It was a special year for amateur golfers.
When it came to selecting Golf WeekFeale Amateur of the Year, there were many candidates to choose from, but one stood out among the rest. This player had a resounding victory this spring, a victory that propelled her to the forefront of the amateur golf world.
The winner of the 2024 Golfweek Award for Female Amateur of the Year goes to…
Winner: Lottie Woad
Woad stormed from behind to win the Augusta National Women’s Amateur in April. She then won the Smyth Salver as a low amateur at the AIG Women’s Open and was the highest-ranked amateur in the world most of the year. She also represented Great Britain and Ireland in their victorious Curtis Cup team at Sunningdale.
Honorable mention: Ingrid Lindblad
Winner of the Annika Award for college player of the year, Lindblad finished her amateur career as one of the best and most consistent college players of all time.
Honorable Mention: Rianne Malixi
Malixi dominated this summer. Within three weeks, she won the US Girls’ Junior in California before winning the US Women’s Amateur in Oklahoma.
Honorable Mention: Asterisk Talley
Talley became a star, winning the US Women’s Amateur Four-Ball, finishing second in the US Girls’ Junior and the US Women’s Amateur and playing on the US Curtis Cup team.
Past winners
2023: Rose Zhang
2022: Rose Zhang
This article was originally published on Golfweek: Golfweek Awards 2024: Female Amateur of the Year
