Inkster Award

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Inkster Award
Awarded forHighest ranked final year NCAA women's golfer
CountryUnited States
Presented by Women's Golf Coaches Association
History
Most recent Carolina Lopez-Chacarra, Wake Forest University
Next ceremonyMay 2026
Website official site

The Inkster Award is an annual award recognizing the highest ranked women's collegiate golfer in her final year of NCAA eligibility. The award is presented by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA). [1]

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The award is meant to shine a light on an NCAA senior who commits a full college career to her team, and is named after Juli Inkster, a World Golf Hall of Fame member who was a three-time All-American while at San Jose State University from 1979 to 1982. Inkster waited to turn professional until finishing her four-year commitment to her school, collecting 17 individual titles during her college career. [2]

In 2025, the Division I Inkster Award winner received $50,000 and sponsor invitations to the Meijer LPGA Classic and the Portland Classic, plus a two-day mentorship retreat with Juli Inkster, and automatic advance to the second stage of LPGA Q-School. [3]

Recipients

Division I

YearWinnerCollege
2025 Flag of Spain.svg Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Wake Forest University
2024 Flag of Sweden.svg Ingrid Lindblad Louisiana State University
2023 Flag of the United States.svg Jenny Bae University of Georgia
2022 Flag of Malaysia.svg Natasha Andrea Oon San Jose State University
2021 Flag of Thailand.svg Jaravee Boonchant Duke University
2020 Flag of the United States.svg Natalie Srinivasan Furman University

Division II

YearWinnerCollege
2024 Flag of the United States.svg Julia Garcia Dallas Baptist University
2023 Flag of Germany.svg Katharina Hesse Rollins College
2022 Flag of Sweden.svg Alice Götbring Barry University
2021 Flag of Germany.svg Helen Tamy Kreuzer Lynn University
2020 Flag of Finland.svg Kiira Riihijärvi University of Tampa

Division III

YearWinnerCollege
2024 Flag of the United States.svg Alison Takamiya George Fox University
2023 Flag of the United States.svg Hannah Jugar University of Redlands
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Jillian Drinkard Methodist University
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Paige Church Methodist University
2020 Flag of the United States.svg Alyssa Akiyama Carleton College

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Inkster Award". Women's Golf Coaches Association. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Jourdan, Cameron. "Georgia senior Jenny Bae named recipient of 2023 Inkster Award, earns LPGA exemption". Golfweek.
  3. ↑ "Wake Forest All-American Carolina Lopez-Chacarra named recipient of the 2025 Inkster Award presented by Workday". First Call Golf. May 28, 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
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