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The 2026 Annika Award Postseason Watch List features 15 standout golfers selected by a panel of experts. This award honors the Player of the Year in women's college golf.
We're close to awarding the women's college golf Player of the Year honors — 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. Players on the Annika Award Watch List were selected by a panel of Golfweek and Golf Channel reporters. They are listed alphabetically.
As a reminder, each watch list is new and unique. Inclusion or exclusion on a previous watch list does not impact future watch lists.
Here's a look at the 15 golfers on the Postseason Watch List for the 2025 Annika Award:
Class: Sophomore
Wins: 1 (Moon Golf)
Top-10 finishes: 8
Stroke play events: 10
Ranking: No. 11
Class: Sophomore
Wins: 4 (American Conference, Mimosa Invite, French Broad, Tiger Classic)
Top-10 finishes: 8
Stroke play events: 11
Ranking: No. 4
Class: Junior
Wins: 2 (Gators Invite, SEC)
Top-10 finishes: 5
Stroke play events: 10
Ranking: No. 8
Class: Senior
Wins: 1 (Stanford Intercollegiate)
Top-10 finishes: 3
Stroke play events: 5
Ranking: No. 9
Class: Sophomore
Wins: 4 (Big 10, Chevron Silverado, Dr. Donnis Thompson, Golfweek Red Sky)
Top-10 finishes: 5
Stroke play events: 10
Ranking: No. 16
Class: Sophomore
Wins: 3 (City of Oaks, Daniel Island, Cougar Classic)
Top-10 finishes: 7
Stroke play events: 10
Ranking: No. 22
Class: Freshman
Wins: 1 (Sea Best)
Top-10 finishes: 4
Stroke play events: 7
Ranking: No. 7
Class: Junior
Wins: 1 (Clemson Invite)
Top-10 finishes: 9
Stroke play events: 10
Ranking: No. 2
Class: Junior
Wins: 2 (ACC, Bruin Wave)
Top-10 finishes: 6
Stroke play events: 7
Ranking: No. 4
Farah O’Keefe, Texas
Class: Junior
Wins: 3 (Therese Hession Regional Challenge, Darius Rucker, Betsy Rawls)
Top-10 finishes: 10
Stroke play events: 10
Ranking: No. 1
Class: Sophomore
Wins: 1 (Nanea)
Top-10 finishes: 5
Stroke play events: 7
Ranking: No. 13
Class: Senior
Wins: 1 (Alice & John Wallace)
Top-10 finishes: 8
Stroke play events: 10
Ranking: No. 10
Class: Sophomore
Wins: 1 (Arizona Thunderbirds)
Top-10 finishes: 5
Stroke play events: 7
Ranking: No. 6
Class: Junior
Wins: 2 (Chevron, Charles Schwab)
Top-10 finishes: 5
Stroke play events: 7
Ranking: No. 3
Class: Junior
Wins: 1 (Blessings)
Top-10 finishes: 6
Stroke play events: 9
Ranking: No. 5
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Annika Award 2026: Meet the 15 golfers on the Postseason Watch List
The list includes 15 golfers selected for their outstanding performances in women's college golf.
The Annika Award, presented by Stifel, honors the Player of the Year in women's college golf, chosen by college golfers, coaches, and media.
Players are selected by a panel of reporters from *Golfweek* and Golf Channel based on their performance in the season.
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