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NCAA Division I Women’s National Championship – 2024 Preview & Results

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Wednesday 22nd May 2024

MATCH PLAY FINAL

STANFORD (#1) beat UCLA (#6) by 3-2-0 in the Final of the NCAA Div. I Women’s National Championship at Omni La Costa Golf Resort & Spa in California.

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Match Play Final Results (Graphic: GolfStat / NCAA)

The Cardinals, led by their Scottish head coach Anne Walker, won their third Championship in the match play era and second in three years.

Senior Rachel Heck who has battled injuries in recent years secured the winning point in the final game. Kelly Xu and Megha Ganne were the other point winners.

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Stanford Women’s Golf Team

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Tuesday 21st May 2024

MATCH PLAY SEMI-FINALS (PM)

Here is the NCAA Div. I Women’s National Championship Semi-Final draw (seedings in brackets) : –

UCLA (#6) beat OREGON (#7) 3-1-0 to progress to the Final where they will play STANFORD (#1) who overcame SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 3-1-1.

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Match Play Semi-Final Results (Graphic: GolfStat / NCAA)

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MATCH PLAY QUARTER FINALS (AM)

LSU (#2) were beaten 3-2-0 by OREGON (#7) with Aine DONEGAN (IRL) losing by 1 Hole to Kiara Romero in Game 5.

UCLA (#6) were the second lower seed to surprise a more highly ranked team. TEXAS A&M (#3) going down 3-0-0.

STANFORD (#1) bucked the early trend easily beating AUBURN (#8) 3-0-0. Rachel Heck beat Anna FOSTER (IRL) in Game 2.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (#4) beat CLEMSON (#5) by 3-1-0 to earn a semi-final showdown with their state neighbours Stanford.

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Match Play Quarter Final Results (Graphic: GolfStat / NCAA)

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Monday 20th May 2024

STROKE PLAY ROUND 4

TEAM

STANFORD and LSU (+2) were co-medalists in the Stroke Play Qualifying competition in the Women’s National Championship at Omni La Costa in California. Stanford secured the No. 1 seeding, for the fourth consecutive year, based on their non-counting player’s cumulative score over the 72 holes. Stanford had two players in the top 10 and all five of their line up in the top 45 of the Individual leaderboard.

Stanford’s Scottish-born coach Anne Walker said afterwards “When I look back over the last decade and the last four years, we have been fortunate to have some of the world’s best players. When you put those players on a stage like this, they love it and usually show up. I feel lucky as a coach to have that experience year after year with these players at Stanford.”

The leading eight teams progressed to the Match Play Stage of the competition with TEXAS A&M, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CLEMSON, UCLA, OREGON and AUBURN making up the numbers.

This means from a GB&I perspective that Aine Donegon (LSU) and Anna Foster (Auburn) are our only remaining players.

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Stroke Play Team Results (Graphic: GolfStat / NCAA)

INDIVIDUAL

Adela CERNOUSEK (FRA / Texas A&M) -12 won the Individual title. Surprisingly she ended her third year in Texas with her first collegiate win.

The Antibes native said afterwards “It hasn’t really sunk in. This is a crazy feeling, and I am so proud to be the first individual national champion for Texas A&M. I had a couple of opportunities to win in the fall, but I wasn’t able to finish it off. It means a lot for my first collegiate win to be here.”

The victory secures an exemption into the DANA Open on the LPGA Tour.

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Adela Cernousek (Photo: Kelly Okun, Fairway to Green)

Lottie WOAD (ENG / Florida State) -9 enjoyed the best round of the day to secure 2nd place.

Stanford’s Paula MARTIN SAMPEDRO (Spain) -6 finished strongly to take 3rd place.

Aine DONEGAN (IRL / LSU) -5 was one of two players to finish tied 4th.

Mimi RHODES (ENG / Wake Forest) Ev shot a 70 in the final round to also make the top 10.

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Stroke Play Leading Individual Results (Graphic: GolfStat / NCAA)

Here are the Individual results / positions for all of the GB&I players: –

After 72 Holes 

Lottie WOAD (ENG / Florida State) 65, 74, 71, 69 (-9) 2nd
Aine DONEGAN (IRL / LSU) 74, 67, 71, 71 (-5) Tied 4th
Mimi RHODES (ENG / Wake Forest) 72, 72, 74, 70 (Ev) Tied 10th
Patience RHODES (ENG / Arizona State) 73, 74, 73, 76 (+8) Tied 39th
Anna FOSTER (IRL / Auburn) 75, 74, 77, 74 (+12) Tied 53rd
Charlotte HEATH (ENG / Florida State) 75, 77, 76, 74 (+14) Tied 62nd

Missed the 54 Hole Cut

Beth COULTER (IRL / Arizona State) 73, 82, 76 (+15) Tied 114th
Rosie BELSHAM (ENG / Baylor) 78, 77, 78 (+17) Tied 124th
Hannah DARLING (SCO / South Carolina) 84 (+12), NS, NS

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Sunday 19th May 2024

STROKE PLAY ROUND 3

TEAM

TEXAS A&M (-10) hold the 54-hole lead in the Women’s National Championship at Omni La Costa in California, one shot ahead of STANFORD (-9).

The top 15 teams shown below qualified for the final stroke play round. The leading eight teams after tomorrow’s final round will then progress to the Match Play Stage of the competition.

