Random facts, the 3 oldest chocolate companies in the US are 1) Baker's Chocolate, 1780 2) Whitman's, 1842 and 3) Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, 1852. Sally Ride was the first American woman in space. Gwynne Shotwell graduated from Northwestern and is president and COO of SpaceX. This is the lead-in to the Big 10 Women's Golf!

This week we look at Power 5 college golf program rosters and their respective junior rankings. Next up, Big 10 women.

Ohio State has won more conference titles than any other team in the conference, (it's like I copied this sentence from the men's write-up) with 15. If this were 1998 and not 2021, that last sentence would be Indiana, with 7. But, 1998 was their last conference title. That said, the only conference team to win a National Title was the 2010 Purdue Boilermakers. Last spring, Maryland, Michigan, and Michigan State were the three Big 10 team representatives at the NCAA Championships.

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You will see below the players, their college class (which, with the Covid-19 extra year...makes this very fluid), and their hometown which I would say are self-explanatory, but perhaps I should circle back to the "Class" column. This is what the schools have listed. SR+ indicates a player who should exhaust their playing eligibility following the 2021-22 season. You could see some "SR" play next year, too...again, Covid has made this difficult to follow.

The next columns might need some more explanation. The "Jr Class" column is the player's high school graduation class year. "Rank Date" indicates (roughly) the date of each ranking used. For instance, 6/2017 is June 2017 rankings. I am showing rankings for June 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 as well as WAGR rankings from mid-November of 2021. WAGR equals World Amateur Golf Rankings. This is the ranking used by the USGA and R&A. (Note: US Junior WAGR rankings began to decline in 2020 with the Power Method changes the R&A and USGA made to their ranking). JGS is Junior Golf Scoreboard class rankings, not overall, but class. AJGA is the Rolex/AJGA class ranking. And GW are...yep, the Golfweek class rankings. Those are the 3 rankings coaches and tournaments use. (I am frequently asked my opinion on which is the best ranking system. But, in my opinion, you really have to look at all 3. They all have some positives and negatives. Although, Lance Ringler with Golfweek does make a strong case why points-based rankings are inferior...but I'm not going to go into that).
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Enjoy.

Illinois
Player Class Hometown Jr Grad Rank Date WAGR JGS AJGA GW
Alise KnudsonFRDallas, Texas20216/2017
6/2018
6/2019267
6/2020222115
6/2021906977
11/2021
Crystal WangSRDiamond Bar, Calif20186/20171217213934
6/20181296102013
6/2019287
6/2020239
6/2021270
11/2021152
Isabel SySOSan Gabriel, Calif20206/201749118
6/2018251843113
6/20191366322641
6/202017624753
6/2021884
11/2021633
Kornkamol SukareeSRBangkok, Thailand20186/2017690102516
6/201871918617
6/2019239
6/2020179
6/2021498
11/2021380
Lexanne HalamaFRKnoxville, Tenn20216/20177323
6/2018302913
6/20192380202726
6/20201900629665
6/202120107810133
11/20211455
Siyan ChenJRHangzhou, China20196/20171160341818
