How Did Our Class of 2024 Girls Rankings Hold Up?

7/24 CGC Staff

The 2024-2025 collegiate season has concluded, and we take a look back at the athletes we ranked as our top recruits of the 2024 high school class and how they fared against collegiate competition. We used Scoreboard data to obtain collegiate rankings ad tournament finishes. This is the final rankings list of the top-20 performing freshman in 2024-25:

5 Meja Ortengren, Stanford (int’l top 10)

7 Andrea Revuelta, Stanford (int’l top 10)

9 Jasmine Koo, USC (American #3)

10 Eila Galitsky, South Carolina (int’l top 10)

22 Suvichaya Vinjichaithiam, Oregon

24 Rocio Tejedo, LSU (int’l top 10)

26 Marie Madsen, NC State

27 Chloe Kovelesky Wake Forest (Class of 25 American #7)

41 Vanessa Borovilos, Texas A&M (international top 10)

42 Clarisa Temelo, Arkansas

47 Pimchompoo Chaisilprungruang, Charlotte

50 Isla McDonald O’Brien, Arizona State

51 Camille Min-Gaultier, TCU

56 Nora Sundberg, Stanford (int’l top 10)

81 Francesca Fiorellini, UCLA (int’l top 10)

82 Angela Liu, UCLA

87 Nellie Ong, Ohio State

92 Kajsalotta Svarvar, Ole Miss

93 Sophia Fullbrook, Florida State

99 Tong An, Oregon (int’l top 10)

Here were our top-10 picks from the high school graduating class of 2024 (ranked as of signing day, 2023). Players who finished in the Scoreboard top-20 are in red. Overall scoreboard ranking in parentheses.

American

1T: Anna Davis (25, started college early in January 2023)

1T: Yana Wilson (turned professional)

3: Jasmine Koo, USC (9)

4. Leigh Chien, Stanford (118)

5. Molly Brown Davidson, Alabama (266)

6. Gracie McGovern, TCU (273)

7. Olivia Duan, Princeton (119)

8. Megan Meng, Northwestern (491)

9. Kylie Chong, USC (216)

10. Mary Miller, Georgia Southern (176)

International

Tong An, Oregon (99)

Chloe Amion Villarino, Miami (498)

Vanessa Borovilos, Texas A&M (41)

Anna Canado Espinal, Duke (224)

Francesca Fiorellini, UCLA (81)

Meja Ortengren, Stanford (5)

Andrea Revuelta, Stanford (7)

Nora Sundberg, Stanford (56)

Rocio Tejedo, LSU (24)

Denisa Vodickova, Wake Forest (207)

Only two of the top-10 Americans ended up ranked in the top-20 of the freshman class, which counts Anna Davis, who entered school a semester early. Two athletes secured a solid ranking and were very close to the top-20. Our rankings for Americans in this class looked at a combination of junior rankings from JGS, AJGA, and Golfweek, as our points based ranking system was not implemented at the time. We have found that WAGR ranking for American junior golfers is not an accurate representation of their skill level; therefore, WAGR rankings were looked at with a grain of salt. Davis had a very solid season, with two wins, three top-3 finishes, and a 6th place finish at Regionals. She was the lone competitor for Auburn at NCAAs. Jasmine Koo was a star for USC, coming out of the gates ablazing in the fall, with four individual wins through March. Although she cooled off in the late spring, Koo also racked up an additional top-5 and two top-10 finishes in the season. Quite the impressive debut for the freshman as a leader in the Trojan lineup. Our 4th ranked American, Leigh Chien, was part of a stacked Stanford lineup but got enough playing time to rank just outside of the top-20 freshmen. Chien amassed two top-5 and three top-20 finishes in her freshman campaign in nine tournament appearances and should build on that success to remain consistently in the lineup next season. Princeton’s Olivia Duan had one win, two top-5, & three top-10 finishes for the Tigers, leaving her just outside the top-20 freshmen due to a lower strength of schedule. Duan should remain a mainstay in the Princeton lineup, as she was present at every tournament.