From a GB&I player perspective LSU (-1) 3rd, AUBURN (+12) tied 7th, WAKE FOREST (+20) 12th and FLORIDA STATE (+25) 15th all earned an extra day’s play. Lottie WOAD (ENG) birdied the 18 hole to lift Florida State out of a potential play-off for the final 54-hole qualifying spot with ARIZONA STATE (+26).

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Stroke Play Round 3 Team Scores (Graphic: GolfStat / NCAA)

INDIVIDUAL

Adela CERNOUSEK (FRA / Texas A&M) -12 extended her lead to six shots in the Individual event.

Lottie WOAD (ENG / Florida State) -6 is 2nd and Maria José MARIN (COL / Arkansas) -5 3rd.

Aine DONEGAN (IRL / LSU) is one of six players who are tied 4th on -4.

To her credit Patience RHODES (ENG / Arizona State) was one of the leading 9 individuals not on one of the qualifying teams so will also play the final round.

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Stroke Play Leading Round 3 Individual Scores (Graphic: GolfStat / NCAA)

Here are the Round 3 Individual scores / positions for all of the GB&I players: –

Made the 54 Hole Cut 

Lottie WOAD (ENG / Florida State) 65, 74, 71 (-6) 2nd
Aine DONEGAN (IRL / LSU) 74, 67, 71 (-4) Tied 4th
Mimi RHODES (ENG / Wake Forest) 72, 72, 74 (+2) Tied 21st
Patience RHODES (ENG / Arizona State) 73, 74, 73 (+4) Tied 34th
Anna FOSTER (IRL / Auburn) 75, 74, 77 (+10) Tied 79th
Charlotte HEATH (ENG / Florida State) 75, 77, 76 (+12) Tied 98th

Missed the 54 Hole Cut

Beth COULTER (IRL / Arizona State) 73, 82, 76 (+15) Tied 114th
Rosie BELSHAM (ENG / Baylor) 78, 77, 78 (+17) Tied 124th
Hannah DARLING (SCO / South Carolina) 84 (+12), NS, NS

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Saturday 18th May 2024

STROKE PLAY ROUND 2

TEAM

After 36 holes TEXAS A&M lead the National Championships on 565 (-11) at Omni La Costa in California.

STANFORD (-11) are 2nd and Round 1 leaders CLEMSON (-3) 3rd.

Only the top 15 teams after 54 holes progress to the final stroke play round.

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Stroke Play Round 2 Team Scores (Graphic: GolfStat / NCAA)

INDIVIDUAL

Adela CERNOUSEK (FRA / Texas A&M)-8 leads the Individual standings after 36 holes from Annabelle PANCAKE (USA / Clemson) -6.

Lottie WOAD (ENG / Florida State) slipped down to 3rd on -5 after a Round 2 74 (+2).

Aine DONEGAN (IRL / LSU) -3 rose 68 places in the standings to tied 7th following her bogey free 5-under 67.

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Aine Donegan’s Round 2 Scorecard (Graphic: GolfStat / NCAA)

Here are the Round 2 Individual scores / positions for all of the GB&I players: –

Lottie WOAD (ENG / Florida State) 65, 74 (-5) Tied 3rd
Aine DONEGAN (IRL / LSU) 74, 67 (-3) Tied 7th
Mimi RHODES (ENG / Wake Forest) 72, 72 (Ev) Tied 29th
Patience RHODES (ENG / Arizona State) 73, 74 (+3) Tied 50th
Anna FOSTER (IRL / Auburn) 75, 74 (+5) Tied 73rd
Charlotte HEATH (ENG / Florida State) 75, 77 (+8) Tied 101st
Rosie BELSHAM (ENG / Baylor) 78, 77 (+11) Tied 127th
Beth COULTER (IRL / Arizona State) 73, 82 (+11) Tied 127th
Hannah DARLING (SCO / South Carolina) 84 (+12), NS

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Stroke Play Leading Round 2 Individual Scores (Graphic: GolfStat / NCAA)

In addition to the top 15 teams the leading 9 individuals not on one of those teams will also advance to the final stroke play round being played on Monday.

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Friday 17th May 2024

STROKE PLAY ROUND 1

TEAM

CLEMSON lead the National Championships with a 280 (-8) opening round at Omni La Costa in California.

TEXAS A&M (-7) are 2nd and STANFORD, AUBURN & NORTHWESTERN (-3) tied 3rd.

By way of reminder the initial aim for all of the teams is to make the top 15 after 54 holes when a cut will take place before the final stroke play round.

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Stroke Play Round 1 Team Scores (Graphic: GolfStat / NCAA)

INDIVIDUAL

Lottie WOAD (ENG / Florida State) 65 (-7) leads the Individual standings at the end of Day 1 from Isabella RAWL (USA / Clemson) -6.

Lottie was 1-shot away from tieing the lowest round in Nationals history, a 64, which came from Megan McChrystal (LSU) in 2010.

Speaking to the Florida State media team after her round the Farnham star said “I drove the ball well and left myself in pretty much every fairway. I’m feeling really good.”

