Mark H. McCormack Medal

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 an avid supporter of golf and the founder of IMG.[1]

In 2011, New Zealand's Lydia Ko was awarded the first ever women's Mark H. McCormack Medal,[2] a trophy she retained in 2012[3] 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.[4][5]

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
2020Takumi Kanaya[6] Japan
2019Cole Hammer[7] United States
2018Braden Thornberry[8] United States
2017Joaquín Niemann[9]  Chile
2016Maverick McNealy[10] United States
2015Jon Rahm[11] Spain
2014Ollie Schniederjans[12] United States
2013Matthew Fitzpatrick England
2012Chris Williams United States
2011Patrick Cantlay United States
2010Peter Uihlein United States
2009Nick Taylor Canada
2008Danny Lee New Zealand
2007Colt Knost United States

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
2020Rose Zhang[13] United States
2019Andrea Lee[14] United States
2018Jennifer Kupcho[15] United States
2017Leona Maguire[16] Ireland
2016Leona Maguire[17] Ireland
2015Leona Maguire[18] Ireland
2014Minjee Lee[19] Australia
2013Lydia Ko New Zealand
2012Lydia Ko New Zealand
2011Lydia Ko New Zealand

References
  1. "R&A Introduces the Mark H. McCormack Medal". cybergolf.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008.
  2. "Ko awarded first ever women's Mark H. McCormack Medal". The R&A. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013.
  3. "Lydia Ko wins Mark H McCormack medal as leading Women's WAGR player". The R&A. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013.
  4. "Amateur Champion awarded place in U.S. Open". The R&A. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015.
  5. "R&A announces changes to Open entry criteria". The Open. 30 November 2011. Archived from the original on 6 December 2011.
  6. "Kanaya makes WAGR history". WAGR. 9 September 2020.
  7. Herrington, Ryan (21 August 2019). "Cole Hammer wraps up McCormack Medal as top men's amateur in 2019". Golf Digest.
  8. "Thornberry, World's Top Male Amateur, Earns McCormack Medal". USGA. 26 August 2018.
  9. "Chile's Joaquin Niemann Wins 2017 McCormack Medal". USGA. 24 August 2017.
  10. Romine, Brentley (24 August 2016). "Stanford's Maverick McNealy wins Mark H. McCormack Medal as world's top amateur". Golfweek.
  11. "Rahm-Rodriguez, Maguire Win McCormack Medals". USGA. 26 August 2015.
  12. "Schniederjans Wins McCormack Medal As World's Leading Amateur". USGA. 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014.
  13. Dovsek, Averee (7 October 2020). Golfweek https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2020/10/07/rose-zhang-amateur-golf-wagr-mark-mccormack-medal/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. Herrington, Ryan (15 August 2019). "Stanford's Andrea Lee wins Mark H. McCormack Medal as leading women's amateur in 2019". Golfweek.
  15. "Jennifer Kupcho wins McCormack Medal". R&A. 17 August 2018.
  16. "Leona Maguire wins Mark H McCormack Medal for third consecutive year". World Amateur Golf Ranking. 16 August 2017.
  17. "Leona Maguire wins Mark H McCormack Medal for second year in a row". R&A. 15 August 2016.
  18. "Leona Maguire wins Mark H McCormack Medal as leading Women's Amateur". R&A. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 29 August 2015.
  19. "Lee Wins McCormack Medal As Leading Amateur". USGA. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014.
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