A young Molly Brown Davidson had reclassed to 2024 and had a solid freshman season, competing in ten tournaments for the Tide. She recorded two top-10 and three top-20 finishes to help lead her team, and should continue to contribute as she gains more experience. Gracie McGovern was a lineup stalwart for TCU in her freshman season, competing in all twelve tournaments for the Horned Frogs. McGovern had some solid finishes, with one top-10 and three top-20 performances to open her collegiate career. Expect similar contribution from her next year. Our 8th ranked American, Megan Meng, saw limited playing time in the national champion Northwestern lineup, with five tournament appearances and one top-30 finish. She will hope to see more playing time as members of the championship team have moved on. USC’s Kylie Chong found herself in the lineup from the start of the season through NCAAs for the Trojans, carding one top-5, one top-10, & two top-20 finishes in a solid season. It was a strong debut for the freshman to set her up for future playing time. Last on our American top-10 list was Mary Miller, who shined for Georgia Southern then joined the mass exodus from the team after an NCAA appearance. The future Ole Miss player had one win, three top-5, and two top-10 finishes in her first collegiate season, with one of her top-10s occuring at Regionals. We look forward to seeing what she can do in the ‘Sip.

One American freshmen who outperformed her junior rankings to enter the Scoreboard top-20 was UCLA’s Angela Liu. She appeared in eight tournaments for her team, with one top-5, one top-10, & two top-20 finishes. Liu was a solid contributor in the post-season, with a top-25 at NCAAs and a top-10 at Regionals. Wake Forest’s Chloe Kovelesky (originally class of 2025) entered college in January and ended up ranked an outstanding 27th. In her lone semester, she was a mainstay in the Demon Deacon lineup, starting her career with a win. Kovelesky recorded a top-5 at Regionals, one top-10 & two top-15 results in her short career and will be expected to contribute heavily to the team in the future.

Similar to the freshman boys, junior performance was a solid indicator to college performance regrading international athletes. Seventeen athletes of the top-20 freshmen on Scoreboard were from outside of the United States, seven of which were in our original top-10 signees. Stanford’s international trio was as good as advertised, with Meja Ortengren leading the way with a #5 national Scoreboard ranking. Ortengren amassed one win, four top-5, & three top-10 finishes in her inaugural season. She was 10th in stroke play at NCAAs and won her match in the finals, after a 3rd place finish at her Regional championship. Andrea Revuelta ended the season with a national rank of #7, with two wins at the ACC and Regional championships, one top-5, & two top-10 finishes. She and Ortengren provided a deadly 1-2 punch for the Cardinal which should continue into the next season and beyond. LSU’s Rocio Tejedo was the top comtributor to the Tigers lineup all season, recording an outstanding six top-5 finishes to the team, including a runner-up finish at the SEC Championship. Tejedo also notched four additional top-20 finishes in her freshman year, one occurring at Regionals. Canadian Vanessa Borovilos was one of the lineup mainstays for the Texas A&M Aggies, with three runner-up finishes, two top-10 & two top-15 finishes (including her Regional championship). Quite the debut for the freshman who will be joined an all-star supporting cast of newcomers next year. UCLA’s Francesca Fiorellini proved her worth as a freshman, playing in all twelve events for the Bruins. She carded one win and had two top-15 finishes before cooling off in the post-season. Finding her early-season form will be important for lineup contribution next season. The last player from our international top-10 list, Oregon’s Tong An, ended the season as the 20th ranked freshman in a stellar class. She notched two top-5 finishes (one at the Big 10 Championship), one top-10 & two top-15. Most important were her two match-play victories at NCAAs, a strong contribution to her team.

Five additional athletes improved their game in college and ended up ranked in the Scoreboard top-50. They include Oregon’s Suvichaya Vinjichaithiam, NC State's Marie Madsen, Arkansas’ Clarisa Temelo, Charlotte’s Pimchompoo Chaisilprungruang, and Arizona State’s Isla McDonald O’Brien.