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Lottie Woad’s Round 1 Scorecard (Graphic: GolfStat / NCAA)

Here are the Round 1 Individual scores / positions for all of the GB&I players: –

Lottie WOAD (ENG / Florida State) 65 (-7) 1st
Mimi RHODES (ENG / Wake Forest) 72 (Ev) Tied 38th
Beth COULTER (IRL / Arizona State) 73 (+1) Tied 58th
Patience RHODES (ENG / Arizona State) 73 (+1) Tied 58th
Aine DONEGAN (IRL / LSU) 74 (+2) Tied 75th
Charlotte HEATH (ENG / Florida State) 75 (+3) Tied 87th
Anna FOSTER (IRL / Auburn) 75 (+3) Tied 87th
Rosie BELSHAM (ENG / Baylor) 78 (+6) Tied 132nd
Hannah DARLING (SCO / South Carolina) 84 (+12) 157th

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Stroke Play Leading Round 1 Individual Scores (Graphic: GolfStat / NCAA)

In addition to the top 15 teams the leading 9 individuals not on one of those teams will also advance to the final stroke play round being played on Monday.

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15th May 2024

The 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s National Golf Championship will be played at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California on 17th-22nd May 2024.

This is the first of three NCAA National Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships that will be staged at La Costa. In 2024 they are being hosted by the University of Texas.

A former long time PGA Tour stop off the North Course has recently been re-designed by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner and the Women’s Championship will mark its official re-opening.

The women’s course will play 6,297 yards with a par of 72.

30 5-woman teams and 6 individuals not on those teams qualified to play through six Regional events played on 6th-8th May. To learn more about these Regionals please read my earlier article – NCAA Division I Women’s Regionals – 2024 Preview & Results

At the National Championship 54 holes of stroke play will be played on 17th-19th May. A cut will then take place which will see the top 15 teams and nine individuals not on those teams play a final 18 holes on 20th May. Team scores in the stroke play stage are based on a best four from five players cumulative total. After 72 holes an Individual champion is crowned with the leading 8 teams progressing to a match play stage. Seeded match play will then take place on 21st-22nd May to determine the Team national champions.

Here is a list of the teams and individuals along with their Regional site results in brackets.

There are 10 players, one of whom will start as a substitute, from Great Britain & Ireland competing this year; they are highlighted in blue below.

TEAMS

Arizona State (Cle Elum, 4th) – BETH COULTER (IRL) #2, PATIENCE RHODES (ENG) #4

Arkansas (Las Vegas, 1st)

Auburn (Auburn, 1st) – ANNA FOSTER (IRL) #4, CARYS WORBY (WAL) #6

Baylor (Las Vegas, 3rd) – ROSIE BELSHAM (ENG) #3

Clemson (Bryan, 2nd)

Duke (Cle Elum, 2nd)

Florida State (Las Vegas, 5th) – LOTTIE WOAD (ENG) #1, CHARLOTTE HEATH (ENG) #3

Louisiana State University (Bryan, 1st) – AINE DONEGAN (IRL) #4

Michigan State (East Lansing, 3rd)

Mississippi State (Bermuda Run, 4th)

North Carolina State (Auburn, 3rd) – ELLISE RYMER (ENG) NS, CAITLIN WHITEHEAD (ENG) NS

Northwestern (East Lansing, 4th)

Oklahoma State (East Lansing, 2nd)

Ole Miss (Bermuda Run, 1st) – ELLEN HUME (ENG) NS

Oregon (Auburn, 2nd)

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Oregon State (Bermuda Run, 5th)

Pepperdine (East Lansing, 5th)

Purdue (Las Vegas, 2nd)

San Jose State (Cle Elum, 5th)

South Carolina (Auburn, T4) – HANNAH DARLING (SCO) #2

Southern California (East Lansing, 1st)

Southern Methodist University (Bryan, 3rd)

Stanford (Cle Elum, 1st)

Texas (Bermuda Run, 2nd)

Texas Agricultural & Mechanical (Bryan, 5th)

Tulsa (Auburn, T4)

UCLA (Las Vegas, 4th)

Vanderbilt (Bryan, 4th)

Virginia (Cle Elum, 3rd)

Wake Forest (Bermuda Run, 3rd) – MIMI RHODES (ENG) #4

INDIVIDUALS

Lauren Beaudreau – Notre Dame (East Lansing, 1st)

Carla Bernat – Kansas State (Bryan, T3rd)

Bailey Davis – Tennessee (Bermuda Run, T3rd)

Veronika Kedronova – Kent State (Las Vegas, T6th)

Jasmine Leovao – Long Beach State (Clean Elum, 8th)

Isabella McCauley – Minnesota (Auburn, T2nd)

NS = Not Selected

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2023 Results

WAKE FOREST, whose team included Mimi Rhodes (ENG) and Lauren Walsh (IRL), won the 2023 NCAA Division I National Championship at Greyhawk G.C. in Arizona. It was Wake’s first women’s national title in the program’s history.

WAKE FOREST (seeded 3rd) beat SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (USC) (seeded 5th) 3-1-0 in the 18 hole Team Final.

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Wake Forest (Photo: Christian Petersen / Getty Images / NCAA)

Rose ZHANG (USA / Stanford) became the first player in competition history to win the NCAA Division 1 Women’s National Championship on multiple occasions and in successive years.

Her 278 (-10) total was one shot better than Lucia LOPEZ-ORTEGA (Spain / San Jose State) and Catherine PARK (USA / Southern California).

Lauren WALSH (IRL) and Charlotte HEATH (ENG) who finished tied 7th on -6 were the best of the GB&I contingent.

