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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) \u2013 Stanford junior Paula Mart\u00edn Sampedro has been named the 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Women\u2019s Golfer of the Year, while Duke\u2019s Rianne Malixi was voted ACC Freshman of the Year by the league\u2019s head coaches. In addition, Cardinal head coach Anne Walker was named ACC Coach of the Year.<\/p>\n
Mart\u00edn Sampedro and Malixi headlined a group of 15 golfers who earned All-ACC Team honors.<\/p>\n
All-ACC Team selections are determined by a combination of the NCAA-approved individual national rankings and a vote by the conference\u2019s head coaches. Yearly award winners are selected by a vote of the league\u2019s 15 head coaches.<\/p>\n
Mart\u00edn Sampedro became the second Stanford golfer in as many years to win medalist honors at the ACC Women\u2019s Golf Championship, joining current teammate Andrea Revuelta. The Madrid, Spain, native finished outside the top 10 just once throughout the 2025-26 season, recording six top-five finishes. The junior\u2019s 69.57 scoring average is currently the second lowest in program history, trailing only Rose Zhang\u2019s then-NCAA record of 68.80 in 2023.<\/p>\n
Malixi is the top-ranked freshman nationally in the latest Scoreboard individual rankings. This spring, the Manila, Philippines, native has carded a 68.67 scoring average, bringing her season average to 70.71. The freshman enters regionals coming off a runner-up finish during stroke play at the 2026 ACC Women\u2019s Golf Championship for her fourth top-five finish this season. Malixi\u2019s season was highlighted by an individual title at the Sea Best Invitational in late January.<\/p>\n
Walker led Stanford to its first-ever ACC title and was most recently named one of the 20 coaches in the country selected to the Division I Jackie Steinmann WGCA National Coach of the Year Presented by Golf Pride Watch List. Heading into regionals, Stanford is 86-3 against the field this year and is the only team in the country with fewer than 10 head-to-head losses. Stanford also claimed six stroke play titles during the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n
A total of 10 ACC teams will compete at the NCAA Regionals beginning Monday, May 11. The top five teams and the low individual not on an advancing team will advance to the NCAA Championships held May 22-27 at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa Golf Course in Carlsbad, California.<\/p>\n
2026 ACC Women\u2019s Golfer of the Year
\nPaula Mart\u00edn Sampedro, Jr., Stanford<\/p>\n
2026 ACC Women\u2019s Golf Freshman of the Year
\nRianne Malixi, Duke<\/p>\n
2026 ACC Women\u2019s Golf Coach of the Year
\nAnne Walker, Stanford<\/p>\n
2026 Women\u2019s Golf All-ACC Team
\nKatie Li, Jr., Duke
\nRianne Malixi, Fr., Duke
\nSophia Fullbrook, So., Florida State
\nMegan Streicher, Sr., North Carolina
\nMarie Madsen, So., NC State
\nMackenzie Lee, Sr., SMU
\nEmily Odwin, Sr., SMU
\nMegha Ganne, Sr., Stanford
\nPaula Mart\u00edn Sampedro, Jr., Stanford
\nMeja \u00d6rtengren, So., Stanford
\nAndrea Revuelta, So., Stanford
\nKelly Xu, Sr., Stanford
\nJaclyn LaHa, Jr., Virginia
\nChloe Kovelesky, So., Wake Forest
\nMacy Pate, Jr., Wake Forest
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