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Cameron Jourdan

Stanford’s Rose Zhang, Vanderbilt’s Gordon Sargent win Golfweek’s 2022-23 Player of the Year honors

The 2022-23 college golf season is complete, which means it’s time to continue handing out postseason awards.

A pair of veteran teams took home the trophies from Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, where the championships were contested for a third and final time of a three-year deal. In the individual competitions, there were big come-from-behind victories on both sides, as well, including from one of the best college golfers in history.

However, when it comes to the Player of the Year conversation, there are two who played their way to the top, and they’ve been selected as the Golfweek 2022-23 Players of the Year.

Golfweek selects men’s and women’s All-America teams and honorable mention selections, as well as Players of the Year and Coaches of the Year.

College: Golfweek’s 2022-23 Coaches of the Year

Here’s a look at Golfweek‘s 2022-23 Players of the Year and a look at past winners.

Women's Player of the Year: Rose Zhang, Stanford

Rose Zhang of the Stanford Cardinal poses with the trophy after winning the NCAA women’s Golf Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club on May 22, 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Is this really a surprise? Rose is the queen of college golf, capping her stellar career at Stanford with a come-from-behind victory to capture her second straight NCAA individual title. As a sophomore, she won eight times, including the Pac-12 Championship and NCAA Pullman Regional, and she had an NCAA record 68.81 scoring average, besting her 69.68 record from last season. She also won the ANNIKA Award for the second straight year. It’s also the second consecutive season she has been named Golfweek‘s Player of the Year.

Men's Player of the Year: Gordon Sargent, Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt golfer Gordon Sargent plays his tee shot on the10th hole during the first round of the 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club. (Photo: Rob Schumacher-Arizona Republic)

Gordon Sargent, the 2022 NCAA individual champion, had a special season, earning him Player of the Year honors. He won three times, coming at the East Lake Cup, John Hayt Invitational and Mason Rudolph Championship. In fact, his worst finish all year, outside of a T-40 at the NCAA Championship, was T-7. Sargent collected eight top-five finishes, maintaining the top spot in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings for the entirety of the season.

Women's Players of the Year

2022 – Rose Zhang, Stanford

2021 – Rachel Heck, Stanford

2020 – None

2019 – Frida Kinhult, Florida State

2018 – Lauren Stephenson, Alabama

2017 – Leona Maguire, Duke

2016 – Bronte Law, UCLA

2015 – Leona Maguire, Duke

2014 – Alison Lee, UCLA

2013 – Annie Park, USC

2012 – Lindy Duncan, Duke

2011 – Marta Silva Zamora, Georgia

2010 – Caroline Hedwall, Oklahoma State

2009 – Jennifer Song, USC

2008 – Amanda Blumenherst, Duke

2007 – Amanda Blumenherst, Duke

2006 – Amanda Blumenherst, Duke

2005 – Louise Stahl, Arizona State

2004 – Liz Janangelo, Duke

2003 – Erica Blasberg, Arizona

2002 – Lorena Ochoa, Arizona

2001 – Lorena Ochoa, Arizona

2000 – Jenna Daniels, Arizona

1999 – Grace Park, Arizona State

Men's Players of the Year

2022 – Chris Gotterup, Oklahoma

2021 – Jon Pak, Florida State

2020 – None

2019 – Viktor Hovland, Oklahoma State

2018 – Collin Morikawa, California

2017 – Wyndham Clark, Oregon

2016 – Jon Rahm, Arizona State

2015 – Maverick McNealy, Stanford

2014 – Patrick Rodgers, Stanford

2013 – Michael Kim, California

2012 – Justin Thomas, Alabama

2011 – Patrick Cantlay, UCLA

2010 – Russell Henley, Georgia

2009 – Matt Hill, N.C. State

2008 – Rickie Fowler, Oklahoma State

2007 – Jamie Lovemark, USC

2006 – Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State

2005 – Ryan Moore, UNLV

2004 – Bill Haas, Wake Forest

2003 – Hunter Mahan, Oklahoma State

2002 – Graeme McDowell, UAB

2001 – Bryce Molder, Georgia Tech

2000 – Charles Howell III, Oklahoma State

1999 – Luke Donald, Northwestern

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