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Mark H. McCormack Medal

Amateur golf award

Amateur golf award

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.

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

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.

YearWinnerCountry
2025Jackson Koivun
2024Luke Clanton
2023Gordon Sargent
2022Keita Nakajima
2021Keita Nakajima
2020Takumi Kanaya
2019Cole Hammer
2018Braden Thornberry
2017Joaquín Niemann
2016Maverick McNealy
2015Jon Rahm
2014Ollie Schniederjans
2013Matt Fitzpatrick
2012Chris Williams
2011Patrick Cantlay
2010Peter Uihlein
2009Nick Taylor
2008Danny Lee
2007Colt Knost

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.

YearWinnerCountry
2025Kiara Romero
2024Lottie Woad
2023Ingrid Lindblad
2022Rose Zhang
2021Rose Zhang
2020Rose Zhang
2019Andrea Lee
2018Jennifer Kupcho
2017Leona Maguire
2016Leona Maguire
2015Leona Maguire
2014Minjee Lee
2013Lydia Ko
2012Lydia Ko
2011Lydia Ko

References

References

  1. "R&A Introduces the Mark H. McCormack Medal".
  2. "Ko awarded first ever women's Mark H. McCormack Medal". The R&A.
  3. "Lydia Ko wins Mark H McCormack medal as leading Women's WAGR player". The R&A.
  4. "Amateur Champion awarded place in U.S. Open". The R&A.
  5. (30 November 2011). "R&A announces changes to Open entry criteria". The Open.
  6. (20 August 2024). "Jackson Koivun Awarded McCormack Medal as Leading Men's Amateur Golfer". World Amateur Golf Ranking.
  7. (21 August 2024). "Luke Clanton awarded McCormack medal as world's leading amateur golfer". World Amateur Golf Ranking.
  8. (23 August 2023). "Gordon Sargent wins Mark H. McCormack Medal as world's best male amateur golfer". USA Today.
  9. (24 August 2022). "Keita Nakajima Awarded Mark H McCormack Medal as World's Leading Men's Amateur". R&A.
  10. (18 August 2021). "Nakajima wins men’s McCormack Medal". R&A.
  11. (9 September 2020). "Kanaya makes WAGR history". WAGR.
  12. Herrington, Ryan. (21 August 2019). "Cole Hammer wraps up McCormack Medal as top men's amateur in 2019".
  13. (26 August 2018). "Thornberry, World’s Top Male Amateur, Earns McCormack Medal". USGA.
  14. (24 August 2017). "Chile's Joaquin Niemann Wins 2017 McCormack Medal". USGA.
  15. Romine, Brentley. (24 August 2016). "Stanford's Maverick McNealy wins Mark H. McCormack Medal as world's top amateur".
  16. (26 August 2015). "Rahm-Rodriguez, Maguire Win McCormack Medals". USGA.
  17. (28 August 2014). "Schniederjans Wins McCormack Medal As World's Leading Amateur". USGA.
  18. (13 August 2025). "Kiara Romero Awarded Mark H. McCormack Medal as World's Leading Female Amateur Golfer". World Amateur Golf Ranking.
  19. (14 August 2024). "Lottie Woad Awarded Mark H. McCormack Medal as World's Leading Female Amateur Golfer". World Amateur Golf Ranking.
  20. (16 August 2023). "Ingrid Lindblad Awarded Mark H. McCormack Medal as World's Leading Female Amateur Golfer". World Amateur Golf Ranking.
  21. (16 August 2023). "Ingrid Lindblad får prestigefyllt pris".
  22. "Rose Zhang Earns Third Mark H McCormack Medal".
  23. (11 August 2021). "Zhang wins second McCormack Medal". R&A.
  24. Dovsek, Averee. (7 October 2020). "Rose Zhang's late-summer hot streak results in WAGR bump, Mark H. McCormack Medal".
  25. Herrington, Ryan. (15 August 2019). "Stanford's Andrea Lee wins Mark H. McCormack Medal as leading women's amateur in 2019".
  26. (17 August 2018). "Jennifer Kupcho wins McCormack Medal". R&A.
  27. (16 August 2017). "Leona Maguire wins Mark H McCormack Medal for third consecutive year". World Amateur Golf Ranking.
  28. (15 August 2016). "Leona Maguire wins Mark H McCormack Medal for second year in a row". R&A.
  29. (20 August 2015). "Leona Maguire wins Mark H McCormack Medal as leading Women's Amateur". R&A.
  30. (26 August 2014). "Lee Wins McCormack Medal As Leading Amateur". USGA.
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