6/20181021264427
6/2019975294621
6/2020698
6/2021240
11/2021218
Indiana
Player Class Hometown Jr Grad Rank Date WAGR JGS AJGA GW
Áine DoneganFREnnis, County Clare, Ireland6/2017
6/2018
6/2019
6/2020
6/2021
11/2021
Alexis MiestowskiSRSchererville, Ind20186/2017143410974
6/201820093365
6/2019532
6/2020820
6/20211748
11/20213230
Arushi SinghSRNaperville, Ill20186/2017336167
6/2018222196
6/2019
6/2020
6/2021
11/2021
Beatriz JunqueiraFRRio de Janeiro, Brazil6/2017
6/2018998
6/20191755
6/20201564
6/20211004
11/20212370
Hanna TanakaJRGlenview, Ill20196/2017243
6/2018209174
6/2019266190
6/2020
6/2021
11/2021
Lydia CryerFRBurnley, England20216/2017
6/2018
6/2019
6/2020
6/2021
11/2021
Maddie DittoeSRIndianapolis, Ind20186/2017539
6/2018374
6/2019
6/2020
6/2021
11/2021
Margaret FernandezFRSingapore6/20171665
6/20181767
6/20191961252
6/2020
6/20213003
11/20212393
Mary ParsonsSR+Delta, British Columbia6/20178285577
6/2018635
6/2019434
6/2020425
6/2021487
11/2021925
Morgan DabagiaSOFort Wayne, Ind20206/2017825543
6/2018200133
6/2019474
6/2020225254
6/2021
11/2021
Valerie ClancyJRMitchelstown, Ireland6/2017635
6/2018900
6/2019846
6/20201438
6/20211371
11/20211458
Iowa
Player Class Hometown Jr Grad Rank Date WAGR JGS AJGA GW
Caroline GrayFRWinnetka, Ill20216/2017
6/2018
6/2019
6/2020553
6/2021647198
11/2021
Dana LernerSRCaesarea, Israel6/2017233
6/20182192
6/20191721
6/20201976
6/20211915
11/20212016
Jacque GallowayJRRio Rancho, NM20196/2017646650
6/201833105
6/201999192
6/20201654
6/2021814
11/2021938
Klara WildhaberSOSwitzerland6/20171252
6/20181227
6/2019781
6/2020333
6/2021657
11/2021897
Lea ZeitlerJRFiecht6/2017673
6/20181046
6/20191650
6/20201005
6/2021914
11/20211120
Lilly GentzkowJRWilmette, Ill20196/2017
6/2018629
6/2019566
6/2020
6/2021
11/2021
Manuela LizarazuSRBogota, Colombia20186/2017215
6/2018143141
6/20191115
6/20201077
6/20211681
11/20211886
Morgan GoldsteinJRLas Vegas, Nev20196/201716625015858
6/20181849417756
6/201918679019366
6/20202036
6/20211261
11/20211142
Paula MirandaFRPuebla, Mexico20216/2017
6/2018113
6/2019
6/2020
6/20211456493125
11/2021
Maryland
Player Class Hometown Jr Grad Rank Date WAGR JGS AJGA GW
Angela GarvinJRFeeding Hills, MA20196/2017555638
6/20186111882
6/2019143
6/20201753
6/20211524
11/20211081
Elena VerticchioSRRome, Italy6/2017525
6/2018779
6/20191143
6/20201620
6/20211859
11/20211548
Karla Elena Vázquez SetzerSOVillahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico6/2017
6/2018935118
6/20191443
6/20201653252
6/20211764
11/2021912
Lena CapocciaSRBethesda, MD20186/2017189146
6/2018
6/2019
6/2020
6/2021
11/2021
Maria Vittoria CorbiJRRome, Italy6/2017806
6/2018729
6/2019424
6/2020484
6/2021696
11/2021732
Panassaya SomchitFRBangkok, Thailand20216/2017
6/2018
6/2019171035
6/2020136022203
6/20211356
11/20211319
Patricie MackovaSOPrague, Czech Republic20206/2017312
6/2018448
6/2019442
6/2020211147
6/2021292
11/2021314
Michigan
Player Class Hometown Jr Grad Rank Date WAGR JGS AJGA GW
Anika DyJRTraverse City, Mich20196/20172021765567
6/2018941444125
6/20191241584159
6/2020787
6/2021560
11/2021898
Ashley KimSR+Redondo Beach, Calif20176/201747107
6/20182120
6/2019506
6/2020279
6/2021326
11/2021367
Ashley LauSRMalaysia20186/2017529
6/2018343
6/2019304
6/2020386
6/2021159
11/202163
Hailey BorjaJRLake Forest, Calif20196/2017291917
