The Golf Digest Awards 2007
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2007 In Review
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Rookie of the Year, LPGA Tour
- Angela Park
- 19 / Torrance, Calif.
The most consistent rookie on the LPGA Tour in 2007, Park missed only one cut in 28 events and earned almost $1 million on the strength of eight top-10 finishes. She didn't win a tournament, but she tied for second at the U.S. Women's Open at Pine Needles.
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Most Improved Player, LPGA Tour
- Suzann Pettersen
- 26 / Born in Oslo, Norway
Winless in four prior seasons on tour, Pettersen became a star in 2007. Her five tour victories included a major (LPGA Championship), and she surged from No. 58 to No. 4 in the World Ranking. "I think it's going to be a while before I can--before any of us--are going to catch Lorena," says Pettersen, "but we have to start somewhere."
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No. 1 Women's Amateur
- Stacy Lewis
- 22 / The Woodlands, Tex.
Lewis is our top-ranked women's amateur for the second consecutive year, not only because she won the individual title at the NCAA Championship and the Southern Amateur but also because she was the unofficial winner of the rain-shortened LPGA event in Arkansas in September. Lewis shot a seven-under 65 in the first round to lead the field, but the tournament was called off after 18 holes and declared unofficial. In April, Lewis tied for fifth at the LPGA's first major, the Kraft Nabisco Championship.
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No. 1 Boys Junior Amateur
- Peter Uihlein
- 18 / Bradenton, Fla.
Uihlein, our No. 1-ranked junior boy two years ago, recaptured the top spot in 2007. His win at the FootJoy Boys Invitational at Forest Oaks Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., as well as top-five finishes in four other junior major tournaments and a runner-up at the Sunnehanna Amateur, sealed the top ranking. The son of Acushnet chairman and CEO Wally Uihlein will begin his college career at Oklahoma State this fall. The Cowboys won the NCAA Championship in 2006.
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