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NCAA Division I Women’s National Championship – 2025 Preview & Results

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Wednesday 20th May 2025

MATCH PLAY – FINAL

NORTHWESTERN (3) upset favourites and defending champions STANFORD (1) 3.0-2.0 to win the 2025 NCAA Division I National Championship at Omni La Costa in California.

It was Northwestern’s first Championship in the history of it’s women’s golf program and a great reward for their 17 year head coach Emily Fletcher.

Northwestern (Photo: Northwestern Athletics)

Match Play – Final Results (Graphic: Scoreboard / NCAA)

CLICK HERE FOR THE SCOREBOARD RESULTS – 2025 MATCH PLAY – TEAM

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Tuesday 20th May 2025

MATCH PLAY – SEMI-FINALS

Stanford beat Florida State by 3.5-1.5 points to set up a Championship Match with Northwestern who overcame Oregon 3.0-2.0.

Megha GANNE (USA) beat Lottie WOAD (ENG) on the 20th Hole of their game whilst Kelly XU (USA) took out Sophia FULLBROOK (ENG) 5&4.

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

MATCH PLAY – QUARTER FINALS

The four top seeds, Stanford (1), Oregon (2), Northwestern (3) and Florida State (4), all progressed from the Quarter Final matches at the NCAA Division I Women’s Championships.

In Florida State’s 3.5-1.5 victory over Southern California Lottie WOAD (ENG) beat Jasmine KOO (USA) by 4&3 but Sophie FULLBROOK (ENG) lost 6&5 to Kylie CHONG (USA).

Match Play – Quarter Final Results (Graphic: Scoreboard / NCAA)

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Monday 19th May 2025

STROKE PLAY ROUND 4

TEAM

STANFORD earned medalist honours with a -27 total team score. This was the lowest score in NCAA Women’s Golf Championship history and a full 21 shots better than the 2nd placed team OREGON. It was also the fifth consecutive year that Stanford have earned medalist honours.

NORTHWESTERN (+2), FLORIDA STATE (+3), SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (+4), ARKANSAS (+6), TEXAS (+8) and VIRGINIA (+15) made up the leading eight teams who advanced to the Match Play Stage.

Sadly from a GB&I perspective ARIZONA STATE (+16), SOUITH CAROLINA (+17) and LSU (+17) were the teams that narrowly missed out on advancing.

Stroke Play Team Results (Graphic: Scoreboard / NCAA)

INDIVIDUAL

Sophomore Marie JOSE MARIN (COL / Arkansas) won the Individual title with a -12 total at Omni La Costa after she finished off the Stroke Play Stage with a solid 3-under 69.

Maria Jose Marin (Photo: GolfWeek) 

Mirabel TING (MAL / Florida State) -10 finished 2nd, Kelly XU (USA / Stanford) -8 3rd, Paula MARTÍN SAMPEDRO (ESP / Stanford) -7 4th and Catherine PARK (USA / Southern California) & Megan PROPECK (USA / Virginia) -6 tied 5th.

The highest placed GB&I player was Lottie WOAD (ENG) who completed her 72 holes in -5 for a tied 8th result.

Here are the final results of the seven GB&I players who completed the full Stroke Play Stage: –

Lottie WOAD (ENG / Florida State) 72, 71, 71, 69 (-5) Tied 8th
Patience RHODES (ENG / Arizona State) 75, 72, 71, 74 (+5) Tied 36th
Beth COULTER (IRL / Arizona State) 70, 77, 74, 72 (+5) Tied 36th
Sophia FULLBROOK (ENG / Florida State) 75, 71, 73, 77 (+8) Tied 47th
Isla MCDONALD-O’BRIEN (ENG / Arizona State) 77, 76, 72, 74 (+11) Tied 60th
Aine DONEGAN (IRL / LSU) 76, 75, 78, 72 (+13) Tied 67th
Hannah DARLING (SCO / South Carolina) 82, 73, 73, 76 (+16) Tied 73rd

Davina XANH (ENG / Auburn) 77, 74, 78 (+13) MISSED CUT
Marina JOYCE-MORENO (IRL / Ohio State) 73, 77, 82 (+16) MISSED CUT
Nellie ONG (ENG / Ohio State) 82, 75, 76 (+17) MISSED CUT
Gracie MAYO (WAL / Oklahoma) 80, 82, 76 (+22) MISSED CUT

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

CLICK HERE FOR THE SCOREBOARD RESULTS – 2025 STROKE PLAY – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

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Sunday 18th May 2025

STROKE PLAY ROUND 3

TEAM

STANFORD were even better on Day 3 shooting an outstanding 18-under par team score at Omni La Costa. They now lead NORTHWESTERN (-8) by 15-shots heading into the final stroke play qualifying round and look set to secure the top Match Play seeding.

