College golf has returned, which means the race to make the NCAA Championship is on.
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.
There are always talented freshmen who enter the college golf ranks and become a force right away. Look no further than last year, like when Oregon’s Kiara Romero won in her first college start, or Arkansas’ Maria Jose Marin had a record win or Stanford’s Paula Martin Sampedro led the Cardinal to another national title.
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 2024-25 season.
Vanessa Borovilos, Texas A-M
No. 3 junior golfer and No. 1 out of Canada in the class of 2024, according to the American Junior Golf Association. Borovilos made the quarterfinals of the 2024 U.S. Girls’ Junior.
Francesca Fiorellini, UCLA
Fiorellini arrives to UCLA as the top-ranked Italian, ninth-ranked European and 24th-ranked amateur on the globe. Her amateur career was headlined by three major team victories in 2023 at the Junior Ryder Cup, Junior Solheim Cup and Patsy Hankins Trophy
Jasmine Koo, USC
Koo from Cerritos, California, and a graduate of Cerritos High School, was the third-ranked Girls Junior according to the American Junior Golf Association. She recently competed for the United States in the Curtis Cup and is ranked fifth in WAGR.
Elise Lee, Northwestern
Lee is a 2022 Rolex Junior All-American, 2021 Toyota Tour Cup Player of the Year, four-time First Team All-Empire League selection and won three Empire League titles, a run highlighted by a senior campaign in which she helped lead Crean Lutheran to the Division II State Championship.
Nellie Ong, Ohio State
Ong was selected to the 2023-24 England Women’s National Team. At her high school, she was named the Golfer of the Year twice and won the Welsh Women’s Open Stroke Play Championship.
Meja Ortengren, Stanford
Ranked ninth in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, Ortengren has participated in the Junior Ryder Cup, Junior Solheim Cup and is expected to be an early contributor at Stanford.
Andrea Revuelta, Stanford
Another member of Stanford’s top-ranked signing class, Revuelta is 22nd in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. From Madrid, she is also expected to have major contributions early for the Cardinal.
Nora Sundberg, Stanford
Not one, not two, but three Stanford players on this list. Sungberg, also from Sweden, has participated in the Junior Ryder Cup and made the cut at the 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
Rocio Tejedo, LSU
Ranked as high as 12th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. In the last two years, Tejedo has five wins and 14 top-10 finishes. She had top-six finishes in two WAGR rankings events in Jan. 2024, including sixth in the Portuguese World Amateur, an event she won in 2023.
Denisa Vodickova, Wake Forest
Vodickova has represented both the girls and ladies national teams for the Czech Republic, also playing on the 2022 and 2023 World Amateur Team Championship squads. Vodickova was on the winning 2021 and 2023 European teams at the Ping Junior Solheim Cup, with a match play record of 5-1.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Here are 10 women’s college golf freshmen to watch in the 2024-25 season
