STARKVILLE — Mississippi State women’s golf star Julia Lopez Ramirez was named the top amateur golfer in the world by World Amateur Golf Rankings, her first stay at the top of the rankings, and the first for any Bulldog.
Lopez Ramirez has been a highly regarded golfer for several years now, and ranked inside the top three in the WAGR for much of her junior year, which saw her defeat the previous world no. 1, Ingrid Lindblad from LSU.
As a junior, Lopez Ramirez played a key role in seeing the Bulldogs reach a third straight NCAA Championship and win the program’s first-ever Southeastern Conference team championship in a title match against Lindblad and LSU. Lopez Ramirez went 2-0-1 in match play and surpassed Ally Ewing for the most par or better rounds at the SEC Championship in program history.
Among several individual accolades from her time at MSU, Lopez Ramirez was named 2023 and 2024 SEC Golfer of the Year, a three-time First Team All-SEC team member, earning back-to-back SEC individual championships and back-to-back WGCA All-American First Team accolades. She was also named to the ANNIKA Award watchlist, an honor given annually to the best women’s college golfer in America.
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