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Golfweek Names Thanana Kotchasanmanee 2025-26 Freshmen to Watch
August 29, 2025 | Women's Golf
Golfweek Release
PRINCETON, N.J. – Thanana Kotchasanmanee of the Princeton University women's golf team has been named a 2025-26 Women's Golf College Freshmen to Watch by Golfweek.
Kotchasanmanee was ranked as high as 178th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings and was a two-time Rolex Junior All-America Team selection. She advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2025 and 2024 U.S. Girls Junior Amateur events and reached match play at the 2023 U.S. Women's Amateur and U.S. Junior Women's Amateur.
Kotchasanmanee won the 2024 LNGA Amateur, finished as runner-up at the 2024 AJGA Hilton Grand Vacations ANNIKA Invitational presented by Rolex, was fifth at the 2024 Sea Island Women's Amateur and was third at the 2023 Citrus Golf Trail Ladies Invitational. At the 2022 AJGA PING Invitational, Kotchasanmanee finished second and she took fourth at the Girls Junior PGA Championship.
In addition, Kotchasanmanee won the ANNIKA Award Junior Invitational, the 2022 Citrus Golf Trail Ladies Invitational and the Georgia Junior PGA Championship while finishing second at the AJGA Rome Junior Classic and third at the Georgia Women's Open.
2025-26 Women's Golf College Freshmen to Watch
Sarah Hammett, USC
Sophie Han, Oregon
Thanana Kotchasanmanee
Adrianna Lau, Northwestern
Rianne Malixi, Duke
Avery McCrery, Duke
Madison Messimer, Temmessee
Scarlett Schremmer, Texas A&M
Pimisa "Fai" Rubrong, Arizona State
Elizabeth Rudisill, Vaderbilt
PRINCETON, N.J. – Thanana Kotchasanmanee of the Princeton University women's golf team has been named a 2025-26 Women's Golf College Freshmen to Watch by Golfweek.
Kotchasanmanee was ranked as high as 178th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings and was a two-time Rolex Junior All-America Team selection. She advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2025 and 2024 U.S. Girls Junior Amateur events and reached match play at the 2023 U.S. Women's Amateur and U.S. Junior Women's Amateur.
Kotchasanmanee won the 2024 LNGA Amateur, finished as runner-up at the 2024 AJGA Hilton Grand Vacations ANNIKA Invitational presented by Rolex, was fifth at the 2024 Sea Island Women's Amateur and was third at the 2023 Citrus Golf Trail Ladies Invitational. At the 2022 AJGA PING Invitational, Kotchasanmanee finished second and she took fourth at the Girls Junior PGA Championship.
In addition, Kotchasanmanee won the ANNIKA Award Junior Invitational, the 2022 Citrus Golf Trail Ladies Invitational and the Georgia Junior PGA Championship while finishing second at the AJGA Rome Junior Classic and third at the Georgia Women's Open.
2025-26 Women's Golf College Freshmen to Watch
Sarah Hammett, USC
Sophie Han, Oregon
Thanana Kotchasanmanee
Adrianna Lau, Northwestern
Rianne Malixi, Duke
Avery McCrery, Duke
Madison Messimer, Temmessee
Scarlett Schremmer, Texas A&M
Pimisa "Fai" Rubrong, Arizona State
Elizabeth Rudisill, Vaderbilt
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