2025 Golfweek Awards: Female Amateur Golfer of the Year

It was a special year for women's amateur golfers.

When it came to selecting Golfweek's Female Amateur of the Year, there were plenty of candidates to choose from, but one stood out among the rest. This player was among the most consistent in the entire world and even won a professional event as an amateur.

The 2025 Golfweek Award winner for Female Amateur of the Year goes to …

Winner: Lottie Woad

Lottie Woad just completed an incredible run as an amateur, dating to last year's Augusta National Women's Amateur. This year, she maintained her spot at No. 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, won the Women's Irish Open as an amateur then finished third at the Amundi Evian Championship, earning her LPGA card in the process and turning pro the next week. And of course, she won in her pro debut.

Honorable mention: Megha Ganne

Megha Ganne has been one of the most popular figures in the game for years, and she finally got her breakthrough win on the Pacific Coast of Oregon when she won the U.S. Women's Amateur at Bandon Dunes.

Honorable mention: Paula Martin Sampedro

Paula Martin Sampedro, ranked second, had a stellar summer in Europe, winning the Women's Amateur Championship and the European Ladies Amateur. She's also a standout for top-ranked Stanford.

Honorable mention: Mirabel Ting

Somehow, when it came to college events, Mirabel Ting was even better than her former teammate Woad, winning five times and capturing the Annika Award as the top women's college golfer before turning pro last summer.

Past winners

2024: Lottie Woad

2023: Rose Zhang

2022: Rose Zhang

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