November 14, 2022AllAm Women

PRESENTINGAllAm 2022 logoWOMEN’S AMATEURFIRST TEAMAveryAmari AveryRiverside, California/Southern CalWinner: NCAA Stanford RegionalCurtis Cup Team USA: 4-1 RecordPalmer Cup Team USA: 4-0 RecordThere are more than a few people in the game who believe that Avery is the best future pro among this extraordinarily deep crop of exciting female amateurs. The USC sophomore won three times in the spring before going 8-1 among her Curtis Cup and Palmer Cup matches. Avery also had a top-five in the ANWA and reached the round of 16 in the U.S. Women’s Am. BabaSaki BabaJapanWinner: U.S. Women’s AmateurMade cut: U.S. Women’s Open (pro)Top 5: World Amateur Team ChampionshipBaba’s dominating performance in the U.S. Amateur at Chambers Bay is enough on its own to give her a place on the first team, but the affable Japanese teenager did more than win one of the top events in the game. She made the cut in the U.S. Women’s Open, came one stroke short of sharing the World Amateur Team Championship crown and had a tremendous showing in the Japan Women’s Open. DarlingHannah DarlingScotland/South CarolinaTop individual: European Ladies’ Team ChampionshipTop 5: World Amateur Team ChampionshipSemifinalist: The Women’s AmateurYou have to admire Darling’s consistency. The Scot was the top individual in the European Ladies’ Team Championship and racked up top-5 finishes in the World Amateur Team Championship, the Women’s Amateur, Valspar Augusta Invitational, NCAA Tallahassee Regional and Liz Murphey Collegiate. She has become a bona fide top-10 amateur in the world.DavisAnna DavisSpring Valley, California Winner: Augusta National Women’s AmateurMade cut: Amundi Evian Championship (pro)Made cut: LPGA Founders Cup (pro)The 16-year-old southpaw came up with perhaps the most memorable moment of the women’s amateur calendar when she won the ANWA while wearing a bucket hat and a partially zipped jacket. Davis is a unique case in that she is still a junior golfer who focused on pro events throughout the summer, but she did make the cut in five LPGA Tour events, including a major. HeckRachel HeckMemphis, Tennessee/StanfordWinner: Lamkin San Diego InvitationalMade cut: Amundi Evian Championship (pro)Curtis Cup Team USA: 3-1 recordHeck struggled mightily at points in 2022 and was nowhere close to being the dominant version we saw from her last year, but even an off-year still featured plenty of highlights. She opened the spring semester with two college wins, made the cut in the Evian, played solid golf in the Curtis Cup, had a role in Stanford winning the team NCAA Championship and registered respectable finishes in the World Amateur Team Championship and U.S. Women’s Amateur.KuehnRachel KuehnAsheville, North Carolina/Wake ForestWinner: Northrop Grumman Regional ChallengeCurtis Cup Team USA: 4-1 recordRunner-up: NCAA Franklin RegionalKuehn won two big college events with the Northrop Grumman and the Stephens Cup, but she also had a full résumé with very few holes. She had success in match play at the Curtis Cup to go along with top 10s in the ANWA and World Amateur Team Championship. Kuehn also reached the round of 16 in the U.S. Women’s Am. LindbladIngrid LindbladSweden/LSUTop 15: U.S. Women’s Open (pro)Winner: SEC ChampionshipRunner-up: Augusta National Women’s AmateurIt was a nail-biting call between Lindblad and Zhang for women’s amateur of the year, and it’s hard to say either choice is incorrect. In the end – and we concede that this is splitting hairs – we chose Lindblad. The powerful Swede won four times in our valued January-August time period compared with Zhang’s two victories. In addition to breaking an amateur single-round scoring record and getting into serious contention in the U.S. Women’s Open, Lindblad had great chances to win the ANWA, NCAA Championship and the World Amateur Team Championship. ShoemakerBailey ShoemakerDade