Chacarra Named to Postseason ANNIKA Award Watchlist
4/23/2025 12:30:00 PM | Women's Golf
The Madrid, Spain native would be the first Demon Deacon to win this award.
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Wake Forest women's golf senior Carolina Chacarra has been named to the Postseason Watch List for the ANNIKA Award, presented by Stifel. Chacarra has been on the watch list every year of her collegiate career.
Chacarra most recently recorded a top 10 finish at the ACC Championship, during which she also shot the Deacons' lowest round of the weekend to help advance the team to the quarterfinals and eventual championship title match.
Also this spring, the senior made her fifth and final appearance at the Augusta National Women's Amateur and for the first time in her career, made the cutline to compete in the final round hosted at the historic Augusta National. Chacarra finished ninth overall among a globally ranked field of women's amateur golfers.
During the fall, the three-time All-ACC team member recorded five top-five finishes, including an individual win at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup. She currently ranks No. 6 on Scoreboard by clippd and No. 25 in the Women's Amateur Golf Rankings by PGA.
2024-2025 ANNIKA Award Postseason Watch List (listed alphabetically):
Carolina Chacarra, Wake Forest
Hannah Darling, South Carolina
Megha Ganne, Stanford
Kary Hollenbaugh, Ohio State
Maria Jose Marin, Arkansas
Lauren Kim, Texas
Jasmine Koo, Southern California
Caitlyn Macnab, Ole Miss
Paula Martin Sampedro, Stanford
Farah O'Keefe, Texas
Meja Ortengren, Stanford
Kiara Romero, Oregon
Louise Rydqvist, South Carolina
Mirabel Ting, Florida State
Lottie Woad, Florida State
About the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel:
Chacarra most recently recorded a top 10 finish at the ACC Championship, during which she also shot the Deacons' lowest round of the weekend to help advance the team to the quarterfinals and eventual championship title match.
Also this spring, the senior made her fifth and final appearance at the Augusta National Women's Amateur and for the first time in her career, made the cutline to compete in the final round hosted at the historic Augusta National. Chacarra finished ninth overall among a globally ranked field of women's amateur golfers.
During the fall, the three-time All-ACC team member recorded five top-five finishes, including an individual win at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup. She currently ranks No. 6 on Scoreboard by clippd and No. 25 in the Women's Amateur Golf Rankings by PGA.
2024-2025 ANNIKA Award Postseason Watch List (listed alphabetically):
Carolina Chacarra, Wake Forest
Hannah Darling, South Carolina
Megha Ganne, Stanford
Kary Hollenbaugh, Ohio State
Maria Jose Marin, Arkansas
Lauren Kim, Texas
Jasmine Koo, Southern California
Caitlyn Macnab, Ole Miss
Paula Martin Sampedro, Stanford
Farah O'Keefe, Texas
Meja Ortengren, Stanford
Kiara Romero, Oregon
Louise Rydqvist, South Carolina
Mirabel Ting, Florida State
Lottie Woad, Florida State
About the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel:
- 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. Ingrid Lindblad (LSU) became the 11th ANNIKA Award winner in 2024.
- Stifel, one of the nation's leading wealth management and investment banking firms, serves as the presenting sponsor of both the ANNIKA and Haskins Awards. Stifel also serves as a presenting sponsor for the NCAA Division I Women's and Men's Golf Championships on GOLF Channel.
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