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Rose Zhang (Photo: Christian Petersen / Getty Images / NCAA)

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NCAA Division I Women’s Regionals – 2024 Preview & Results

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8th May 2024

Here is a summary of the results from the six 54-hole NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Regional Championships which were played on 6th-8th May 2024.

The low five teams (30 in total) and the low individual (6 in total) not on one of those teams from each Regional advanced to the National Championships.

For more information on these Regional Championships please read the Preview article lower down this page.

The 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship will be played at Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, California on 17th-22nd May 2024.

AUBURN, ALABAMA

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TEAM QUALIFIERS: 1st Auburn (+10), 2nd Oregon (+14), 3rd North Carolina (+21), T4 South Carolina (+27), T4 Tulsa (+27)

INDIVIDUAL MEDALIST: Anna Davis (Auburn) -5

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: Isabella McCauley (Minnesota) T2 -2

GB&I PLAYERS:
Qualified – ANNA FOSTER (IRL / AUBURN) T25 +11, HANNAH DARLING (SCO / SOUTH CAROLINA) 29th +12
Non-Qualified – SARA BYRNE (IRL / MIAMI) T7 +1, REBEKAH GARDNER (IRL / MIAMI) 49th +21

Hannah Darling’s South Carolina, the 2nd ranked team in the country, required a strong finish to their final round to take their place in the National Championshipss after looking like they may miss out. Georgia and Houston both finished on -28 just one shot worse off than top 5 qualifiers South Carolina and Tulsa.

BERMUDA RUN, NORTH CAROLINA

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TEAM QUALIFIERS: 1st Ole Miss (-21), 2nd Texas (-20), 3rd Wake Forest (-18), 4th Mississippi State (-3), 5th Oregon State (-2)

INDIVIDUAL CO-MEDALISTS: Caitlyn Macnab (Ole Miss) & Rachel Kuehn (Wake Forest) -12

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: Bailey Davis (Tennessee) T3 -8

GB&I PLAYERS:
Qualified – MIMI RHODES (ENG / WAKE FOREST) 20th Ev
Non-Qualified – KATIE POOTS (IRL /UCF) T42 +11, JESS BAKER (ENG / UCF) T51 +14

England’s Mimi Rhodes played her part in helping reigning champions Wake Forest advance to the Nationals.

BRYAN, TEXAS

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TEAM QUALIFIERS: 1st LSU (-8), T2 SMU (-4), T2 Clemson (-4), 4th Vanderbilt (+1), 5th Texas A&M (+6) 

INDIVIDUAL MEDALIST: Ingrid Lindblad (LSU) -12

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: Carla Bernat (Kansas State) T3 -7

GB&I PLAYERS:
Qualified – AINE DONEGAN (IRL / LSU) T34 +7
Non-Qualified – CALEY MCGINTY (ENG / OHIO STATE) T44 +11, ANNA DAWSON (IRL / LITTLE ROCK) 59th +26

Aine Donegan’s LSU won their first NCAA Regional title in the program’s history and with World No. 1 Ingrid Lindblad, who won here for a college career 15th time, leading the team advanced from Texas with confidence.

CLE ELUM, WASHINGTON

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TEAM QUALIFIERS: 1st Stanford (-17), 2nd Duke (+1), 3rd Virginia (+12), 4th Arizona State (+21), 5th San Jose State (+23)

INDIVIDUAL MEDALIST: Rachel Heck (Stanford) -8

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: Jasmine Leovao (Long Beach State) 8th +2

GB&I PLAYERS:
Qualified – BETH COULTER (IRL / ARIZONA STATE) 12th +4, PATIENCE RHODES (ENG / ARIZONA STATE) T24 +9
Non-Qualified – LILY HIRST (ENG / KANSAS) T13 +5, HARRIET LOCKLEY (WAL / ALABAMA) T47 +16

Rachel Heck, who recently announced she wouldn’t be turning pro, won the Individual leading Stanford comfortably to the Ole Elum Regional title. Beth and Patience’s young Arizona State team finished 4th to extend their U.S. seasons. 

EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN

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TEAM QUALIFIERS: 1st Southern California (-9), 2nd Oklahoma State (-5), 3rd Michigan State (-4), 4th Northwestern (-3), 5th Pepperdine (-1)

INDIVIDUAL MEDALIST: Lauren Beaudreau (Notre Dame) -12

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: Lauren Beaudreau (Notre Dame) 1st -12

GB&I PLAYERS:
Non-Qualified – CARMEN GRIFFITHS (SCO / LOUISVILLE) T45 +10

Carmen Griffiths, playing as an Individual, got off to a bad start in Michigan and was unable to recover. On the team front big-hitter Florida continued to disappoint missing out on Nationals for the fourth straight year.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

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TEAM QUALIFIERS: 1st Arkansas (Ev), 2nd Purdue (+4), 3rd Baylor (+8), 4th UCLA (+12), 5th Florida State (+14)

INDIVIDUAL CO-MEDALISTS: Zoe Campos (UCLA) & Kajal Mistry (Arkansas) -6

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: Veronika Kedronova (Kent State) T6 -1

GB&I PLAYERS:
Qualified – LOTTIE WOAD (ENG / FLORIDA STATE) 3rd -4, CHARLOTTE HEATH (ENG / FLORIDA STATE) T20 +5, ROSIE BELSHAM (ENG / BAYLOR) T41 +11
Non-Qualified – GRACIE MAYO (WAL / OKLAHOMA) T43 +13, OLIVIA LEE (ENG / CALIFORNIA) T52 +17

A windy final day led to an exciting conclusion to this Regional with scoring proving difficult. Lottie Woad slipped out of the Individual title race and nearly contributed to her Florida State team missing out on the Nationals.

