Oklahoma State’s Maddison Hinson-Tolchard was announced as Big 12 Women’s Golf Player of the Year for the second consecutive season while Iowa State’s Karisa Chul-Ak-Sorn is the first Cyclone to earn Freshman of the Year and Oklahoma State’s Greg Robertson won his second Coach of the Year title. Player and Freshman of the Year were determined by the season’s final national rankings while Coach of the Year was selected by the Conference’s head coaches.
Hinson-Tolchard won the individual medal at the 2023 Big 12 Women’s Golf Championship and posted finishes within the top 20 of the player leaderboards in 10 of 11 events. Recording a total of 33 rounds played, she carded an average score of 71.12 which counted toward OSU’s team score in all 11 events. The junior shot at par or better in 21 rounds which included a season-low 65 (-7) at the Illini Women’s Invitational during the fall. The first-team All-American advanced to the final round of stroke play at the NCAA Championships and garnered a fourth-place finish.
Chul-Ak-Sorn was the first Cyclone to receive a Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) first-team All-American honor and was named a co-recipient of the organization’s National Freshman of the Year award. In 11 appearances this season, the Chonburi, Thailand native recorded multiple school records, including a program-best 70.56 stroke average. At the Mountain View Intercollegiate, she carded a 62 in the second round, which is the lowest score in program history and is the 12
th round in NCAA women’s history with a score of 61 or 62. The freshman took the individual medal tying the NCAA’s lowest 54-hole score of 191 (-25).
Robertson coached the Cowgirls to victory at the Big 12 Championship, their 11
th overall title and second since he was named head coach in 2019. Robertson led the Cowgirls to a tie for 11
th place in their third consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championships. During his fourth season, OSU had six top-5 finishes and two wins.
The All-Big 12 Women’s Golf Team was formulated by an average of the season’s final Golfstat and Golfweek rankings following the NCAA Championships. The 10 golfers with the highest average of rankings were selected. Texas led with four selections, followed by three selections from Baylor. Iowa State, Oklahoma State and TCU each had one representative on the team.
2022-23 Big 12 Women’s Golf Awards
Player of the Year: Maddison Hinson-Tolchard, Oklahoma State
Freshman of the Year: Karisa Chul-Ak-Sorn, Iowa State
Coach of the Year: Greg Robertson, Oklahoma State
All-Big 12 Team
Rosie Belsham, Baylor, Jr.
Sera Hasegawa, Baylor, So.
Silje Ohma, Baylor, Fr.
Karisa Chul-Ak-Sorn, Iowa State, Fr.
Maddison Hinson-Tolchard, Oklahoma State, Jr.
Caitlyn Macnab, TCU, So.
Bentley Cotton, Texas, Jr.
Sophie Guo, Texas, Sr.
Angela Heo, Texas, Fr.
Cindy Hsu, Texas, Fr.