College golf has returned, and the race to make the NCAA Championship is on. This means the stars of college golf are back on campus, battling it out for major awards, victories, and more. A new wave of talent has entered the fold and is ready to make its mark on college golf. Just like last year when talented freshmen like Oregon’s Kiara Romero and Stanford’s Paula Martin Sampedro made an immediate impact, it’s time to meet the next wave of youngsters in college golf. Here’s a look at 10 women’s freshmen to watch during the 2024-25 season.
Vanessa Borovilos from Texas A&M is ranked No. 3 in junior golf and No. 1 out of Canada in the class of 2024. She made it to the quarterfinals of the 2024 U.S. Girls’ Junior tournament. Francesca Fiorellini from UCLA, hailing from Italy, arrives as the top-ranked Italian, ninth-ranked European, and 24th-ranked amateur globally. Her amateur career includes three major team victories in 2023 at the Junior Ryder Cup, Junior Solheim Cup, and Patsy Hankins Trophy.
Jasmine Koo from USC, a graduate of Cerritos High School, is the third-ranked Girls Junior according to the American Junior Golf Association. She recently competed for the United States in the Curtis Cup and is ranked fifth in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. Elise Lee from Northwestern is a 2022 Rolex Junior All-American and won three Empire League titles at her high school. Nellie Ong from Ohio State was selected to the 2023-24 England Women’s National Team and has won the Welsh Women’s Open Stroke Play Championship.
Meja Ortengren from Stanford is ranked ninth in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and has participated in the Junior Ryder Cup and Junior Solheim Cup. Andrea Revuelta, another Stanford player, is ranked 22nd in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and is expected to contribute early for the Cardinal. Nora Sundberg, also from Stanford, participated in the Junior Ryder Cup and made the cut at the 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur. Rocio Tejedo from LSU has five wins and 14 top-10 finishes in the last two years and is ranked as high as 12th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
Denisa Vodickova from Wake Forest has represented the Czech Republic in both girls and ladies national teams, with a match play record of 5-1 at the Ping Junior Solheim Cup. With these talented freshmen joining the ranks of college golf, the competition for the NCAA Championship is sure to be fierce. Keep an eye on these young players as they make their mark on the college golf scene during the 2024-25 season.
