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New Straits Times
21-05-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Golfer Mirabel becomes first Asian to win prestigious Annika Award
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's top junior golfer Mirabel Ting continues to make her mark on the global stage. Just a day after finishing runner-up at the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship in California, the 19-year-old has added another feather to her cap — becoming the first Asian to receive the prestigious Annika Award. The honour, named after Swedish LPGA legend Annika Sorenstam, is presented annually to the top female golfer in the NCAA Division I circuit. The winner is determined through votes cast by fellow players, coaches, and members of the golf media. Mirabel, who currently tops the US collegiate golf rankings, is also ranked No. 2 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR). Mirabel, who's a third year student at Florida State University, enjoyed a standout collegiate season with five individual victories in the 2024/25 season. This includes 2024 Folds of Honor Collegiate, 2024 Schooner Fall Classic, 2025 Collegiate Invitational at the Guadalajara Country Club, 2025 Briars Creek Invitational and the 2025 Florida State Match Up. She was named the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Golfer of the Year after leading the Florida State women's team to their first ACC Championship last month. Mirabel is also a finalist for the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Player of the Year award.
The Star
21-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Malaysian gem Mirabel is first Asian to win golf's prestigious Annika award
Mirabel Ting. - LPGA Tour PETALING JAYA: Malaysian amateur golfer Mirabel Ting gained another feather in her cap when she won the Annika Award, being the United States' top collegiate women golfer for the 2024-2025 season. Mirabel is the first Asian winner of the award, which is named after 72-time LPGA Tour winner Annika Sorenstam (Sweden). The award has been presented annually since 2014 to the top female National Colleagiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I golfer as voted upon by players, coaches and members of the golf media. Mirabel received the award in a ceremony before the team match-play stage of the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship in California on Tuesday. Mirabel closed out 2025 season with a runner-up individual finish at the NCAA Division 1 championship. It was truly a standout collegiate season for the 19-year-old from Miri with five individual victories - the 2024 Folds of Honor Collegiate, 2024 Schooner Fall Classic, 2025 Collegiate Invitational at the Guadalajara Country Club, 2025 Briars Creek Invitational and the 2025 Florida State Match Up. She was named the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Golfer of the Year after leading the Florida State women's team to their first ACC Championship last month.
NBC Sports
17-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Unlike regionals, Vanderbilt women start strong to take NCAA Championship lead
Vanderbilt opened its NCAA regional a couple weeks ago in 13 over. The Commodores got off to a much better start Friday, shooting 6 under to take a two-shot lead after the first round of the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship at Omni La Costa in Carlsbad, California. Oklahoma State sits second at 4 under as the Cowboys, like Vanderbilt, teed off in the morning wave, which consisted of the lower-ranked squads in the 30-team field. Florida also played early and shot even par, where it is tied with top-10 programs Oregon, Texas and Arizona State. 'I thought the girls did a nice job of bringing the momentum that we had the last two rounds in Lexington with us,' said Vanderbilt head coach Greg Allen, whose Commodores set a new program low at nationals thanks in large part to 3-under 69s from Ava Merrill and Tillie Claggett. 'It's really nice to take advantage of the morning tee time and get off to a good start. … It's still super early, so we understand there's a lot of golf left, and we just need to embrace the leaderboard and where we're at.' Vanderbilt's five players also combined for just one double bogey or worse. Further down the leaderboard, top-ranked Stanford is tied for 11th at 5 over. The Cardinal, which haven't lost a stroke-play competition since prior to last year's Pac-12 Championship, threw out a 77 from Annika Award finalist Meja Ortengren. No. 4 Florida State, which boasts the top two amateurs in the world in Mirabel Ting and Lottie Woad, shares 16th at 7 over. Ting and Woad shot 2-under 70 and even-par 72, respectively. No. 2 Arkansas and No. 3 South Carolina each opened in 9 over, good only for T-21, while No. 7 Wake Forest is beating just three teams at 16 over. Gamecocks senior Hannah Darling, who was subbed out after an opening 84 at last year's NCAA Championship but bounced back this season to be ranked 12th nationally, shot 82 on Friday and is ahead of just three players. Tennessee's Bailey Davis carded just one bogey while shooting 5-under 67. She leads Texas' Lauren Kim, USC's Catherine Park and LSU's Elsa Svensson.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Kansas State women's golf ends eight-year postseason drought with NCAA Regional bid
