Sophomore Catherine Park Named to PING WGCA Player of the Year Award Watch List

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla - USC women's golf sophomore Catherine Park joins the five other players from around the country on the final watch list for the Division I PING WGCA Player of the Year Award, the WGCA announced Wednesday, May 15.

By being named to the final watch list, Park will join her fellow golfers on the final voting ballot for the award. This award is annually awarded to the best player in women's golf as voted on by the coaches.

Park has been sensational throughout the season but has found a new gear towards the latter half. During this season, the sophomore has posted three wins and seven top-ten finishes. Park has won two individual titles in her last three tournaments and placed tied for fifth in her latest result at the NCAA East Lansing Regional. Her three wins this season are the Stanford Intercollegiate (Oct. 22), the Silverado Showdown (Apr. 10) and the Pac-12 Championship (Apr. 23). Her three wins this season ties her with fellow Trojan Amari Avery (2022) and Alumni Sophia Popov (2011) for fourth in program history.

Park became the seventh player in USC history to claim the Pac-12 Individual Title at the conference tournament. The sophomore was also the first USC player to win the individual title since 2013 (Annie Park).

Park currently leads the team with a 70.52 stroke average. If that mark holds up, she is on pace to break the single-season mark set by Annie Park in 2013 (71.36). Park also boasts nine top-25 and seven top-ten finishes. The sophomore recently tied the single-season mark for par or better rounds as she is tied with Annie Park (2014) at 22.

According to the Scoreboard Clippd rankings, the sophomore is ranked No. 5 in the NCAA Division I Women's Individual Rankings. Park is also ranked No. 13th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.

The Women of Troy are set for the NCAA Championship Final Site, hoping to redeem last year's second-place finish. The stroke play portion of the competition will start on Friday, May 17 and go through Monday, May 20.

For more information on the USC women's golf team, a complete schedule, and results, please visit USCTrojans.com. Fans of the Trojans can follow the team on Instagram and on X (formerly Twitter) @USCWomensGolf.

Division I PING WGCA Player of the Year Watch List

Zoe Antoinette Campos, JR, UCLA. Adjusted scoring average of 68.9. She has five top-five finishes, including four wins. She was the NCAA Las Vegas Regional Champion and placed first at the Nanea Pac-12 Preview, The Show, and the PING/ASU Invitational.
Ingrid Lindblad, GR, Louisiana State. Averaging 67.4 and finished in the top-five at every tournament she competed in during the season. She has four wins, including the NCAA Bryan Regional, and was named SEC Co-Player of the Year.
Julia Lopez Ramirez, JR, Mississippi State University. Adjusted scoring average of 68.4.She has five top-three finishes, including two wins. She captured the SEC Championship individual title and tied for third place at the NCAA Bermuda Run Regional. She was also named SEC Co-Player of the Year.
Catherine Park, SO, University of Southern California. Adjusted scoring average of 69.0 and has six top-five finishes, including three wins. She broke the Pac-12 Championship tournament record en route to capturing the individual conference title.
Lottie Woad, SO, Florida State University. Averaging 68.4 and has five top-three finishes, including a tie for first place at the ANNIKA Invitational. She placed third at the NCAA Las Vegas Regional and was named ACC Player of the Year.

Players Mentioned

Amari Avery

Catherine Park