City, FloridaSemifinalist: U.S. Women’s AmateurMade cut: U.S. Women’s Open (pro)Made cut: ShopRite LPGA Classic (pro)Although Shoemaker is still a year away from stepping onto campus at Southern Cal, it’s hard to ignore some of her accomplishments this year. She made an incredibly impressive run at Chambers Bay to reach the semifinals of the U.S. Women’s Amateur, was one of just four amateurs to make the cut in the U.S. Women’s Open, made the cut in two other LPGA events and added a win in the Florida Women’s Amateur. The kid can play. SpitzEmma SpitzAustria/UCLATop 10: LET Czech Ladies Open (pro)Top 10: NCAA ChampionshipRunner-up: Ping/ASU InvitationalSpitz turned pro following the European Ladies’ Amateur, finishing a quiet yet remarkably strong amateur career. The UCLA Bruin lacks the high ceiling of Zhang or Lindblad, but her floor is higher than any women’s amateur. Spitz registered eight top-10 finishes in 2022, including second place in the European Ladies’ Team Championship and sixth place in an LET event. She missed the top 10 only three times in 11 events – one was an LET tournament and another was finishing 12th in the ANWA.ZhangRose ZhangIrvine, California/StanfordWinner: NCAA ChampionshipCo-winner: World Amateur Team ChampionshipMade cut: U.S. Women’s Open (pro)We rarely see this type of clear-cut superstar emerge in college golf. The Stanford sophomore is now a three-time McCormack Medal winner on the strength of a phenomenal year in which she won both an individual and team NCAA Championship while also making the cut in three major championships. If Zhang is in the field of an amateur event, she’s an auto-favorite.
Second TeamHelen BriemGermanyCo-winner: World Amateur Team ChampionshipWinner: Italian International Ladies AmateurWinner: European Nations CupMonet ChunCanada/MichiganRunner-up: U.S. Women’s AmateurWinner: Canadian Women’s AmateurWinner: Big Ten ChampionshipCayetana Fernández
Garcia-PoggioSpainWinner: Spanish International Women’s AmateurTop 5: LET Madrid Ladies Open (pro)Top 10: World Amateur Team ChampionshipCharlotte HeathEngland/Florida StateRunner-up: European Ladies’ AmateurTop 5: Moon Golf InvitationalTop 5: European Ladies’ Team ChampionshipCarolina López-ChacarraSpain/Wake ForestWinner: Darius Rucker IntercollegiateWinner: UCF ChallengePalmer Cup Team International: 2-1-1 recordPolly MackGermany/AlabamaWinner: Liz Murphey Collegiate ClassicWinner: NCAA Franklin RegionalTop 5: Valspar Augusta InvitationalNatasha Andrea OonMalaysia/San Jose StateWinner: NCAA Ann Arbor RegionalRunner-up: NCAA ChampionshipWinner: Mountain West Conference ChampionshipBrooke SeaySan Diego, California/StanfordNCAA Team Championship: 3-0 RecordMade cut: Chevron Championship (Pro)Top 10: NCAA Stanford RegionalLatanna StoneRiverview, Florida/LSURunner-up: Augusta National Women’s AmateurWinner: Women’s Orlando International AmateurCurtis Cup Team USA: 3-1 recordBeatrice WallinSweden/Florida StateWinner: NCAA Tallahassee RegionalTop 5: Augusta National Women’s AmateurRunner-up: Valspar Augusta InvitationalCoverGallacher Helps Scots Build Golf PipelineCallaway GBB PAR 111422Plus ExcerptGolf’s Calm Before The StormCallaway Apex Black 111422XtraPicture ThisOdyssey Testimonial 111422I-Series Irons And Crossover Enhance Ping ‘Players’ PortfolioGalway Bay’s New Rainwear Collection Features Hydro-Flex FabricPinehurst 111422Range RatAllAm introStrawn Reaches Amateur ‘Pinnacle’ As SeniorRecord-Breaking Lindblad Adds Top Women's HonorAllAm MenAllAm WomenAllAm Men MidAllAm Women MidAllAm Men SrAllAm Women SrCasa de Campo 111422DP World GamerAiling Fleetwood Finds Winning FormulaAsian Tour GamerpicTalisker Golf Club 111422PGA GamerFinau Grabs Spot Among Game’s EliteNelly Korda Returns To TopLPGA GamerLofty Ambitions For Pelican’s FutureLPGA 111422Champions GamerBiggest Comebacks At The OpenGlasgow Site Launches Education ProgrammeThe DivotStatisticsMasthead