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COLUMBUS, Ga. – Pepperdine women’s golf sophomore Eunseo Choi has been named to the ANNIKA Award Watch List, announced today by the Haskins Foundation and media partners Golfweek and the Golf Channel.
Created in 2014, the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel is annually given to the top female Division I collegiate golfer; the winner voted on by players, coaches and members of the golf media. Named for and presented by Annika Sorenstam, the watch list is the start of a season-long campaign that will lead to the winner announced at the NCAA Women’s Golf Championships.
Choi, a native of Auckland, New Zealand, had a standout freshman season for the Waves which included setting a new program record for low round at an NCAA Regional with her 6-under 66 in the second round. She also earned an individual win at the Silicon Valley Showcase, leading Pepperdine to the team title at the tournament. Choi was a consistent performer for the Waves in the biggest tournaments of the season, finishing in the top-10 at both the NCAA Lexington Regional and the WCC Championships.
“Eunseo had a very good summer competing around the world and is ready to elevate her game to the next level,” said head coach Laurie Gibbs. “Our team looks forward to a schedule that includes multiple tournaments against the top teams and players in the country.”
Choi earned WCC Freshman of the Year following the 2024-25 campaign and was named a WGCA All-American Scholar this summer. This past month, Choi tied for second place at the Canadian Women’s Amateur at The Riverside Country Club in Rothesay, N.B.
Pepperdine will begin the season on Sept. 8-10 at the Annika Intercollegiate at the Royal Golf Club outside Minneapolis. The field of 12 teams includes multiple programs ranked inside the top-10 as the Waves will compete alongside elite competition from across the country.
2025 ANNIKA Award Watch List
Vanessa Borovilos, Texas A&M
Pinky Chaisil Prungruang, Charlotte
Euneso Choi, Pepperdine
Anna Davis, Auburn
Eila Galitsky, South Carolina
Megha Ganne, Stanford
Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio, Texas A&M
Kary Hollenbaugh, Ohio State
Lauren Kim, Texas
Jasmin Koo, USC
Arianna Lau, Northwestern
Mackenzie Lee, SMU
Rianne Malixi, Duke
Maria Jose’ Marin, Arkansas
Paula Martin Sampedro, Stanford
Farah O’Keefe, Texas
Meja Ortengren, Stanford
Catherine Park, USC
Catherine Rao, Princeton
Andrea Revuelta, Stanford
Patience Rhodes, Arizona State
Kiara Romero, Oregon
Rocio Tejedo, LSU
Suvichaya Vinuchaitham, Oregon
Avery Weed, Mississippi State
ABOUT PEPPERDINE WOMEN’S GOLF
Pepperdine women’s golf has consistently been one of the top collegiate programs in the country under head coach Laurie Gibbs, exemplified by the current streak of 26 straight seasons with an NCAA Regional appearance. Having advanced to the NCAA Championships on 14 of those occasions, the Waves also boast 21 WCC Championships since 1998. Since the year 2000, 15 athletes have garnered All-American honors with a total of 31 selections.
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