Charleston, S.C. ? College of Charleston women’s golfer Steffi Kirchmayr was named Honorable Mention All-American by Golfweek for her success on the golf course this season.
"Steffi had the best spring in the history of the College of Charleston,” said Head CofC Women’s Golf Coach Jamie Futrell. “The hard work she has put in on her game has paid off. She is very deserving of this award. It is a good feeling as a coach to know that I have a player of that caliber returning for the College of Charleston next year."
Kirchmayr, a junior from Pocking, Germany, led the Cougars to five top 10 finishes this season, including a win at the Cuthbert Cup and a fourth at the Southern Conference Tournament. She led the team in stroke average with a 74.18 and was second in the league. She placed in the top five in seven tournaments this past season, including a tie for first at the Cuthbert Cup and win at the Pinehurst Challenge, which included a season-low 69 in the third round.
The two-time Southern Conference Player-of-the-Year tied for second at the Canes and Cardinal Classic earlier this season and tied for third at the Bryan Park Intercollegiate and the SoCon Tournament. The only two players to place ahead of her at the Bryan Park Intercollegiate were the number one and number two ranked players in the country.
Kirchmayr recently competed at the NCAA Women’s Golf Central Regional Tournament and finished 13th, just four strokes from the cut to make the National Championship.
GOLFWEEK’S ALL-AMERICAN TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
Amanda Blumenherst, Jr., Duke
Stacy Lewis, Sr., Arkansas
Tiffany Joh, Jr., UCLA
Azahara Munoz, Jr., Arizona St.
Maria Hernandez, Jr., Purdue
Anna Nordqvist, Soph., Arizona St.
Belen Mozo, Soph., USC
Alison Walshe, Sr., Arizona
Maria Jose Uribe, Fr., UCLA
Jaclyn Sweeney, Fr., Oklahoma St.
SECOND TEAM
Dewi Claire Schreefel, Sr., USC
Caroline Westrup, Jr., Florida State
Cydney Clanton, Fr, Auburn
Christina Boeljon, Jr., Purdue
Pernilla Lindberg, Jr., Oklahoma State
Stefanie Endstrasser, Soph., USC
Taylore Karle, Fr., Pepperdine
Jessica Yadloczky, Fr., Florida
Lizette Salas, Fr., USC
Glory Yang, Fr., UCLA
THIRD TEAM
Sydnee Michaels, Soph., UCLA
Kathleen Ekey, Jr., Alabama
Paola Moreno, Sr., USC
Sara Brown, Sr., Michigan State
Jennie Lee, Jr., Duke
Benedicte Toumpsin, Soph., S. Carolina
Valentine Derrey, Soph., TCU
Maude Aimee Leblanc, Fr., Purdue
Hannah Yun, Fr., Florida
Whitney Myers, Sr., Florida
HONORABLE MENTION
Dori Carter, Jr., Mississippi
Natalie Sheary, Fr., Wake Forest
Garrett Phillips, Sr., Georgia
Stephanie Sherlock, Soph., Denver
Ashley Rollins, Sr., Texas
Tiffany Chudy, Sr., Florida
Mari Chun, Jr., Stanford
Jodi Ewart, Soph., New Mexico
Krystle Caithness, Fr., Georgia
Danielle McVeigh, Soph., Texas A&M
So-Hyun Park, Fr., Notre Dame
Alison Whitaker, Soph., Duke
Sarah Zwartynski, Fr., Texas A&M
Therese Kolbaeck, Fr., UNLV
Marci Turner, Sr., Tennessee
Katie Kempter, Jr., Denver
Steffi Kirchmayr, Jr., Coll. of Charleston
Laura Kueny, Soph., Michigan State
Jennifer Pandolfi, Sr., Duke
Kirby Dreher, Jr., Kent State