NEED TO KNOW:
USA South Golfer of the Year: Erin Donovan
All-USA South First Team: Erin Donovan
All-USA South Second Team: Keegan Goins
All-Sportsmanship Representative: Marissa Weaver

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Erin Donovan was named the USA South Golfer of the Year for the second year in a row and was joined by Keegan Goins in earning All-Conference honors, as the league released its postseason awards Friday.

All awards, with the exception of the Coach of the Year, are determined by the national rankings as accumulated by Clippd, the official ranking service of the NCAA, from Friday, April 18, 2025. The coach of the year was determined by a vote of the USA South women's golf coaches.

Erin Donovan, USA South Golfer of the Year, All-USA South First Team

BY THE NUMBERS:
Individual Titles: Two
Individual Ranking Nationally: 13th in Division III 
Scoring Average: 74.2 over 17 rounds of play
Past All-USA South Recognition: All-USA South First Team (2023, 2024)
In-Season USA South Recognition: 3x Golfer of the Week
Of Note: Donovan becomes the first women's golf athlete to earn two USA South Golfer of the Year accolades to go along with a Rookie of the Year honor in a career. She also becomes the second to be named USA South Women's Golf Player of the Year in consecutive seasons. Donovan is currently the 13th-ranked player in Division III according to Clippd, averaging a USA South-best 74.2 in 17 rounds of play. In eight events, Donovan has recorded eight rounds of par or better with four top-five finishes and two individual titles. For her efforts, Donovan earned First Team All-Conference honors for the third consecutive season and was named USA South Golfer of the Week three times.
 


 


Keegan Goins, All-USA South Second Team

BY THE NUMBERS:
Scoring Average: 80.4 over 17 rounds
Best Round of 2024-25: 72 at Greenbrier Intercollegiate in round one
Of Note: Goins earns All-Conference honors for the first time in her career as one of the 10 best golfers in the USA South. Goins averaged 80.4 over 17 rounds of golf this season with her best round of the year coming in the final regular season event at the Greenbrier Intercollegiate. Goins has scored in the 70s in six rounds this season. 

 

 

2025 USA SOUTH WOMEN'S GOLF SUPERLATIVE AWARDS

Player of the Year: Erin Donovan, Piedmont

Rookie of the Year: Lexi Leavitt, Southern Virginia

Coach of the Year: Katelyn Gilmore, Huntingdon

The 2025 USA South Women's Golf All-Conference Team:
  

First Team All-Conference	Second Team All-Conference
Natalie Brosig, Methodist Mary Charles Davis, Huntingdon Erin Donovan, Piedmont Emily Gresham, Methodist Sydney Richards, Southern Virginia	Ava Catherine Banks, Huntingdon Caroline Culbertson, Huntingdon Keegan Goins, Piedmont Molly McCluskey, Methodist Briana Willis, Huntingdon

 

All-Sportsmanship

Carlie Aultman, Huntingdon Emma McCoy, LaGrange Chloe Dunlap, Maryville Lainey Edwards, Meredith Emily Gresham, Methodist Ella Couper, Pfeiffer Marissa Weaver, Piedmont Maura Hawkes, Southern Virginia