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25th April 2024 (Updated 6th May 2024)

Regional Championships

The six 54 hole NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Regional Championships will be played on 6th-8th May 2024.

72 teams and 36 individuals, from non-qualifying teams, were selected on 24th April 2024 to compete at these competitions.

Local Conference Championships were played across the country in April with 27 Conference team champions granted automatic qualification into the 2024 Regionals. The remaining teams progressed based on their performances throughout the season.

12 teams and 6 individuals were allocated to each of the six Regional venues with a strength-of-field metric factored in to ensure balance and fairness across all of them.

Teams of five players play 72 holes of stroke play with their best four scores counting towards their team’s total score. Players, who play in each round, are also eligible for a separate Individual competition.

The leading 5 teams and the top individual (not on one of those teams) from each Regional event will progress to the National Championship which will be played at Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, California on 17th-22nd May 2024.

Beginning this year, Regional Champion Awards will be given to the team champions at each site.

I will be updating this article with a summary of the results when play is completed.

National Championships

The Division I Competition Oversight Committee announced in January 2023 that the field for Division I Women’s Golf National Championships would be increased from 147 to 156. The number of teams was also increased from 27 to 30 with the number of individual participants falling from 12 to 6.

The National Championships start with 54 holes off of stroke play. The top 15 teams and 9 individuals, not on an advancing team, then progress to a final 18 holes of stroke play. After these 72 holes have been played an Individual champion is determined and the top 8 teams advance to a match play stage to establish the Team champions.

Wake Forest defeated Southern California to win the 2023 Division I Women’s Golf National title. Rose Zhang of Stanford won the 2023 individual competition, becoming the first back-to-back individual NCAA champion.

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The six Regional Championships are shown below with each team listed in seed order.

GB&I players attached to the qualifying colleges are highlighted in bold blue type. Each team is now allowed to take a Reserve to the event so it is possible some may not play or be subbed in and out during the week. 20 GB&I players will be participating in this year’s Regional Championships.

Schools and Individuals with a Conference affiliation also noted below were the Team or Individual winners of these earlier tournaments.

AUBURN, ALABAMA
Course: Auburn University Club / Host: Auburn University
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Teams
1. South Carolina – HANNAH DARLING (SCO) #2
2. Auburn – ANNA FOSTER (IRL) #4, CARYS WORBY (WAL) #6 NS, RACHEL GOURLAY (ENG) NS
3. Oregon
4. Georgia
5. North Carolina
6. Michigan
7. Houston – ELLEN YATES (ENG) NS
8. Tulsa
9. Miami – SARA BYRNE (IRL) #1, REBEKAH GARDNER (IRL) #3
10. Kennesaw State – Atlantic Sun Conference
11. East Tennessee State – Southern Conference
12. Albany – Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Individuals
Anna Morgan, Furman
Isabella McCauley, Minnesota
Gabi Nicastro, Samford
Audrey Ryu, Furman
Lauren Thompson, Lipscomb
Viktoria Hund, Charleston

BERMUDA RUN, NORTH CAROLINA
Course: Bermuda Run Country Club / Host: Wake Forest University
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Teams
1. Wake Forest – Atlantic Coast Conference – MIMI RHODES (ENG) #4
2. Texas – Big 12 Conference
3. Ole Miss – ELLEN HUME (ENG) NS
4. Mississippi State – Southeastern Conference
5. UCF – JESS BAKER (ENG) #1, KATIE POOTS (IRL) #4
6. South Florida
7. Tennessee
8. Oregon State
9. North Texas
10. Delaware – Coastal Athletic Association
11. Charleston Southern – Big South Conference
12. Navy – Patriot League

Individuals
Lauren Olivares Leon, N.C. State
Louise Reau, Georgia Southern
Christin Eisenbeiss, North Florida
Kendall Turner, James Madison
Isabel Amezcua, N.C. State
Maria Beltran, Fairfield – Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

BRYAN, TEXAS
Course: The Traditions Club / Host: Texas A&M University
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Teams
1. LSU – AINE DONEGAN (IRL) #4
2. Texas A&M
3. Clemson
4. Vanderbilt
5. SMU – American Athletic Conference
6. Ohio State – CALEY MCGINTY (ENG) #4
7. Maryland
8. Iowa State
9. Texas State – Sun Belt Conference
10. Sam Houston – Conference USA
11. Sacred Heart – Northeast Conference
12. Little Rock – Ohio Valley Conference – ANNA DAWSON (IRL) #1

Individuals
Carla Bernat, Kansas State
Camryn Carreon, UTSA
Louis Lau, TCU
Sofia Barroso Sa, TCU
Daniela Abonce, UTSA – American Athletic Conference
Ryann Honea, Abilene Christian – Western Athletic Conference

