Mark H. McCormack Medal explained

The Mark H. McCormack Medal is presented annually by The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews to the leading player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking after the last 'elite' event of the season. The award is named after World Golf Hall of Famer Mark McCormack, who was a supporter of golf and the founder of IMG.[1]

In 2011, New Zealand's Lydia Ko was awarded the first ever women's Mark H. McCormack Medal,[2] a trophy she retained in 2012[3] and 2013.

Beginning in 2012, the previous year's men's winner receives an invitation to both the U.S. Open and The Open Championship provided he remains an amateur.[4] [5]

Winners

Men

The medal is awarded to the male player ranked number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking the week after the U.S. Amateur or the European Amateur whichever finishes last.

YearWinner Country
2023 Gordon Sargent[6]
2022 Keita Nakajima[7]
2021 Keita Nakajima[8]
2020 Takumi Kanaya[9]
2019 Cole Hammer[10]
2018 Braden Thornberry[11]
2017 Joaquín Niemann[12]
2016 Maverick McNealy[13]
2015 Jon Rahm[14]
2014 Ollie Schniederjans[15]
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007

Women

The medal is awarded to the female player ranked number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking the week after the U.S. Women's Amateur, the last elite women's WAGR event of the season.

YearWinner Country
2024 Lottie Woad[16]
2023 Ingrid Lindblad[17] [18]
2022 Rose Zhang[19]
2021 Rose Zhang[20]
2020 Rose Zhang[21]
2019 Andrea Lee[22]
2018 Jennifer Kupcho[23]
2017 Leona Maguire[24]
2016 Leona Maguire[25]
2015 Leona Maguire[26]
2014 Minjee Lee[27]
2013
2012
2011

Notes and References

  1. Web site: R&A Introduces the Mark H. McCormack Medal . cybergolf.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20080516231649/http://www.cybergolf.com/golf_news/rampa_introduces_the_mark_h_mccormack_medal . 16 May 2008.
  2. Web site: Ko awarded first ever women's Mark H. McCormack Medal . The R&A . https://web.archive.org/web/20131020193839/http://www.randa.org/en/RandA/News/News/2011/November/Lydia-Ko.aspx . 20 October 2013.
  3. Web site: Lydia Ko wins Mark H McCormack medal as leading Women's WAGR player . The R&A . https://archive.today/20130415162848/http://www.randa.org/en/WAGR/News/News-Archive/2012/August/Lydia-Ko.aspx . 15 April 2013.
  4. Web site: Amateur Champion awarded place in U.S. Open . The R&A . https://web.archive.org/web/20150824235937/http://www.randa.org/en/RandA/News/News/2012/February/Amateur-Champion-awarded-spot-in-US-Open.aspx . 24 August 2015.
  5. Web site: R&A announces changes to Open entry criteria . The Open . 30 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111206093125/http://www.opengolf.com/en/News/LatestNews/2011/11/Open-Entry.aspx . 6 December 2011.
  6. Web site: Woodard . Adam . Gordon Sargent wins Mark H. McCormack Medal as world's best male amateur golfer . Golfweek . USA Today . 23 August 2023 . 23 August 2023.
  7. Web site: Keita Nakajima Awarded Mark H McCormack Medal as World's Leading Men's Amateur . R&A . 24 August 2022.
  8. Web site: Nakajima wins men’s McCormack Medal . R&A . 18 August 2021.
  9. Web site: Kanaya makes WAGR history . WAGR . 9 September 2020.
  10. Cole Hammer wraps up McCormack Medal as top men's amateur in 2019 . Golf Digest . Ryan . Herrington . 21 August 2019.
  11. Web site: Thornberry, World’s Top Male Amateur, Earns McCormack Medal . USGA . 26 August 2018.
  12. Web site: Chile's Joaquin Niemann Wins 2017 McCormack Medal . USGA . 24 August 2017.
  13. Stanford's Maverick McNealy wins Mark H. McCormack Medal as world's top amateur . Golfweek . Brentley . Romine . 24 August 2016.
  14. Web site: Rahm-Rodriguez, Maguire Win McCormack Medals . USGA . 26 August 2015.
  15. Web site: Schniederjans Wins McCormack Medal As World's Leading Amateur . USGA . 28 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903035058/http://www.usga.org/news/2014/August/Schniederjans-Wins-2014-McCormack-Medal/ . 3 September 2014 .
  16. Web site: Lottie Woad Awarded Mark H. McCormack Medal as World's Leading Female Amateur Golfer . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 14 August 2024.
  17. Web site: Ingrid Lindblad Awarded Mark H. McCormack Medal as World's Leading Female Amateur Golfer . 2023-08-17 . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 16 August 2023.
  18. Ingrid Lindblad får prestigefyllt pris . Ingrid Lindblad receives a prestigious award . Svensk Golf . 16 August 2023 . 17 August 2023.
  19. Web site: Rose Zhang Earns Third Mark H McCormack Medal . 2022-08-20 . R&A.
  20. Web site: Zhang wins second McCormack Medal . R&A . 11 August 2021.
  21. Rose Zhang's late-summer hot streak results in WAGR bump, Mark H. McCormack Medal . Golfweek . Averee . Dovsek . 7 October 2020.
  22. Stanford's Andrea Lee wins Mark H. McCormack Medal as leading women's amateur in 2019 . Golfweek . Ryan . Herrington . 15 August 2019.
  23. Web site: Jennifer Kupcho wins McCormack Medal . R&A . 17 August 2018.
  24. Web site: Leona Maguire wins Mark H McCormack Medal for third consecutive year . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 16 August 2017.
  25. Web site: Leona Maguire wins Mark H McCormack Medal for second year in a row . R&A . 15 August 2016.
  26. Web site: Leona Maguire wins Mark H McCormack Medal as leading Women's Amateur . R&A . 20 August 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150829013711/http://www.randa.org/en/RandA/News/News/2015/August/Leona-Maguire-wins-Mark-H-McCormack-Medal-as-leading-Women-s-Amateur.aspx . 29 August 2015 .
  27. Web site: Lee Wins McCormack Medal As Leading Amateur . USGA . 26 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903035053/http://www.usga.org/news/2014/August/Lee-Wins-McCormack-Medal-As-Top-Am/ . 3 September 2014 .

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