6/20182244183917
6/2019498161511
6/2020413
6/2021282
11/2021155
Jacqueline YoungSRSingapore20186/20171307
6/20181728
6/20192680
6/20202834
6/20213287
11/20213405
Mikaela SchulzJRWest Bloomfield, Mich20196/201720191818691
6/20181388663833
6/20191072454932
6/20201151
6/20211127
11/2021483
Monet ChunSORichmond Hills, Ontario20196/2017484182112
6/2018557424816
6/20199914026
6/20201076
6/2021205
11/2021191
Sophia TrombettaSRIndependence, Ohio20186/20171448583
6/201812113696
6/20191177
6/2020958
6/2021767
11/2021762
Michigan State
Player Class Hometown Jr Grad Rank Date WAGR JGS AJGA GW
Brooke BiermannFRWildwood, Mo20216/20177030
6/2018595437
6/20192151372618
6/20201280184626
6/2021922647
11/2021700
Haylin HarrisSRCarmel, Indiana20186/20171418666662
6/20181045381722
6/2019922
6/2020388
6/2021371
11/2021462
Katherine LuFRPlainsboro, NJ20216/2017111
6/2018194
6/2019118
6/20201048949
6/2021593967
11/2021
Leila RainesSOGalena, Ohio20206/201712062
6/20181055969
6/2019554055
6/2020903822
6/2021461
11/2021312
Nina RissiJRBarcelona, Spain20196/2017
6/2018
6/2019
6/2020
6/2021
11/2021
Shannon KennedyFRBloomfield Hills, Mich20216/2017256
6/2018199
6/20191697977780
6/20202739423186
6/20212296228175
11/20212162
Sydney NaroSRToronto, Ontario20196/20171981
6/20181803205
6/20191122
6/2020913
6/2021760
11/2021905
Valentina RossiSORosario, Argentina20206/2017
6/2018617197
6/2019494136
6/2020338165719
6/2021278
11/2021242
Valery PlataSRFloridablanca, Colombia20186/201764125
6/20181536
6/2019
6/2020
6/202165
11/202160
Minnesota
Player Class Hometown Jr Grad Rank Date WAGR JGS AJGA GW
Alexis McMurrayFROakville, ON20216/2017275
6/2018302
6/2019251
6/2020159
6/20212694289
11/20212150
Boram JungFRChonburi, Thailand20216/2017
6/2018
6/2019139
6/2020194
6/2021
11/2021
Emma CarpenterJRDeKalb, Ill20196/2017287137
6/2018203
6/20192539197
6/20202027
6/20211643
11/20211523
Geraldine WongSR+Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia6/20171139
6/2018851
6/2019744
6/2020790
6/2021744
11/2021848
Grace CurranJRNew Lenox, Ill20196/2017139125
6/20182656106115
6/2019272189131
6/20201913
6/2021918
11/2021694
Joanne FreeSR+Gullane, Scotland6/2017
6/2018
6/2019
6/2020
6/2021
11/20211314
Karen ZhangSRRichmond, BC20186/2017167181
6/2018131169
6/2019
6/2020
6/2021
11/2021
Leah HerzogJRRed Wing, Minn20196/2017341
6/2018132
6/2019123
6/20201199
6/20211334
11/20211639
Marta PerezFRMadrid, Spain20216/2017
6/2018
6/2019
6/2020
6/2021
11/2021
Nebraska
Player Class Hometown Jr Grad Rank Date WAGR JGS AJGA GW
Andrea VelezR-FRPereira, Colombia20206/2017
6/20182133
6/20191603
6/20201815
6/20213163
11/20212935
Brooke BreamFRPhoenix, Ariz6/2017
6/2018
6/2019
6/2020
6/2021
11/2021
Kirsten BaeteSRBeatrice, Nebraska6/2017
6/2018
6/20191252
6/20201547
6/20211166
11/2021745
Lena HassertFRKreuzau, Germany20216/2017
6/2018
6/2019
6/20202102
6/20211354
11/20211740
Lindsey ThieleSOWahoo, Neb20206/2017115
6/2018
6/2019212
6/2020137118
6/2021
11/20212310
Megan WhittakerSRElkhorn, Neb20186/20171963224
6/20182329173
6/20191719
6/20201240
6/2021905
11/2021945
Michaela VavrovaSOBojnice, Slovakia20206/2017
6/20181732
6/20191485
6/20201594
6/2021842
11/2021665
Miu TakahashiFRNasu-machi, Japan20216/2017
6/2018
6/2019
6/2020
6/2021
11/2021
Nicole HansenJRBloomingdale, Ill20186/2017589227
