University of Houston Athletics
Fredgaard Named to Final ANNIKA Award Watch List
5/13/2021 8:46:00 PM | Women's Golf
Honor presented to nation’s top collegiate female golfer
BATON ROUGE, La. – University of Houston sophomore Karen Fredgaard received another honor Friday when she was named one of 10 finalists for the ANNIKA Award.
The award is presented annually to the nation's top collegiate female golfer. Voting is done by players, coaches and members of the golf media.
Fredgaard was joined on the Watch List by Allisen Corpuz (USC), Linn Grant (Arizona State), Rachel Heck (Stanford), Ingrid Lindblad (LSU), Ana Pelaez (South Carolina), Paulina Roussin-Bouchard (South Carolina), Emma Spitz (UCLA), Maja Stark (Oklahoma State) and Beatrice Wallin (Florida State).
The recipient of the 2021 ANNIKA Award will be announced on Golf Channel on May 25. The recipient also will receive an exemption into the 2022 Amundi Evian Championship.
ABOUT KAREN FREDGAARD
Fredgaard recently became only the second student-athlete in program history to qualify for the NCAA Championships. She joined All-American Leonie Harm, who earned individual NCAA Championships invitations in 2016 and again in 2018.
As the nation's No. 5 (Golfstat) and No. 8 (Golfweek) player, Fredgaard was one of three student-athletes not from a qualifying team at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional to advance to the nation's top collegiate tournament, set for May 21-26 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
This season Fredgaard has established herself as one of the nation's premier amateur student-athletes. The Asserbo, Denmark, native leads the Cougars with a 70.27 scoring average and 12 rounds of par or better.
This season, Fredgaard earned three Top-Five finishes and captured the first individual title of her collegiate career at the UCF Challenge on Jan. 31-Feb. 2. She was honored as the Golfweek National Player of the Week and The American Player of the Week (the first of two weekly honors in 2020-21) following that performance.
Most recently, she fired a Final-Round 67 to surge into third at 218 at the American Athletic Conference Championships in April.
In early April, Fredgaard finished third at the prestigious Augusta National Women's Amateur as only the second Cougar to compete in that elite event.
JOIN the P.A.R. 4 CLUB
Fans are invited to join The P.A.R. 4 Club to support Houston Women's Golf. P.A.R. 4 Club members provide financial support directly to Houston Women's Golf for needs beyond the program's operating budget.
Fans who join the P.A.R. 4 Club can begin receiving benefits for as little as $100 annually.
To join the P.A.R. 4 Club, fans can email gchadwel@central.uh.edu. For more information about the P.A.R. 4 Club, levels of giving and benefits, fans can click here.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarWGolf on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarWGolf or on the team's Instagram page at UHCougarWGolf.
The award is presented annually to the nation's top collegiate female golfer. Voting is done by players, coaches and members of the golf media.
Fredgaard was joined on the Watch List by Allisen Corpuz (USC), Linn Grant (Arizona State), Rachel Heck (Stanford), Ingrid Lindblad (LSU), Ana Pelaez (South Carolina), Paulina Roussin-Bouchard (South Carolina), Emma Spitz (UCLA), Maja Stark (Oklahoma State) and Beatrice Wallin (Florida State).
The recipient of the 2021 ANNIKA Award will be announced on Golf Channel on May 25. The recipient also will receive an exemption into the 2022 Amundi Evian Championship.
ABOUT KAREN FREDGAARD
Fredgaard recently became only the second student-athlete in program history to qualify for the NCAA Championships. She joined All-American Leonie Harm, who earned individual NCAA Championships invitations in 2016 and again in 2018.
As the nation's No. 5 (Golfstat) and No. 8 (Golfweek) player, Fredgaard was one of three student-athletes not from a qualifying team at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional to advance to the nation's top collegiate tournament, set for May 21-26 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
This season Fredgaard has established herself as one of the nation's premier amateur student-athletes. The Asserbo, Denmark, native leads the Cougars with a 70.27 scoring average and 12 rounds of par or better.
This season, Fredgaard earned three Top-Five finishes and captured the first individual title of her collegiate career at the UCF Challenge on Jan. 31-Feb. 2. She was honored as the Golfweek National Player of the Week and The American Player of the Week (the first of two weekly honors in 2020-21) following that performance.
Most recently, she fired a Final-Round 67 to surge into third at 218 at the American Athletic Conference Championships in April.
In early April, Fredgaard finished third at the prestigious Augusta National Women's Amateur as only the second Cougar to compete in that elite event.
JOIN the P.A.R. 4 CLUB
Fans are invited to join The P.A.R. 4 Club to support Houston Women's Golf. P.A.R. 4 Club members provide financial support directly to Houston Women's Golf for needs beyond the program's operating budget.
Fans who join the P.A.R. 4 Club can begin receiving benefits for as little as $100 annually.
To join the P.A.R. 4 Club, fans can email gchadwel@central.uh.edu. For more information about the P.A.R. 4 Club, levels of giving and benefits, fans can click here.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarWGolf on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarWGolf or on the team's Instagram page at UHCougarWGolf.
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