Upcoming Event: Women's Golf at Fold of Honor Collegiate on September 7, 2026
Women's Golf
at Fold of Honor Collegiate
2025-26 Women's Golf Roster
Rianne Malixi
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Manila, Philippines
Career Honors:
WGCA First Team All-America (2026)
WGCA All-Freshman Team (2026)
WGCA National Freshman of the Year (2026)
WGCA Freshman of the Year Watch List (2026)
WGCA Player of the Year Watch List (2026)
All-ACC (2026)
ACC Freshman of the Year (2026)
ANNIKA Award Postseason Watch List (2026)
Arnold Palmer Cup - International Squad (2026)
Preseason ANNIKA Award Watch List (2025-26)
Preseason Golfweek Second Team All-America (2025-26)
Preseason Golf Channel First Team All-America (2025-26)
Preseason Golf Channel First Team All-Freshman (2025-26)
Career:
In her first season with the Blue Devils, turned in one of the top rookie campaigns in program history with a team-best 70.60 stroke average over nine tournaments and 28 rounds ... totaled one victory, five top-five finishes, six top-10 placements and seven top-20 finishes ... led Duke with 18 rounds of even or under par, 10 rounds in the 60s and 121 birdies ... added two eagles and counted 27-of-28 rounds ... closed the season ranked No. 6 nationally by Scoreboard/Clippd.
Duke Freshman Record Book:
Rewrote the Duke freshman record book during her impressive season in 2025-26 … set the Duke record for lowest stroke average (70.60), tied with Leona Maguire for most rounds in the 60s (10), ranked fourth with 18 rounds of even or under par, her six top-10 finishes ranked tied for seventh and five top-5 finishes was tied for seventh as well … set the 18-hole score record twice with rounds of 63 at the Sea Best Intercollegiate and the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate … her 36-hole score of 129 and 54-hole ledger of 200 at the Sea Best Intercollegiate were Duke records … her 72-hole score of 279 was the second-lowest by a Duke rookie.
2025-26:
WGCA First Team All-America ... WGCA All-Freshman Team ... WGCA National Freshman of the Year ... All-ACC selection ... ACC Freshman of the Year ... named to the ANNIKA Award Postseason Watch List and the WGCA Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year watch lists ... selected to the Arnold Palmer Cup International Squad ... competed in nine stroke-play tournaments and posted a team-best 70.60 stroke average ... collected one win, five top-five finishes, six top-10 placements and seven top-20 finishes ... led the Blue Devils with 18 rounds of even or under par, 10 rounds in the 60s and 121 birdies ... counted 27-of-28 rounds on the season ... won her first collegiate tournament at the Sea Best Intercollegiate with rounds of 71, 66 and 63 for a 16-under, 200 ... her 9-under, 63, in the final round tied the lowest 18-hole score on a par-72 course in Duke history, while her 54-hole score of 200 set a Duke record ... fired another 8-under, 63, in the final round of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, setting the tournament record and tying for the second-lowest 18-hole score in Duke history on a par-71 course ... placed third at Darius Rucker with a 4-under, 209, and tied for third at the Charles Schwab Women’s Collegiate with an even-par, 210 ... finished second at the ACC Championship with rounds of 67, 68 and 70 for an 11-under, 205, the second-lowest 54-hole score in Duke ACC history ... tied for seventh at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional to help Duke advance to the NCAA Championship ... placed third at the NCAA Championship with rounds of 73, 69, 68 and 69 for a 9-under, 279, which was the second-lowest 72-hole score in program history ... became just the sixth Duke freshman to place in the top five of the NCAA Championship ... went 6-0 in match play on the season, including wins in the Old Barnwell Match Play, ACC Championship and NCAA Championship.
Summer of 2025:
Competed in her first U.S. Women’s Open and missed the cut with rounds of 79 and 78 for a 157 … missed the cut at the Amundi Evian Championship with rounds of 74 and 72 to finish tied for 83rd ... carded rounds of 68 and 67 for a 9-under, 135, in stroke-play qualifying at the U.S. Women’s Amateur en route to earning the top seed in match play … fell in the round of 64 of match play to Arianna Lau, 1UP.
High School/Prep:
Has been ranked as high as No. 3 in the Women’s Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) ... turned in a very impressive 2024 campaign with wins at the U.S. Women’s Amateur, U.S. Girls’ Junior and the Australian Master of the Amateurs ... also collected a runner-up placement at the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley, fourth at the European Ladies Amateur, tied for fifth at the KLPGA Korea Women’s Open and a tied for fifth finish at the Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific ... with the wins in both the U.S. Women’s Amateur and U.S. Girls’ Junior this year, became just the second golfer to win two USGA Championships in the same calendar year ... was a 2022 AJGA First Team All-America ... competed in the 2022 Wyndham Cup ... member of the 2022 Junior All-Star Team ... notched seven career wins on the AJGA, while adding 18 top-five, 20 top-10 and 25 top-20 finishes ... ranked No. 4 in the AJGA rankings for the 2025 class ... received an invitation for the 2025 Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA), but was not able to play due to injury ... finished third at the 2025 Australian Master of the Amateurs in Australia with rounds of 74, 68, 73 and 74 for a 3-under, 289 ... tabbed the Sports Interactive Network (SPIN.PH) 2024 Rising Star of the Year.
Personal:
Born Rianne Malixi ... daughter of Roy and Michelle Malixi ... has one sister, Krista.
