The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Women’s Golf’s Farah O’Keefe named finalist for Honda Award
06.03.2026 | Women's Golf
O’Keefe is the 2026 NCAA individual champion and competes this week at the U.S Women’s Open
NEW YORK — Texas women's golf's Farah O'Keefe has been named a finalist for the Honda Award for golf, The Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA) announced today.
O'Keefe, the No. 1 ranked women's collegiate golfer and No. 4 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking list won the NCAA individual championship and won the ANNIKA Award and WGCA Player of the Year award this season. O'Keefe won four tournaments and finished in the top-10 in each of her 12 collegiate events. She broke the Texas women's golf program record for single season stroke average at 69.84. O'Keefe plays in the U.S. Women's Open this week and has the Curtis Cup and Palmer Cup for Team USA later this summer.
The announcement comes during a landmark moment for the organization, as the CWSA celebrates its 50th anniversary during the 2025-26 collegiate athletics season. For five decades, the Honda Sport Award has honored the nation's top women athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports, symbolizing "the best of the best in collegiate athletics." The recipient will become a finalist for the prestigious Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and the Class of 2026 Honda Cup, to be presented live on Monday, July 27, at 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network.
The golf finalists were selected by a panel of experts and coaches from the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA). The Honda Sport award winner for golf will be announced later this week after voting by administrators from over 1,000 NCAA member schools.
