Grant is one of 10 candidates for the award that goes to the top player in college women's golf, as selected by college golfers, coaches and members of the golf media. She received a spot on the initial list released in October and has remained on the list thanks to her consistent play throughout the Fall.
The native of Sweden has made a seamless transition to the collegiate game, finishing under-par at each of her first four tournaments of her career. Grant's play is a big reason why the Sun Devils ended the Fall as the consensus No. 2-ranked team in the country. Arizona State has finished in the Top-Four as a team among some of the most competitive fields of the Fall, finishing ahead of 19 Top-25 teams as a result, the highest total in the country.With five of the top players in women's college golf turning pro this spring, the race for the @TheAnnikaAward is wide open! Check out the top 15 players vying for women's player of the year. https://t.co/v1tACPgvHT
— Golfweek (@golfweek) November 26, 2019
She has lived up to the high expectations set for her in the preseason, proving why she was Preseason Second Team All-American according to Golfweek. She finished in the Top-8 at each of her first three tournaments, highlighted by a third-place finish at the Stanford Intercollegiate in October. As the highest finishing Sun Devil (-6/207), her performance was a big factor in ASU securing the team title at Stanford.Sun Devils are in ?????????? company... ????
— Sun Devil W. Golf (@SunDevilWGolf) November 22, 2019
The squad moves up a spot and sits at #?2? in the final @WGCAGOLF Coaches Poll of the Fall!?????? #ForksUp pic.twitter.com/lVpXrq50xh
Grant has been recognized all year as one of the top golfers in the country by Golfweek and Golfstat. She is ranked in the Top-10 nationally by both outlets, having faced-off with and defeated some of the top golfers at the collegiate level. Golfweek has Grant at No. 7 in their Sagarin Individual Rankings, while Golfstat currently ranks her as the No. 6 golfer in the country.She's only a freshman?!?!? ??
— Sun Devil W. Golf (@SunDevilWGolf) October 15, 2019
3? tournaments, 3? Top-?? finishes for Linn Grant, who is enjoying a sensational to start to her 2019-20 campaign! #ForksUp pic.twitter.com/lCSTZshK1K
Golfweek's Final Fall ANNIKA Award Watch ListWhat a first collegiate tournament by Linn Grant! ??
— Sun Devil W. Golf (@SunDevilWGolf) September 18, 2019
The freshman puts together an excellent round on the final day to move up 11 spots on the leaderboard, finishing in a tie for 8th place! #ForksUp #ANNIKAInter pic.twitter.com/o2ArEWELJ0
Ana Belac, Duke
Allisen Corpuz, USC
Linn Grant, Arizona State
Sophie Guo, Texas
Vivian Hou, Arizona
Rachel Kuehn, Wake Forest
Emilia Migliaccio, Wake Forest
Pimnipa Panthong, Kent State
Kaitlyn Papp, Texas
Angelina Ye, Stanford LOOKING AHEAD
Grant and the rest of the Arizona State Women's Golf team begin their Spring schedule on January 26th, when they face off with No. 22 UCLA and Denver at Superstition Mountain Prospector Golf Course in Gold Canyon, Arizona. It represents the first of five events in the Spring, highlighted by the PING/ASU Invitational, hosted at Papago Golf Course March 27-29.
A reminder that Arizona State University and Grayhawk Golf Club will host the 2020 through 2022 NCAA Division I Men's & Women's Golf Championships on Golf Channel in Scottsdale, Ariz. It becomes the first time a university and golf course will host the championships for three consecutive seasons. The Women's portion of the tournament will run May 22-27. It will be the first time ASU has hosted an NCAA Golf Championship since the women hosted in 1992.
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