WGCA First Team All-America (2026)
WGCA All-Freshman Team (2026)
WGCA National Freshman of the Year (2026)
WGCA Freshman of the Year Watch List (2026)
WGCA Player of the Year Watch List (2026)
All-ACC (2026)
ACC Freshman of the Year (2026)
ANNIKA Award Postseason Watch List (2026)
Arnold Palmer Cup - International Squad (2026)
Preseason ANNIKA Award Watch List (2025-26)
Preseason Golfweek Second Team All-America (2025-26)
Preseason Golf Channel First Team All-America (2025-26)
Preseason Golf Channel First Team All-Freshman (2025-26)
Career:
In her first season with the Blue Devils, turned in one of the top rookie campaigns in program history with a team-best 70.60 stroke average over nine tournaments and 28 rounds ... totaled one victory, five top-five finishes, six top-10 placements and seven top-20 finishes ... led Duke with 18 rounds of even or under par, 10 rounds in the 60s and 121 birdies ... added two eagles and counted 27-of-28 rounds ... closed the season ranked No. 6 nationally by Scoreboard/Clippd.
Duke Freshman Record Book:
Rewrote the Duke freshman record book during her impressive season in 2025-26 … set the Duke record for lowest stroke average (70.60), tied with Leona Maguire for most rounds in the 60s (10), ranked fourth with 18 rounds of even or under par, her six top-10 finishes ranked tied for seventh and five top-5 finishes was tied for seventh as well … set the 18-hole score record twice with rounds of 63 at the Sea Best Intercollegiate and the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate … her 36-hole score of 129 and 54-hole ledger of 200 at the Sea Best Intercollegiate were Duke records … her 72-hole score of 279 was the second-lowest by a Duke rookie.
2025-26:
WGCA First Team All-America ... WGCA All-Freshman Team ... WGCA National Freshman of the Year ... All-ACC selection ... ACC Freshman of the Year ... named to the ANNIKA Award Postseason Watch List and the WGCA Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year watch lists ... selected to the Arnold Palmer Cup International Squad ... competed in nine stroke-play tournaments and posted a team-best 70.60 stroke average ... collected one win, five top-five finishes, six top-10 placements and seven top-20 finishes ... led the Blue Devils with 18 rounds of even or under par, 10 rounds in the 60s and 121 birdies ... counted 27-of-28 rounds on the season ... won her first collegiate tournament at the Sea Best Intercollegiate with rounds of 71, 66 and 63 for a 16-under, 200 ... her 9-under, 63, in the final round tied the lowest 18-hole score on a par-72 course in Duke history, while her 54-hole score of 200 set a Duke record ... fired another 8-under, 63, in the final round of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, setting the tournament record and tying for the second-lowest 18-hole score in Duke history on a par-71 course ... placed third at Darius Rucker with a 4-under, 209, and tied for third at the Charles Schwab Women’s Collegiate with an even-par, 210 ... finished second at the ACC Championship with rounds of 67, 68 and 70 for an 11-under, 205, the second-lowest 54-hole score in Duke ACC history ... tied for seventh at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional to help Duke advance to the NCAA Championship ... placed third at the NCAA Championship with rounds of 73, 69, 68 and 69 for a 9-under, 279, which was the second-lowest 72-hole score in program history ... became just the sixth Duke freshman to place in the top five of the NCAA Championship ... went 6-0 in match play on the season, including wins in the Old Barnwell Match Play, ACC Championship and NCAA Championship.
Summer of 2025:
Competed in her first U.S. Women’s Open and missed the cut with rounds of 79 and 78 for a 157 … missed the cut at the Amundi Evian Championship with rounds of 74 and 72 to finish tied for 83rd ... carded rounds of 68 and 67 for a 9-under, 135, in stroke-play qualifying at the U.S. Women’s Amateur en route to earning the top seed in match play … fell in the round of 64 of match play to Arianna Lau, 1UP.
High School/Prep:
Has been ranked as high as No. 3 in the Women’s Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) ... turned in a very impressive 2024 campaign with wins at the U.S. Women’s Amateur, U.S. Girls’ Junior and the Australian Master of the Amateurs ... also collected a runner-up placement at the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley, fourth at the European Ladies Amateur, tied for fifth at the KLPGA Korea Women’s Open and a tied for fifth finish at the Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific ... with the wins in both the U.S. Women’s Amateur and U.S. Girls’ Junior this year, became just the second golfer to win two USGA Championships in the same calendar year ... was a 2022 AJGA First Team All-America ... competed in the 2022 Wyndham Cup ... member of the 2022 Junior All-Star Team ... notched seven career wins on the AJGA, while adding 18 top-five, 20 top-10 and 25 top-20 finishes ... ranked No. 4 in the AJGA rankings for the 2025 class ... received an invitation for the 2025 Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA), but was not able to play due to injury ... finished third at the 2025 Australian Master of the Amateurs in Australia with rounds of 74, 68, 73 and 74 for a 3-under, 289 ... tabbed the Sports Interactive Network (SPIN.PH) 2024 Rising Star of the Year.
Personal:
Born Rianne Malixi ... daughter of Roy and Michelle Malixi ... has one sister, Krista.
| Malixi Year by Year | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total Tourneys |
Total Rounds |
Total Strokes |
Stroke Average |
Even/Under Par Rounds |
Best First Rd |
Rds in 60 |
Best 18 |
Best 36 |
Best 54 |
Top 5 |
Top 10 | Top 20 |
Best Finish |
| 2025-26 | 9 | 28 | 1977 | 70.60 | 18 | 67 | 10 | 63 | 129 | 200 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
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