COLUMBUS, Ga. — The ANNIKA Award Postseason Watch List was announced on Wednesday morning, with its usual heavy dosage of Cardinal. Four Stanford golfers are on the 15-person list, which follows the completion of conference championships.
15 of the best golfers in the country were announced on the Postseason Watch List, down from 20 to begin the spring season. Stanford is the only team to have more than two players on the list (USC).
Megha Ganne, Paula Martín Sampedro, Meja Örtengren, and Andrea Revuelta have been on every watch list this season, and it’s expected that multiple will make the final watch list prior to the start of the NCAA Championship in May. Örtengren and Revuelta were finalists last year, but both Ganne and Martín Sampedro own top-10 individual finishes at the NCAA Championship, which is where the winner will likely land.
Created in 2014, the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel is annually given to the top female Division 1 collegiate golfer; the winner is voted on by players, coaches, and members of the college golf media. Named for Annika Sorenstam, the award was created in partnership with the Haskins Foundation to acknowledge the top female golfer 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. Stifel also serves as a presenting sponsor for the NCAA Division I Women’s and Men’s Golf Championships on GOLF Channel.