TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona sophomore Vivian Hou, the top ranked golfer in the Women's Amateur rankings, has been named to the Preseason ANNIKA Award Watch List for the 2020-21 academic year. The reigning WCGA National Freshman of the Year was also one of the program's two WGCA All-Americans last year, joining her sister Yu-Sang Hou.

Hou's decorated freshman season in 2019-20 opened with a second-place finish at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate. She went on to earn a pair of Pac-12 Golfer of the Month awards as well as two more second-place finishes at events.

 

Congrats to the 2019-20 Division I WGCA Freshman of the Year, Vivian Hou of ?@ArizonaWGolf?! https://t.co/T8Ph2pDahQ pic.twitter.com/ugNOGZVI3Z

— Women's Golf Coaches (@WGCAGOLF) April 23, 2020

The Taipei, Taiwan native was included in every edition of last season's ANNIKA Award Watch List and finished with an impressive stroke average of 70.68.

About The ANNIKA Trophy
 
The ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel, is presented annually to the top female U.S. collegiate golfer; the winner voted on by players, coaches and members of the golf media.
 
Named for and presented by Annika Sorenstam, the ANNIKA Award is comprised of two primary components: a silver pedestal, which will display a commemorative plaque listing each yearly winner; and a hand-crafted, glass presentation trophy presented to the winner, with a copy given to the player's College or University.