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Women’s Golf’s Farah O’Keefe named to ANNIKA Award Postseason Watch List
04.29.2026 | Women's Golf
O’Keefe has finished in the top-10 in each of her 10 tournament this season with three tournament victories.
COLUMBUS, Georgia — Farah O'Keefe has three wins this season and is currently ranked No. 1 individually in collegiate women's golf and was named to the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel Postseason Watch List as the Haskins Foundation announced the list on Wednesday. The ANNIKA Award is presented each year to the outstanding female collegiate golfer of the year.
Ranked No. 4 on the World Amateur Golf Rankings list, O'Keefe has three tournament victories and has finished in the top-10 in each of her 10 college tournaments. O'Keefe has finished in the top-three in each of her last four collegiate events. O'Keefe was part of Team USA winning the World Amateur Team Championship in October and recently competed for the third time in the Augusta National Women's Amateur.
Last week O'Keefe was the low amateur at the LPGA major championship, the Chevron Championship along with Yunseo Yang from Korea. Through 54 holes of the championship O'Keefe was T6 on the leaderboard.
Created in 2014, the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel is annually given to the top female Division 1 collegiate golfer; the winner 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.
2025-26 ANNIKA Award Postseason Watch List (listed alphabetically):
Vanessa Borovilos, Texas A&M
Pinky Chaisilprunruang, Charlotte
Paula Francisco, Florida
Megha Ganne, Stanford
Jasmine Koo, USC
Marie Madsen, NC State
Rianne Malixi, Duke
Maria Jose Marin, Arkansas
Paula Martin Sampedro, Stanford
Farah O'Keefe, Texas
Meja Ortengren, Stanford
Catherine Park, USC
Andrea Revuelta, Stanford
Kiara Romero, Oregon
Avery Weed, Mississippi State
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