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CLE ELUM, WASHINGTON
Course: Tumble Creek Club / Host: University of Washington
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Teams
1. Stanford – Pac-12 Conference
2. Duke
3. Arizona State – BETH COULTER (IRL) #2, PATIENCE RHODES (ENG) #5
4. Virginia
5. San Jose State – Mountain West Conference
6. Washington
7. Alabama – HARRIET LOCKLEY (WAL) #2
8. Virginia Tech
9. Kansas – LILY HIRST (ENG) #2
10. Long Beach State – Big West Conference
11. Sacramento State – Big Sky Conference
12. Seattle University – Western Athletic Conference

Individuals
Emma Bunch, New Mexico State – Conference USA
Riana Mission, San Francisco
Kelli Ann Strand, Nebraska
Morgan Miller, Colorado
Sabrina Iqbal, Colorado
Madelyn Gamble, Washington State

EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN
Course: Forest Akers Golf Course / Host: Michigan State University
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Teams
1. Southern California
2. Northwestern
3. Florida
4. Pepperdine
5. Michigan State
6. Kentucky
7. Denver – Summit League
8. Oklahoma State
9. Indiana – Big Ten Conference
10. Augusta – Southland Conference
11. Illinois State – Missouri Valley Conference
12. Oakland – Horizon League

Individuals
Isabel Sy, Illinois
Catie Craig, Western Kentucky
Lauren Beaudreau, Notre Dame
CARMEN GRIFFITHS (SCO), Louisville
Hana Ryskova, Louisville
Kate Petrova, Evansville – Missouri Valley

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
Course: Spanish Trail Country Club / Host: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

Teams
1. UCLA
2. Arkansas
3. Arizona
4. Florida State – LOTTIE WOAD (ENG) #1, CHARLOTTE HEATH (ENG) #4
5. California – OLIVIA LEE (ENG) #3
6. Purdue
7. Baylor – ROSIE BELSHAM (ENG) #2
8. Oklahoma – GRACIE MAYO (WAL) #5
9. Colorado State
10. Kent State – Mid-American Conference
11. Xavier – Big East Conference
12. Dartmouth – The Ivy League

Individuals
Toa Yokoyama, UNLV
Lauren Lehigh, New Mexico
Lauren Zaretsky, Texas Tech
Myah McDonald, New Mexico
Victoria Liu, Princeton – Ivy League
Lizzie Neal, Northern Arizona – Big Sky

NS – Not Selected

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NCAA Division I Women’s Regionals – 2023 Preview & Results

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10th May 2023

Here is a summary of the results from the six 54-hole NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Regional Championships which were played on 8th-10th May 2023.

The low five teams (30 in total) and the low individual (6 in total) not on those teams from each Regional advanced to the National Championships.

For more information on these Regional Championships please read the Preview article lower down this page.

The 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship will be played on 19th – 24th May at Greyhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

[Teams are listed below with their Golfweek / Sagarin national ranking in brackets]

ATHENS, GEORGIA

CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

TEAM QUALIFIERS: 1st Georgia (30) -13, 2nd South Carolina (4) -11, 3rd San Jose State (15) +14, 4th Ole Miss (17) +17, 5th Augusta (83) +21

INDIVIDUAL MEDALIST: Jenny Bae (Georgia) -13

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: T5 Leon Takagi (Kent State) -3

GB&I PLAYERS:
Qualified – 3rd HANNAH DARLING (SCO / SOUTH CAROLINA) -6, DNF ELLEN HUME (ENG / OLE MISS)* 
Non-Qualified – T37 CALEY MCGINTY (ENG / OHIO STATE) +10

University of Georgia and Jenny Bae took full advantage of playing on their home course to win both the Team and Individual titles.

*Ellen was substituted in for Ole Miss teammate Elle Johnson in the final round and having delivered a counting score will hopefully make their starting lineup in Arizona.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA

CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

TEAM QUALIFIERS: 1st Michigan State (39) +8, 2nd Duke (25) +11, T3 Texas (14) +14, T3 Northwestern (10) +14, 5th LSU (3) +15

INDIVIDUAL MEDALIST: Latanna Stone (LSU) & Brooke Biermann (Michigan State) -3

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: 3rd SARA BYRNE (IRL) -4

GB&I PLAYERS:
Qualified – 3rd SARA BYRNE (IRL / MIAMI) -4, T25 AINE DONEGAN (IRL / LSU) +7
Non-Qualified – T6 JESS BAKER (ENG) +1, T43 OLIVIA LEE (ENG) +13

A brilliant effort from Ireland’s Sara Byrne who, despite travelling and playing without her Miami teammates, took the Individual qualifying spot with a 3rd place finish.

PULLMAN, WASHINGTON

CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

TEAM QUALIFIERS: 1st Stanford (2) -50, 2nd Clemson (31) -33, 3rd USC (12) -26, 4th Baylor (11) -23, 5th Texas Tech (32) -19

INDIVIDUAL MEDALIST: Rose Zhang (Stanford) -19

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: 3rd Tiffany Le (UC-Riverside) -14

GB&I PLAYERS:
Qualified – T13 ROSIE BELSHAM (ENG / BAYLOR) -6
Non-Qualified – T49 HARRIET LYNCH (ENG / FRESNO STATE) +5

Defending champions Stanford (despite missing through injury Rachel Heck and Brooke Seay, two of their normal starters) and their star player Rose Zhang showed ominous form in Washington. Zhang won her 11th event, tieing a men’s and women’s school record with Patrick Cantley, Maverick McNealy and Tiger Woods, in just her 19th Stanford career start – far less than therm.