6/2018525
6/2019
6/2020
6/2021
11/20212530
Vanessa BouvetSRBretagne, France6/20171501
6/20181579
6/20191509
6/20201236
6/20212191
11/2021942
Northwestern
Player Class Hometown Jr Grad Rank Date WAGR JGS AJGA GW
Charlotte HillarySOEnglewood, CO20206/2017716144
6/2018332630
6/2019856223423
6/202092393011
6/2021742
11/20211205
Irene KimJRLa Palma, Calif20196/20172141
6/20181135213123
6/201911004515
6/2020236
6/202169
11/2021113
Jane LuSRShanghai, China6/2017
6/2018
6/20191911
6/20201681
6/20211427
11/20211354
Jennifer CaiSOIrvine, Calif20206/2017648159
6/20187717388
6/2019777952
6/2020505458
6/2021838
11/2021682
Jieni LiSOHangzhou, Zhejiang20206/20172286
6/20181709
6/20191227246
6/2020931237
6/2021485
11/2021461
Kelly SimSREdgewater, NJ20186/20171079131311
6/2018518162319
6/2019302
6/2020123
6/2021123
11/2021104
Kelly SuSRScottsdale, Ariz20186/20171290545658
6/201815752159
6/20191185
6/20201576
6/20211110
11/2021833
Lauryn NguyenFRSeattle, Washington20216/20172331
6/20182427
6/20191713232015
6/20201078261518
6/2021942142112
11/2021680
Rachel DeAnguloSO6/2017333
6/201833374
6/201935590131
6/2020231
6/2021
11/2021
Ohio State
Player Class Hometown Jr Grad Rank Date WAGR JGS AJGA GW
Alexis PhadungmartvorakulSR+Bakersfield, California6/2017
6/2018625
6/2019841
6/2020680
6/2021305
11/2021391
Aneka SeumanutafaSREmmitsburg, Md20196/201725315319
6/20181837116
6/201980
6/202035
6/202167
11/202162
Emily HummerR-FRUpper Arlington, Ohio6/2017303
6/2018193
6/2019212145
6/202016110678
6/2021
11/2021
Faith ChoiFRFrederick, Maryland20216/20173620
6/2018373927
6/20192419272817
6/20201303473525
6/20211248164120
11/20211257
Jillian BourdageR-FRTamarac, Fla20206/20172354251716
6/20181421252716
6/2019869171719
6/20205131483
6/2021561
11/2021647
Kailie VongsagaJRDiamond Bar, Calif20196/20171931233522
6/20181292132118
6/2019802122013
6/2020398
6/2021349
11/2021383
Kristin JamiesonJRHillsboro, Ohio20196/2017302
6/2018268177128
6/2019207150102
6/20203016
6/20211085
11/20211056
Lauren PeterJRCarmel, NY20186/20171659503352
6/20181908665245
6/20191089
6/2020768
6/2021606
11/2021710
Skylar ThompsonSRBuford, Ga20186/20171804765142
6/20181334828750
6/20191223
6/2020948
6/20211048
11/20211325
Penn State
Player Class Hometown Jr Grad Rank Date WAGR JGS AJGA GW
Drew NienhausFRSt Louis, Missouri20216/2017
6/2018297
6/2019415177
6/2020283208
6/202113178
11/2021
Isha DhruvaJRKaty, Texas20196/20179868
6/2018528950
6/20198514248
6/20202175
6/20211157
11/20211149
Jami MorrisFRChagrin Falls, Ohio20216/2017
6/2018173
6/2019163
6/2020187812486
6/20212696
11/20213037
Katie ScheckFRGreensboro, Georgia20216/2017159
6/201818155
6/2019162
6/2020146109
6/202113474
11/20211990
Lauren FreyvogelJRGibsonia, Pennsylvania20196/20177812046
6/20189810761
6/20199711967
6/2020
6/2021
11/2021
Maria ArizagaSOSamborondon, Ecuador6/20171452
6/20181134
6/2019124093267
6/20201346252
6/20212217
11/20212870
Mathilde DelavalladeJRRoyan, France6/2017
6/2018566
6/2019270172
6/2020400
6/2021491
11/2021519
Michelle CoxFRAllentown, Pennsylvania20216/2017
6/2018352114
6/2019253227
6/20204364
6/202114092107
11/2021
Sarah WillisSREaton, Ohio20186/2017200515077110
6/20181897393846
6/2019584
6/2020493
6/2021468
11/2021571
Taylor WallerR-JRCanonsburg, Pennsylvania20186/2017265148
6/2018198206
6/2019
6/2020
6/2021
