Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award

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The Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award is an annual award inspired by Edith Cummings Munson that is given to one of the top collegiate female golfers who excels in academics. The award is presented by the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA).

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Established in 1998, [1] the award is presented annually to the Women's NCAA Division I golfer who is an upperclassman and both a WGCA All-American Scholar and All-American. If multiple golfers qualify, the award goes to the individual with the highest GPA. [2]

Recipients

YearWinnerCollege
1989 Elsabe Heffer Lamar
1990 JoAnne Brooks Nebraska
1991 Traci Hanson San Jose State
1992 Stephanie Martin Oklahoma State
1993 Stephanie Neill Wake Forest
1994 Katharina Larsson Tennessee
1995 Heather Bowie Arizona State
1996 Marcie Clemmons Auburn
1997 Karen Margrethe Juul San Jose State
1998 Julia Boros Georgia
1999 Hilary Homeyes Stanford
2000 Lisette Lee LSU
2001 Stacy Prammanasudh Tulsa
2002 Emma Zackrisson Oklahoma State
2003 Alena Sharp New Mexico State
2004 Kailin Downs New Mexico
2005 Karin Sjödin Oklahoma State
2006 Amanda Blumenherst Duke
2007 Marci Turner Tennessee
2008 Azahara Muñoz Arizona State
2009 Azahara Muñoz Arizona State
2010 Juliana Murcia Arizona State
2011 Brooke Pancake Alabama
2012 Brooke Pancake Alabama
2013 Stephanie Meadow Alabama
2014 Stephanie Meadow Alabama
2015 Noemí Jiménez Arizona State
2016 Laura Lonardi Baylor
2017 Leona Maguire Duke
2018 Leona Maguire Duke
2019 Albane Valenzuela Stanford
2020 Lauren Hartlage Louisville
2021 Sara Kouskova Texas
2022 Chiara Tamburlini Mississippi
2023 Laney Frye Kentucky

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References

  1. "The Edith Cummings Munson Award". The Munson Foundation. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. "Edith Cummings Munson Award". Stanford Athletics. Retrieved 24 January 2020.