Wake Forest’s Ketchum and Kovelesky Named to Fall ANNIKA Award Watchlist

COLUMBUS, Ga. – Wake Forest women’s golfers Morgan Ketchum and Chloe Kovelesky have been named to the final Fall Watch List for the ANNIKA Award, presented by Stifel. This is the first appearance on the list for both Demon Deacons.

Currently ranked No. 10 on Scoreboard by clippd, Kovelesky has continued her freshman success this fall, marked by an individual title at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate and a runner-up finish at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup.

The sophomore has maintained a 71.58 scoring average throughout the fall and matched career low rounds of 67 twice this season. Additionally, the 2025 All-American Honorable Mention selection tied a career low 54-hole round during her second-place finish at the Stephens Cup.

In her first four tournaments with the Demon Deacons, Ketchum has been a consistent force for Wake Forest. The graduate student placed top-15 or better in all four events this fall and earned a season-best sixth-place finish at the Landfall at four under par.

The Winston-Salem native has shot at par or better in 75 percent of her rounds so far this season and carded two rounds at 68 in back-to-back tournaments.

The two Deacs have been key contributors to the no.4-ranked Wake Forest squad and helped them to two team titles this season and a top-three finish at the Landfall.

2025-2026 ANNIKA Award Final Fall Watch List (listed alphabetically):

Vanessa Borovilos, Texas A&M

Kylee Choi, Pepperdine

Pimkwan Chookaew, Iowa State

Anna Davis, Auburn

Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio, Texas A&M

Eila Galitsky, South Carolina

Megha Ganne, Stanford

Cindy Hsu, Texas

Veronika Kedronova, Kent State

Morgan Ketchum, Wake Forest

Jasmine Koo, USC

Chloe Kovelesky, Wake Forest

Arianna Lau, Northwestern

Yurang Li, Baylor

Marie Madsen, North Carolina State

Maria Jose Marin, Arkansas

Farah O’Keefe, Texas

Meja Ortengren, Stanford

Catherine Park, USC

Andrea Revuelta, Stanford

Patience Rhodes, Arizona State

Kiara Romero, Oregon

Paula Martin Sampedro, Stanford

Reagan Zibilski, Arkansas

Avery Weed, Mississippi State

About the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel:

• Created in 2014, the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel is annually given to the top female Division 1 collegiate golfer; the winner voted on by players, coaches and members of the college golf media. Named for Annika Sorenstam, the award was created in partnership with the Haskins Foundation to acknowledge the top female golfer and to match the Haskins Award presented by Stifel, which…