PALM HARBOR, Fla. - The American Athletic Conference announced its 2019 women's golf major awards and all-conference team on Friday afternoon. Houston senior Leonie Harm and head coach Gerrod Chadwell repeated as Player and Coach of the Year. UCF's Elizabeth Moon was selected Freshman of the Year. Eight different teams had a least one player on the all-conference team.
Harm earns her second-straight American Athletic Conference Women's Golf Player of the Year award after winning her first individual conference championship on Tuesday. The league's top-ranked golfer at No. 10 nationally, Harm led after round one, was tied for the lead on day two and won by two strokes. She finished par or better in each round and saved her best for last with a 5-under 67 which tied for the lowest round of the tournament.
UCF freshman Elizabeth Moon capped an impressive first season in The American as she paired with Harm in each round of the championship. The first-year golfer was under par in every round and also saved her best for last with a 3-under 69. Moon paced UCF to a runner-up finish. She is one of three American golfers ranked in the top-75 by Golfstat.
Chadwell earns his third Coach of the Year honor in four seasons. His Cougars became the first team to win back-to-back American Athletic Conference Women's Golf Championships. UH also won with the largest margin of victory in league history. Houston upped its team performance each day. The Cougars took three strokes off their total on day two before four more on day three with an 8-under 280; the second-lowest round in championship history. UH finished with a three-round 13-under, 851 which was 30 strokes ahead of the field. Four of the five Cougars finished in the top eight overall. Houston is currently ranked 29
th in the latest GolfStat rankings.
Harm was joined by teammates Maddy Rayner, Maria Jose Martinez and Hannah Screen with a league-high four selections on the All-Conference Team. UCF boasts two honorees with Moon and Maria Balcazar, along with ECU which saw Dorthea Forbrigd and Kathryn Carson both make the team. SMU's Brigette Dunne, Memphis' Michaela Fletcher, USF's Ramya Meenakshisundaram, Tulane's Jennifer Rosenberg and Tulsa's Lorena Tseng round out the all-conference team.
2019 American Athletic Conference Women's Golf Player of the Year
Leonie Harm, Houston
2019 American Athletic Conference Women's Golf Freshman of the Year
Elizabeth Moon, UCF
2019 American Athletic Conference Women's Golf Coach of the Year
Gerrod Chadwell, Houston
2019 American Athletic Conference Women's Golf All-Conference Team
Maria Balcazar, UCF
Kathryn Carson, ECU
Brigette Dunne, SMU
Michaela Fletcher, Memphis
Dorthea Forbrigd, ECU
Leonie Harm, Houston
Maria Jose Martinez, Houston
Ramya Meenakshisundaram, USF
Elizabeth Moon, UCF
Jennifer Rosenberg, Tulane
Maddy Rayner, Houston
Hannah Screen, Houston
Lorena Tseng, Tulsa