College golf has returned, which means the race to make the NCAA Championship is on.
With that means the stars of college golf are back on campus and battling it out for major awards, victories and more. It also means a new wave of talent has entered the fold and is ready to make its mark on college golf.
Every year, freshmen come in and make an impact right away. Last year, there was Jasmine Koo at USC and Stanford’s Andrea Revuelta and Meja Ortengren. And those were far from the only notables to make an impact early.
Now, 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 2025-26 season.
Golfweek’s 10 women’s college golf freshmen to watch
Sarah Hammett, USC
The Australian made match play at the U.S. Girls’ Junior and had a runner-up finish at the Australian Women’s Amateur early this year.
Sophie Han, Oregon
Han made match play at the U.S. Girls’ Junior, but more impressive is her three runner-up finishes and a fourth in pro events in China.
Thanana Kotchasanmanee, Princeton
Last year, Kotchasanmanee won the Ladies National Golf Association Amateur and made the Round of 32 in the U.S. Girls’ Junior this summer.
Arianna Lau, Northwestern
The defending national champs have a stellar newcomer in Lau, who made the quarters at the U.S. Women’s Amateur as a 64 seed and finished sixth at the Girl’s Junior PGA Championship.
Rianne Malixi, Duke
Malixi made her mark known last summer when she won the U.S. Women’s Amateur and the U.S. Girls’ Junior only 22 days apart. And this summer, she was co-medalist at the U.S. Women’s Amateur.
Avery McCrery, Duke
McCrery joins Malixi as a stout tandem joining the Blue Devils. She made match play at the U.S. Women’s Amateur and was a quarterfinalist at the North & South Amateur.
Madison Messimer, Tennessee
Messimer finished 22nd at the Mizuho Americas Open, made the Round of 32 in the U.S. Girls’ Junior and added a fourth-place finish at the Dustin Johnson World Junior.
Scarlett Schremmer, Texas A&M
The surfer-turned-golfer won the Alabama Women’s State Amateur Championship this summer and made match play at the U.S. Girls’ Junior.
Pimpisa “Fai” Rubrong, Arizona State
Rubrong made the Round of 32 at the U.S. Girls’ Junior and also had a third-place finish in the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley earlier this year.
Elizabeth Rudisill, Vanderbilt
Rudisill had a busy summer, making match play at the North & South Amateur, finishing runner-up at the Women’s Western Amateur and then finishing sixth at the Girl’s Junior PGA Championship.
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