Rydqvist Wins 2024 Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award – University of South Carolina Athletics

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Rising senior All-American Louise Rydqvist was named the recipient of the prestigious Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award for 2024 the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) announced on Wednesday. She is the first player in program history to win the award since its inception in 1989.

The coveted award goes to the student-athlete who is an upper classman and both a WGCA All-American Scholar and a WGCA All-American. If more than one student-athlete qualifies, the student-athlete with the highest GPA receives the award. A donation of $10,000 is given from the Curtis & Edith Cummings Munson Foundation to the general scholarship fund of the recipient’s institution.

Rydqvist maintained her perfect 4.0 GPA this academic year as a double major in finance and marketing. She was named the SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year for women’s golf. On the course she excelled as well with the best season of her career.

Rydqvist was the team’s top player this season and finished No. 12 in the final Clippd Player Rankings. The Värnamo, Sweden, native led the team with a 71.14 scoring average, the third-lowest single season mark in program history, shooting par or better in 20 of 29 rounds played. She had an impressive five top-five finishes (eight top-20s) in 10 stroke play starts. Rydqvist was runner-up medalist at both the SEC Championship and NCAA Auburn Regional and also went 7-0-1 in match play. She helped the team to four wins and a final ranking of No. 6 in the nation on the heels of the program’s fourth-straight NCAA Championship appearance. Rydqvist won her first career tournament at the season-opening ANNIKA Intercollegiate in the fall earning a sponsor exemption into The ANNIKA at Pelican on the LPGA TOUR in November of 2023 where she made the cut in her first career LPGA start.

All-Time Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award Recipients