-10 finishes in nine events.
- 2022 ANNIKA Award winner
- Golfweek – 1 | Golfstat – 1
- Winner of the 2023 Augusta National Women’s Amateur
The winner of the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel will earn an exemption into the 2024 Amundi Evian Championship, one of the LPGA Tour’s five major championships.
Voting for the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel will be compiled and verified by the Haskins Foundation, which oversees the award. Past winners of the ANNIKA Award include Rose Zhang (Stanford, 2022); Rachel Heck (Stanford, 2021); Natalie Srinivasan (Furman, 2020); Maria Fassi (Arkansas, 2018-19); Leona Maguire (Duke, 2015, 2017); Bronte Law (UCLA, 2016) and Alison Lee (2014). These past ANNIKA Award recipients tallied 55 wins during their collegiate careers; have been collectively recognized as First Team All-Americans 12 times; and have accumulated seven professional wins (Bronte Law – 2019 Pure Silk Championship, the 2021 Dubai Moonlight Classic and the 2022 Aramco Team Series, London; Alison Lee – Aramco Team Series, Sotogrande; and Leona Maguire – two Epson Tour wins and 2022 Drive on Championship). GOLF Channel and Golfweek are media partners for the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel.
For more information about the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel, visit www.HaskinsFoundation.org/annika-award. Follow the ANNIKA Award on social media: @TheAnnikaAward on Twitter and The ANNIKA Award on Instagram.
About the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel
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 was created in partnership with the Haskins Foundation and ANNIKA Foundation to acknowledge the top female golfer at the end of the season and to match the Haskins Award presented by Stifel, which acknowledges the top male Division I collegiate golfer.
Stifel, one of the nation’s leading wealth management and investment banking firms, serves as the presenting sponsor of both the ANNIKA and Haskins Awards, recognizing annually the most outstanding NCAA Division I female and male college golfers. Stifel also serves as a presenting sponsor for the NCAA Division I Women’s and Men’s Golf Championships on GOLF Channel.
About Stifel
Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) is a financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, that conducts its banking, securities, and financial services business through several wholly owned subsidiaries. Stifel’s broker-dealer clients are served in the United States through Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, including its Eaton Partners business division; Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.; Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC; and Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC; and in the United Kingdom and Europe through Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited. The Company’s broker-dealer affiliates provide securities brokerage, investment banking, trading, investment advisory, and related financial services to individual investors, professional money managers, businesses, and municipalities. Stifel Bank and Stifel Bank & Trust offer a full range of consumer and commercial lending solutions. Stifel Trust Company, N.A. and Stifel Trust Company Delaware, N.A. offer trust and related services. To learn more about Stifel, please visit the Company’s website at www.stifel.com. For global disclosures, please visit https://www.stifel.com/investor-relations/press-releases.
About Fred Haskins and the Haskins Foundation
From the seaside town of Liverpool to a quaint Donald Ross course in Georgia, Fred Haskins built a reputation for mentoring young golfers. Haskins was head professional at the Country Club of Columbus for 34 years, recommended for the position by the legendary Bobby Jones. His proteges learned the game in Saturday morning classes that cost a nickel. They went on to win more than 150 collegiate and amateur tournaments. Since its formation in 1971, the Haskins Foundation has been devoted to amateur golf and the presentation of the Haskins Award. This coveted trophy honors the year’s outstanding college golfer and the memory of Fred Haskins, an obscure club pro that spent his life nurturing and mentoring amateur golfers.
The Haskins Foundation established the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel in 2014, given annually to the top female U.S. collegiate golfer. Named for and presented by Annika Sorenstam, the award acknowledges the top female golfer at the end of the season to match the Haskins Award presented by Stifel, which acknowledges the top male Division I collegiate golfer. The foundation, based in Columbus, Ga., oversees the voting conducted among college golfers, coaches and golf media. For more information on the Haskins Foundation, visit www.HaskinsFoundation.org.
Media Contacts:
Brian Stubbs, PGA
Executive Director
Haskins Foundation / ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel
706-580-9955
brian@haskinsfoundation.org
Jeremy Friedman
ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel
Outlyr
407-721-9752
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