GREENVILLE, S.C. - Furman’s Natalie Srinivasan has been named to the final top 10 watch list for the ANNIKA Award, which has been presented annually since 2014 to the nation’s top female collegiate golfer, with the recipient voted on by players, coaches, and members of the golf media.
Voting will be held April 7-21 and will be conducted at http://www.annikaaward.com. The winner and two finalists will be announced on Golf Channel in May, with the winner receiving an exemption into the Evian Championship in 2021.
A senior from Spartanburg, South Carolina, Srinivasan concluded the 2019-20 season as the top-ranked active collegiate women’s golfer, according to the rankings released earlier this month by Golfstat. She boasted an adjusted scoring average of 70.51.
Srinivasan won two tournaments, the Glass City Invitational and the Lady Paladin Invitational, in September then opened the 2020 spring season with an individual victory at the Moon Golf Invitational in Melbourne. Earlier this month, she finished as runner up at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in Hilton Head. Srinivasan, who earned an invitation to the Augusta National Women’s Amateur for the second-consecutive year, paced the Paladins with a 70.8 stroke average over 18 rounds this season, the best single-season stroke average ever for a Paladin women’s golfer. She concludes her Paladin career with a 72.6 stroke average over 118 rounds, the best career stroke average in Furman women’s golf history.
“It is such an honor for Natalie to be named to this prestigious list,” said Furman head coach Jeff Hull. “She is certainly deserving after having such an impressive season."
A three-time All-SoCon selection, Srinivasan earned a Golfweek All-American honorable mention citation during the 2018-19 season. She finished in a tie for 17th at the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur and concluded her junior campaign ranked 42nd nationally. She led the Southern Conference and the Paladin team with a 72.7 stroke average over 29 rounds.
Srinivasan, who competed in the 2017 U.S. Women’s Open, earned a WGCA All-America honorable mention citation and claimed Golfweek third team All-America honors during her sophomore campaign in 2017-18. She tied the Furman low-round record at the time with a 65 in the opening round of the 2018 NCAA Tallahassee Regional, where she went on to finish third. The 2018 Southern Conference Player of the Year, Srinivasan concluded the season ranked 26th nationally after leading Furman with a 72.36 stroke average over 36 rounds.
ANNIKA Award Final Top 10 Watch List
Natalie Srinivasan, Furman
Ana Belac, Duke
Vivian Hou, Arizona
Rachel Kuehn, Wake Forest
Ingrid Lindblad, LSU
Emilia Miggliaccio, Wake Forest
Pimnipa Panthong, Kent State
Kaitlyn Papp, Texas
Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, South Carolina
Emma Spitz, UCLA