MANHATTAN — The Kansas State women's golf team spent a year stewing over its 2024 postseason snub, but it also served as motivation for the Wildcats. On Wednesday, the Wildcats' perseverance paid off when they were selected as the No. 5 seed in the 2025 NCAA Lexington Regional. It will be their first team postseason appearance since 2017. Advertisement "It just means so much to me," second-year K-State coach Stew Burke said. "They worked so hard. They wanted it." The Wildcats are now headed to Keene Trace Golf Club in Lexington, Kentucky, May 5-7 as part of a 12-team field. The top five regional teams advance to the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship May 16-21 in Carlsbad, California. The regional competition will be stiff with No. 1 seed and ACC champion Florida State, No. 2 USC, No. 3 TCU and No. 4 Vanderbilt. But K-State goes into the regional with some momentum. Related: Kansas State golfer claims Augusta National Women's Amateur championship Advertisement Related: Kansas State women's golfer Carla Bernat qualifies for NCAA Championship Kansas State golfer Sophie Bert follows through on a shot during the women's Big 12 Championship this week at Houston Oaks Golf Club in Huckley, Texas. The Wildcats had a strong final day in the Big 12 Tournament last week to finish fifth as a team, with senior Sophie Bert claiming the individual championship and teammate Carla Bernat tying for second. Bernat also won the prestigious Augusta National Women's Amateur title earlier this month. "It's awesome to be a part of the history like that," said Bert, a senior from Deurle, Belgium, who transferred in from East Tennessee State this year. "It's an amazing feeling." K-State is ranked No. 28 in the latest National Collegiate Golf Rankings and currently holds a school-record scoring average of 287.66, nearly three strokes better than a year ago. Advertisement While the Wildcats did not qualify as a team last year, Bernat, a senior from Castellon, Spain, made it as an individual and placed third in the Bryan (Texas) Regional, advancing to the NCAA Championship. Arne Green is based in Salina and covers Kansas State University sports for the Gannett network. He can be reached at agreen@ or on X (formerly Twitter) at @arnegreen. This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Kansas State women's golf claims NCAA Lexington Regional bid
USA Today
09-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Meet the 10 finalists for the 2025 Annika Award, women's college golf's Player of the Year
Meet the 10 finalists for the 2025 Annika Award, women's college golf's Player of the Year And then there were 10. After NCAA Regionals concluded Wednesday, the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship field is set for May 16-21 at Omni La Costa's North Course in Carlsbad, California. With one tournament left in the 2024-25 women's college golf season, the best players across the country have separated themselves from the rest, but only one can win 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. Finalists for the Annika Award were selected by a panel of Golfweek and Golf Channel reporters. They are listed alphabetically. If you fit one of the listed criteria above, here's a link to cast your vote: More: Meet the teams, individuals who advanced to the 2025 NCAA Div. I Women's Golf Championship Meet the 10 finalists for the 2025 Annika Award: Carla Bernat, Kansas State Class: Senior Wins: 3 (Powercat Invitational, MountainView Collegiate, NCAA Lexington Regional) Top-10 finishes: 9 Stroke play events: 11 Ranking: No. 17 Carolina Chacarra, Wake Forest Class: Senior Wins: 2 (Jackson T. Stephens, NCAA Lubbock Regional) Top-10 finishes: 7 Stroke play events: 10 Ranking: No. 4 Kary Hollenbaugh, Ohio State Class: Junior Wins: 4 (Therese Hession Regional, Spartan Suncoast, Clemson Invitational, Therese Hession Buckeye) Top-10 finishes: 6 Stroke play events: 10 Ranking: No. 13 Jasmine Koo, USC Class: Freshman Wins: 4 (Windy City, Stanford Intercollegiate, East Lake Cup, Juli Inkster) Top-10 finishes: 7 Stroke play events: 11 Ranking: No. 8 Maria Jose Marin, Arkansas Class: Sophomore Wins: 2 (Blessings Collegiate, Puerto Rico Classic) Top-10 finishes: 7 Stroke play events: 11 Ranking: No. 6 Meja Ortengren, Stanford Class: Freshman Wins: 1 (San Diego State Classic) Top-10 finishes: 8 Stroke play events: 8 Ranking: No. 5 Andrea Revuelta, Stanford Class: Freshman Wins: 2 (ACC Championship, NCAA Norman Regional) Top-10 finishes: 5 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 7 Kiara Romero, Oregon Class: Sophomore Wins: 2 (Big 10 Championship, NCAA Gold Canyon Regional) Top-10 finishes: 8 Stroke play events: 10 Ranking: No. 2 Mirabel Ting, Florida State Class: Junior Wins: 5 (Folds of Honor, Schooner Fall Classic, Collegiate Invitational, Briar's Creek, FSU Match Up) Top-10 finishes: 8 Stroke play events: 8 Ranking: No. 1 Lottie Woad, Florida State Class: Junior Wins: 2 (Landfall Tradition, Moon Golf) Top-10 finishes: 10 Stroke play events: 10 Ranking: No. 3
