The summer months have come and gone, which means it's time for the 2026-27 college golf season.
The best amateurs in the world are going to sport their college gear the next nine months, with all roads leading to Omni La Costa Resort & Spa's North Course, site of the national championship, in San Diego. The best players in women's college golf are also going to battle for the sport's premier award, the Annika Award.
Last year, Texas' Farah O'Keefe took home the Annika Award after she won four times, including an NCAA title. She also went 5-0 in the Curtis Cup a couple weeks later and has a chance to become the fourth two-time winner of the Annika Award.
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 Annika Award Watch List were selected by a panel of college golf media.
Here's a look at the 25 players on the 2027 Annika Award preseason watch list.
Annika Award 2027 preseason watch list
- Vanessa Borovilos, Jr., Texas A&M
- Pinky Chaisilprungruang, Jr., Charlotte
- Anna Davis, Sr., Auburn
- Eunseo Choi, Jr., Pepperdine
- Paula Francisco, Sr., Florida
- Sophia Fullbrook, Jr., Florida State
- Eila Galitsky, Jr., South Carolina
- Veronika Kedronova, Sr., Kent State
- Lauren Kim, Sr., Texas
- Jasmine Koo, Jr., USC
- Chloe Kovelesky, Jr., Wake Forest
- Marie Madsen, Jr., NC State
- Rianne Malixi, So., Duke
- Maria Jose Marin, Sr. Arkansas
- Paula Martin Sampedro, Sr. Stanford
- Farah O'Keefe, Sr., Texas
- Meja Ortengren, Jr., Stanford
- Macy Pate, Sr., Wake Forest
- Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio, Sr. Texas A&M
- Prim Prachnakorn, Fr., Oregon
- Andrea Revuelta, Jr., Stanford
- Patience Rhodes, Sr., Arizona State
- Bailey Shoemaker, Sr., USC
- Marta Silchenko, Sr., Oklahoma State
- Avery Weed, Sr., Mississippi State
Cameron Jourdan is an assistant editor of Golfweek, covering college and amateur golf, the PGA Tour and plenty more. Follow Cameron on X/Twitter (@Cam_Jourdan) or Instagram (@GolfweekJourdan).
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Meet the 25 golfers on the 2027 Annika Award preseason watch list
