North Carolina State University Athletics
Marie Madsen Named on ANNIKA Award Spring Watch List
3/2/2026 11:52:00 AM | Women's Golf
COLUMBUS, Ga. – No. 13 ranked Marie Eline Madsen has been tabbed to the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel 2026 Spring Watch List, as announced on Monday.
Madsen is one of 20 collegiate women's golfers on the list for the award that is given to the best golfer in the country. She was also one of 25 on the final fall watch list.
The Denmark native is having a stellar sophomore season, logging a 71.17 scoring average with 12 rounds at par or under and six rounds in the 60s. She has finished in the top 10 four different times and in the top 20 in all but one tournament in six appearances this season.
She began the season by winning the Cougar Classic for her third career win behind a school record 15-under 198 (69-67-62). The 198 marked the first sub-200 score in school history. Her 62 in the final round marked a career-low score in a round. Madsen is coming off a tie for 13th at the Moon Golf Invitational with a 2-over 218 (72-77-69) and finished ninth at the Collegiate Invitational with a 1-under 215 (70-74-71).
Madsen was one of 72 invited to play in the 2026 Augusta National Women's Amateur and she is ranked No. 21 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
The Pack is currently playing at the Daniel Island Invitational. Live results can be found HERE.
2025-26 ANNIKA AWARD FINAL FALL WATCHLIST (alphabetical):
Vanessa Borovilos, Texas A&M
Kylee Choi, Pepperdine
Anna Davis, Auburn
Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio, Texas A&M
Megha Ganne, Stanford
Veronika Kedronova, Kent State
Jasmine Koo, USC
Marie Eline Madsen, NC State
Maria Jose Marin, Arkansas
Farah O'Keefe, Texas
Meja Ortengren, Stanford
Catherine Park, USC
Macy Pate, Wake Forest
Andrea Revuelta, Stanford
Patience Rhodes, Arizona State
Kiara Romero, Oregon
Paula Martin Sampedro, Stanford
Reagan Zibilski, Arkansas
Avery Weed, Mississippi State
Kelly Xu, Stanford
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 acknowledges the top male Division I collegiate golfer. Mirabel Ting (Florida State) became the 12th ANNIKA Award winner in 2025.
Stifel, one of the nation's leading wealth management and investment banking firms, serves as the presenting sponsor of both the ANNIKA and Haskins Awards. Stifel also serves as a presenting sponsor for the NCAA Division I Women's and Men's Golf Championships on GOLF Channel.
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