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RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA

CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

TEAM QUALIFIERS: 1st Arizona (27) -5, 2nd N.C. State (51) -3, 3rd Wake Forest (1) Ev, 4th TCU (46) +2, 5th Florida State (45) +6

INDIVIDUAL MEDALIST: Dorota Zalewska (Chattanooga) -12

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: 1st Dorota Zalewska (Chattanooga) -12

GB&I PLAYERS:
Qualified – T6 LOTTIE WOAD (ENG / FLORIDA STATE) -2, T11 AMELIA WILLIAMSON (ENG / FLORIDA STATE) Ev, T14 CHARLOTTE HEATH (ENG / FLORIDA STATE) +1, T20 MIMI RHODES (ENG / WAKE FOREST) +2, T42 LAUREN WALSH (IRL / WAKE FOREST) +10, T58 CAITLIN WHITEHEAD (ENG / N.C. STATE) +24
Non-Qualified – 36th BETH COULTER (IRL / ARIZONA STATE) +7, T40 ANNABELL FULLER (ENG / FLORIDA) +9

Surprise package Arizona produced a strong final round to win this Regional despite giving up home course advantage to their nearest rivals North Carolina State. Albeit they needed a scoring anomaly by N.C. State, which lead to them needing to include Caitlin Whitehead’s 78 card in their total, to do so.

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

TEAM QUALIFIERS: T1 Pepperdine (24) +9, T1 SMU (18) +9, T3 Oklahoma State (22) +16, T3 Texas A&M (5) +16, 5th New Mexico (44) +25

INDIVIDUAL MEDALIST: Camryn Carreon (UTSA) -10

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: 1st Camryn Carreon (UTSA) -10

GB&I PLAYERS:
Qualified – None
Non-Qualified – T37 ANNA FOSTER (IRL / AUBURN) +11, T48 ALEX GILES (ENG / INCARNATE WORD) +19, DNF ANNABEL WILSON (IRL / UCLA)*

Alongside Palm Beach San Antonio proved to be the toughest venue for the players and teams this week. Auburn were the highest ranked team (7th) not to progress from the six Regional events.

*Annabel Wilson was dropped for UCLA’s final round and replaced by Emilie Paltrinieri.

WESTFIELD, INDIANA

CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

TEAM QUALIFIERS: 1st Mississippi State (7) -19, 2nd Oregon State (53) -17, 3rd Vanderbilt (19) -16, 4th Virginia (21) -15, 5th Tulsa (34) -9

INDIVIDUAL MEDALIST: Amanda Sambach (Virginia) & Julia Lopez Ramirez (Mississippi State) -13

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: 6th Isabella McCauley (Minnesota) -7

GB&I PLAYERS:
Qualified – None
Non-Qualified – 62nd CARMEN GRIFFITHS (SCO) +14

Oregon, ranked 8th by the NCAA, finished 10th out of the 12 teams at Westfield and arguably the most disappointing post-season performance this week.

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3rd May 2023 

The six 54 hole NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Regional Championships will be played on 8th-10th May 2023.

72 teams and 36 individuals, from non-qualifying teams, were selected on 26th April 2023 to compete at these competitions.

Local Conference Championships were played across the country in April with 27 Conference team champions granted automatic qualification into the 2023 Regionals. The remaining teams progressed based on their performances throughout the season.

12 teams and 6 individuals were allocated to each of the six Regional venues with a strength-of-field metric factored in to ensure maximum balance and fairness across all of them.

Teams of five players play 72 holes of stroke play with their best four scores counting towards their team’s total score. Players, who play in each round, are also eligible for a separate Individual competition.

5 teams and the top individual (not on one of those teams) from each Regional event will progress to the National Championship which will be played at Grayhawk G.C. in Scottsdale, Arizona on 19th-24th May 2023.

I will be updating this article with the results when play gets underway.

National Championships

The Division I Competition Oversight Committee announced in January 2023 that the field for this year’s Division I Women’s Golf National Championships would be increased from 147 to 156. The number of teams is being increased from 27 to 30 with the number of individual participants falling from 12 to 6.

The National Championships start with 54 holes off of stroke play. The top 15 teams and 9 individuals, not on an advancing team, then progress to a final 18 holes of stroke play. After these 72 holes have been played an Individual champion is determined and the top 8 teams advance to a match play stage to establish the Team champions.

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The six Regional Championships are shown below with each team listed in seed order with their Golfweek / Sagarin national ranking in brackets and, if they earned automatic qualification, the Conference Championship they recently won to do so.

GB&I players attached to the qualifying colleges are highlighted in bold blue type, with their selection number (#1-6). Each team is now allowed to take a Reserve to the event so it is possible some may not play or be subbed in and out during the week. I am expecting 20 or 21 GB&I players to participate at this year’s Regional Championships.

