Darling Named to ANNIKA Award Preseason Watch List

COLUMBUS, Ga. — Highly-touted freshman Hannah Darling was one of 20 players named to the ANNIKA Award preseason watch list, it was announced Friday in conjunction with the Golf Channel and Golfweek.
 
The ANNIKA Award is awarded annually to the most outstanding women’s college golfer, as voted on by players, coaches and media. Past winners of the award include Leona Maguire, Alison Lee and Maria Fassi.
 
Darling is currently overseas competing for the Great Britain & Ireland sqaud in the 2021 Curtis Cup at Conwy Golf Club. GB&I currently leads the United States 6-5 after two days of competition. Darling is 2-1-1 in her four matches so far. She and Annabell Fuller defeated Rachel Heck and Gina Kim 4&3 in today’s Friday Fourball matches.
 
A native of Midlothian, Scotland, Darling is fresh of a win at the 2021 R&A Girls Amateur Championship (Aug. 14). She is expected to be a major contributor right away for head coach Kalen Anderson and the Gamecocks.
 
ANNIKA Award Preseason Watch List

• Jensen Castle, Kentucky
• Hannah Darling, South Carolina
• Karen Fredgaard, Houston
• Annabell Fuller, Florida
• Rachel Heck, Stanford
• Maddison Hinson-Tolchard, Oklahoma State
• Vivian Hou, Arizona
• Yu-Sang Hou, Arizona
• Julia Johnson, Ole Miss
• Gina Kim, Duke
• Cindy Kou, Southern Cal
• Rachel Kuehn, Wake Forest
• Ingrid Lindblad, LSU
• Megan Schofill, Auburn
• Emma Spitz, UCLA
• Latanna Stone, LSU
• Beatrice Wallin, Florida State
• Lauren Walsh, Wake Forest
• Angelina Ye, Stanford
• Rose Zhang, Stanford

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