11/2021
Victoria Tip-AuchaSOVienna, Virginia20206/201722
6/20182229
6/201916096
6/2020117102
6/2021
11/2021
Purdue
Player Class Hometown Jr Grad Rank Date WAGR JGS AJGA GW
Ashley KozlowskiSOLittleton, Colo6/2017
6/2018
6/2019401184
6/202020315692
6/2021815
11/2021560
Daniela BallesterosJRLima, Peru20196/2017
6/2018139
6/20195248
6/2020
6/2021
11/2021
Danielle du ToitSRPretoria, South Africa20186/2017394
6/2018223
6/2019163
6/2020356
6/2021574
11/2021628
Inez WanamartaSRSurabaya, Indonesia20176/201724879
6/2018266
6/2019244
6/2020526
6/2021713
11/2021547
Jade GuFRYardley, Pa20216/2017
6/201857
6/2019277106
6/20201216877
6/2021815778
11/2021
Jocelyn BruchR-FRCarmel, Ind20206/20171198965
6/201817280
6/20191933978768
6/202017705911956
6/20211046
11/20211012
Kan BunnabodeeJRChonburi, Thailand20206/201749514
6/201864472
6/2019778
6/2020588
6/2021328
11/2021116
Sifat SagooJRNew Delhi, India6/2017783
6/2018767197
6/2019820
6/2020383
6/2021295
11/2021257
Thitapa PakdeesettakulSRSongkhla, Thailand20186/20171498149
6/20181367
6/2019525
6/2020173
6/2021219
11/2021253
Rutgers
Player Class Hometown Jr Grad Rank Date WAGR JGS AJGA GW
Anna-Maria DiederichsJRDüsseldorf Germany6/20171472
6/20181503
6/20191511
6/20201026
6/2021888
11/2021980
Annalie SwanepoelSOStellenbosch, Western Cape Province, South Africa20206/2017
6/2018
6/20191843
6/20201860
6/20211887
11/20212035
Leigha DevineJRWindsor, Colo20196/2017355
6/2018462
6/2019268
6/2020
6/2021
11/2021428
Lily HuerlimannFRLeimen, Germany20216/20171340
6/20181288
6/20191217
6/20201047
6/2021859
11/2021992
Lucrezia RossettinFRGenova, Italy20216/2017
6/2018
6/2019904
6/20201255
6/20211065
11/20211203
Maeve RossiSRMilan, Italy20186/2017944
6/2018780
6/2019558
6/2020832
6/2021963
11/20211234
Nicole EwingJRMesa, Ariz20196/2017383
6/2018333
6/2019223
6/2020
6/2021
11/2021
Rikke NordvikSOStavanger, Norway20206/2017
6/2018
6/20191136
6/20201182
6/20211170
11/20211347
Sun HwangJRFort Lee, NJ20196/2017
6/2018375148
6/201911186
6/2020
6/2021
11/2021
Wisconsin
Player Class Hometown Jr Grad Rank Date WAGR JGS AJGA GW
Camille KuznikFROrono, Minn20216/2017105
6/20181435335
6/20191327878
6/2020969283
6/20212156494
11/2021
Carly CarterFREagle, Idaho20216/2017197
6/201821390
6/201919711268675
6/202020078910174
6/20211684613850
11/20211637
Chloe ChanFRHong Kong20216/2017
6/2018882
6/20198571947
6/2020149911115373
6/2021991
11/2021976
Emily LauterbachJRHartland, Wis20196/201726789
6/20181297481
6/201920521214477
6/20201391
6/20211219
11/20211102
Gia FelicianoSOConcord, Calif20206/2017195115
6/20189992
6/2019174158
6/20205875
6/2021
11/2021
Mackenzie HahnSRSpring Grove, Ill20176/2017444
6/2018
6/2019
6/2020
6/2021
11/2021
Nicole CiskowskiJRBarrington, Ill20196/201717411093
6/201818891
6/2019241197
6/2020
6/2021
11/2021
Tracy LeeSRSeoul, South Korea20186/201713014290
6/2018803249
6/20191
6/2020
6/2021
11/2021
Vanessa HoFRSan Diego, Calif20216/20172952
6/201815
6/20192489
6/2020997212015
6/2021196099
11/20211359

 

WAGR overall rankings: 07/26/17, 05/30/18, 05/29/19, 05/27/20, 06/02/21, 11/17/21
JGS class rankings: 05/27/17, 05/30/18, 05/29/19, 06/04/20, 06/02/21, 11/17/21
AJGA class rankings: 05/23/17, 05/29/18, 05/28/19, 06/16/20, 06/02/21, 11/02/21
GW class rankings: 05/26/17, 05/26/18, 05/24/19, 05/24/20, 06/02/21, 11/15/21