The Annika Award presented by Stifel is awarded annually to the most outstanding women’s college golfer, as voted on by players, coaches and media. Past winners of the Annika Award include Leona Maguire, Alison Lee and Maria Fassi.
With NCAA regionals complete, here is a look at the top Annika contenders, as determined by our Golf Channel college experts:
Frida Kinhult, Fr., Florida State
Golfstat ranking: 1
Wins: 2 (Jim West Intercollegiate, Darius Rucker Intercollegiate)
Other results: T-3, Evans Derby Experience; T-5, ACC Championship; T-5, Stanford Intercollegiate; T-8 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge; T-9, Cougar Classic; T-10, Schooner Classic; T-13, NCAA Auburn Regional
Andrea Lee, Jr., Stanford
Golfstat ranking: 2
Wins: 2 (Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, ASU Invitational)
Other results: T-3, Pac-12 Preview; T-3, East Lake Cup; fifth, Annika Intercollegiate; T-8, Pac-12 Championship; T-12, Bruin/Wave Invitational; T-27, NCAA East Lansing Regional
Jennifer Kupcho, Sr., Wake Forest
Golfstat ranking: 6
Wins: 2 (Tar Heel Classic, Bryan National Collegiate)
Other results: T-2, Darius Rucker Intercollegiate; T-9, Mason Rudolph Championship; 12th, Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge; T-12, ACC Championship; T-16, NCAA Norman Regional; T-23, Tar Heel Invitational; T-24, Cougar Classic
Emilia Migliaccio, Soph., Wake Forest
Golfstat ranking: 13
Wins: 3 (ACC Championship, Tar Heel Invitational, Bryan National Collegiate)
Other results: T-2, Mason Rudolph Championship; T-3, Tar Heel Invitational; T-11, Landfall Tradition; T-12, Darius Rucker Intercollegiate; T-16, NCAA Norman Regional; T-29, Cougar Classic; T-46, Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge
Patty Tavatanakit, Soph., UCLA
Golfstat ranking: 8
Wins: 2 (Annika Intercollegiate, NCAA East Lansing Regional)
Other results: second, Golfweek Conference Challenge; T-4, Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge; T-10, Ping/ASU Thunderbird Invitational; T-22, Pac-12 Championship; T-39, Bruin Wave Invitational; T-41, Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
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- Olivia Mehaffey, Jr., Arizona State (7)
- Maria Fassi, Sr., Arkansas (5)
- Jennifer Chang, Soph., USC (3)
- Albane Valenzuela, Jr., Stanford (17)
- Mariel Galdiano, Jr., UCLA (19)