The Inkster Award is an annual award recognizing the highest ranked women's collegiate golfer in her final year of NCAA eligibility. The award is presented by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA).
The award is meant to shine a light on an NCAA senior who commits a full college career to her team, and is named after Juli Inkster, a World Golf Hall of Fame member who was a three-time All-American while at San Jose State University from 1979 to 1982. Inkster waited to turn professional until finishing her four-year commitment to her school, collecting 17 individual titles during her college career.
In 2025, the Division I Inkster Award winner received $50,000 and sponsor invitations to the Meijer LPGA Classic and the Portland Classic, plus a two-day mentorship retreat with Juli Inkster, and automatic advance to the second stage of LPGA Q-School.
Recipients Division I Year Winner College 2026 Megha Ganne Stanford University 2025 Carolina López-Chacarra Wake Forest University 2024 Ingrid Lindblad Louisiana State University 2023 Jenny Bae University of Georgia 2022 Natasha Oon San Jose State University 2021 Jaravee Boonchant Duke University 2020 Natalie Srinivasan Furman University
Division II Year Winner College 2025 Madison Murr California State University, San Marcos 2024 Julia Garcia Dallas Baptist University 2023 Katharina Hesse Rollins College 2022 Alice Götbring Barry University 2021 Helen Tamy Kreuzer Lynn University 2020 Kiira Riihijärvi University of Tampa
Division III Year Winner College 2025 Sydney Kuo Washington University in St. Louis 2024 Alison Takamiya George Fox University 2023 Hannah Jugar University of Redlands 2022 Jillian Drinkard Methodist University 2021 Paige Church Methodist University 2020 Alyssa Akiyama Carleton College
See also List of sports awards honoring women
References
External links Inkster Award Past Winners at Women's Golf Coaches Association