Poised for a breakthrough season
• Maja Stark
Stark has already enjoyed success on the Ladies European Tour with six victories and she earned 2.5 points from four games in the 2023 Solheim Cup. She hasn’t yet fully made her mark on the LPGA Tour but looks destined to do so in 2024. She has steadily climbed the Rolex Rankings over the last five seasons and now sits comfortably inside the top 50. Expect her to push into the top 20 by the end of 2024.
Best moment so far
Playing in her first Solheim Cup must have been a thrill and performing so well demonstrated her potential. Stark secured a crucial win in the singles, beating Allisen Corpuz in the third-to-last match – a vital win that helped Europe to retain the cup.
Why she made our list
Stark may have experienced top-level success already, but she hasn’t quite yet made the breakthrough that most believe her capable of – i.e., winning a big event on the LPGA Tour and moving into the upper echelons of the Rolex Rankings.
• Pierceson Coody
A former world amateur number one, Pierceson Coody is not just a funky name – he is the grandson of Charles Coody (1971 Masters Champion). By topping the PGA Tour University rankings, Coody gained a spot on the Korn Ferry Tour. He won twice on