ATHENS, GEORGIA
Course: University of Georgia Golf Course / Host: Georgia
CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT SCORES – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

Teams
1. South Carolina (4) – HANNAH DARLING (SCO) #3
2. San Jose State (15)
3. Ole Miss (17) – ELLEN HUME (ENG) #6
4. Ohio State (26) – CALEY MCGINTY (ENG) #1
5. Georgia (30)
6. Maryland (33)
7. Kent State (42) – Mid-American Conference
8. Charleston (56) – Colonial Athletic Association
9. Kansas (54)
10. Furman (64) – Southern Conference
11. Augusta (83) – Southland Conference
12. Sacred Heart (146) – Northeast Conference

Individuals
Carla Bernat, Tulane
Mathilde Delavallade, Penn State
Mikhaela Fortuna, Oklahoma
Catie Craig, Western Kentucky – Conference USA
Christy Chen, Boston – Patriot League
Isabella Gomez, Harvard – The Ivy League

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA
Course: PGA National Resort Palm Beach / Host: FAU
CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

Teams
1. LSU (3) – JESS BAILEY (ENG) NS, AINE DONEGAN (IRL) #4
2. Texas (14)
3. Northwestern (10)
4. UCF (23) – JESS BAKER (ENG) #1
5. Duke (25)
6. Michigan State (39)
7. California (40) – OLIVIA LEE (ENG) #5
8. Arkansas (38) – FFION TYNAN (WAL) NS
9. Alabama (48)
10. South Florida (55)
11. Penn (104) – The Ivy League
12. Quinnipiac (161) – Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Individuals
Christin Eisenbeiss, North Florida
SARA BYRNE (IRL), Miami
Yanjun Liu, Princeton
Karissa Kilby, FIU
Leah Onosato, Old Dominion – Sun Belt Conference
Katherine Lemke, Creighton – Big East Conference

PULLMAN, WASHINGTON
Course: Palouse Ridge Golf Club / Host: Washington State
CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

Teams
1. Stanford (2)
2. Baylor (11) – ROSIE BELSHAM (ENG) #2
3. USC (12) – Pac-12 Conference
4. Clemson (31) – Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Kentucky (29)
6. Texas Tech (32)
7. Houston (37) – BECCA EARL (ENG) NS
8. North Carolina (43)
9. UNLV (57)
10. Sacramento State (62) – Big Sky Conference
11. Cal Poly (89) – Big West Conference
12. Green Bay (207) – Horizon League

Individuals
Camille Boyd, Washington
Tiffany Le, UC Riverside
HARRIET LYNCH (ENG), Fresno State
Darcy Habgood, Washington State
Stefanie Deng, Washington
Cassie Kim, Gonzaga

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RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
Course: Lonnie Poole Golf Course / Host: N.C. State
CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

Teams
1. Wake Forest (1) – MIMI RHODES (ENG) #5, Lauren WALSH (IRL) #2
2. Arizona State (9) – BETH COULTER (IRL) #3, PATIENCE RHODES (ENG) NS
3. Florida State (13) – CHARLOTTE HEATH (ENG) #1, AMELIA WILLIAMSON (ENG) #2, LOTTIE WOAD (ENG) #3
4. Florida (20) – ANNABELL FULLER (ENG) #2
5. Arizona (27)
6. North Texas (35) – Conference USA
7. TCU (46)
8. N.C. State (51) – CAITLIN WHITEHEAD (ENG) #5
9. Purdue (45)
10. Nebraska (50)
11. Campbell (71) – Big South Conference
12. Richmond (145) – Patriot League

Individuals
Dorota Zalewska, Chattanooga
Kendall Turner, James Madison
Mallory Fobes, UNCW
Morgan Ketchum, Virginia Tech
Becca DiNunzio, Virginia Tech
Sarah Kahn, High Point – Big South Conference

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Course: TPC San Antonio / Host: UTSA
CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

Teams
1. Texas A&M (5) – Southeastern Conference
2. Auburn (8) – ANNA FOSTER (IRL) #2, RACHEL GOURLEY (ENG) NS, CARYS WORBY (WAL) NS
3. Pepperdine (24)
4. Oklahoma State (22) – Big 12 Conference
5. SMU (18) – American Athletic Conference
6. UCLA (28) – ANNABEL WILSON (IRL) #3
7. New Mexico (44) – Mountain West Conference
8. Denver (47) – The Summit League
9. Illinois (49) – Big Ten Conference
10. Sam Houston (52) – Western Athletic Conference
11. ULM (87) – Sun Belt Conference
12. Missouri State (164) – Missouri Valley Conference

Individuals
Victoria Gailey, Nevada
Allysha Mae Mateo, BYU
Haley Vargas, Kansas State
Camryn Carreon, UTSA
Jasmine Leovao, Long Beach State – Big West Conference
ALEX GILES (ENG), Incarnate Word – Southland Conference

WESTFIELD, INDIANA
Course: The Club at Chatham Hills / Host: Indiana
CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

Teams
1. Mississippi State (7)
2. Oregon (6)
3. Vanderbilt (19)
4. Iowa State (16)
5. Virginia (21)
6. Tulsa (34)
7. Tennessee (36)
8. Michigan (41)
9. Oregon State (53)
10. Xavier (68) – Big East Conference
11. Lipscomb (84) – ASUN Conference
12. Morehead State (147) – Ohio Valley Conference

Individuals
Isabella McCauley, Minnesota
CARMEN GRIFFITHS (SCO), Louisville
Luisamariana Mesones, Minnesota
Sofia Torres, Colorado State
Lauren Beaudreau, Notre Dame
Sabrina Coffman, Cleveland State – Horizon League

NS – Not Selected

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