OREGON (-2) are 3rd, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (Ev) 4th and FLORIDA STATE & ARKANSAS (+3) tied 5th.

The 54 hole cut, which sees only the leading 15 teams progress to the final stroke play round, fell at +18.

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

INDIVIDUAL

Marie JOSE MARIN (COL / Arkansas) moved in to the Individual lead on -9 with a bogey-free 65 (-7) in the third round.

Paula MARTÍN SAMPEDRO (ESP / Stanford) -8 is 2nd, Kelly XU (USA / Stanford) -7 3rd and Elsa SVENSSON (SWE / LSU) & Catherine PARK (USA / Southern California) -6 tied 4th.

Led by Ava MERRILL (USA / Vanderbilt) on -1 T17  the top 9 individuals not on one of the advancing teams also qualified for the final round.

The highest placed GB&I player remains Lottie WOAD (ENG) who stayed tied 13th on -2 after another 71.

Seven of the 11 GB&I players made it through to the final stroke Play round: –

Lottie WOAD (ENG / Florida State) 72, 71, 71 (-2) Tied 13th
Patience RHODES (ENG / Arizona State) 75, 72, 71 (+2) Tied 28th
Sophia FULLBROOK (ENG / Florida State) 75, 71, 73 (+3) Tied 37th
Beth COULTER (IRL / Arizona State) 70, 77, 74 (+5) Tied 45th
Isla MCDONALD-O’BRIEN (ENG / Arizona State) 77, 76, 72 (+9) Tied 62nd
Hannah DARLING (SCO / South Carolina) 82, 73, 73 (+12) Tied 72nd
Aine DONEGAN (IRL / LSU) 76, 75, 78 (+13) Tied 76th

Davina XANH (ENG / Auburn) 77, 74, 78 (+13) MISSED CUT
Marina JOYCE-MORENO (IRL / Ohio State) 73, 77, 82 (+16) MISSED CUT
Nellie ONG (ENG / Ohio State) 82, 75, 76 (+17) MISSED CUT
Gracie MAYO (WAL / Oklahoma) 80, 82, 76 (+22) MISSED CUT

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

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Saturday 17th May 2025

STROKE PLAY ROUND 2

TEAM

STANFORD produced a superb 10-under par team score on Day 2 to jump into the lead on -5. The Cardinals are now the only team under par in the Stroke Play Stage of the Championship.

NORTHWESTERN (Ev) are 2nd, OREGON (-1) 3rd and SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA & FLORIDA STATE (+3) tied 4th.

Overnight leaders VANDERBILT, +18 in Round 2, tumbled down the leaderboard to 13th on +12 at Omni La Costa.

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

INDIVIDUAL

With rounds of 69 and 68 Avery WEED (USA / Mississippi State) holds the 36 hole Individual lead on -7.

Elia GALITSKY (USA / South Carolina) -5 is 2nd and Catherine PARK (USA / Southern California), Elsa SVENSSON (SWE / LSU) & Grace KILCREASE (USA / Oklahoma State) -4 tied 3rd.

The highest placed GB&I player is now Lottie WOAD (ENG) who followed her opening 72 with a 71 to move up to tied 13th on -1.

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

Lottie WOAD (ENG / Florida State) 72, 71 (-1) Tied 13th
Sophia FULLBROOK (ENG / Florida State) 75, 71 (+2) Tied 33rd
Beth COULTER (IRL / Arizona State) 70, 77 (+3) Tied 43rd
Patience RHODES (ENG / Arizona State) 75, 72 (+3) Tied 43rd
Marina JOYCE-MORENO (IRL / Ohio State) 73, 77 (+6) Tied 80th
Aine DONEGAN (IRL / LSU) 76, 75 (+7) Tied 93rd
Davina XANH (ENG / Auburn) 77, 74 (+7) Tied 93rd
Isla MCDONALD-O’BRIEN (ENG / Arizona State) 77, 76 (+9) Tied 117th
Hannah DARLING (SCO / South Carolina) 82, 73 (+11) Tied 129th
Nellie ONG (ENG / Ohio State) 82, 75 (+13) Tied 141st
Gracie MAYO (WAL / Oklahoma) 80, 82 (+18) Tied 150th

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

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Friday 16th May 2025

STROKE PLAY ROUND 1

TEAM

VANDERBILT lead the National Championships with a 282 (-6) Round 1 team score at Omni La Costa in California.

OKLAHOMA STATE (-4) are 2nd and ARIZONA STATE, OREGON, TEXAS & FLORIDA (Ev) 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.

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

INDIVIDUAL

Bailey DAVIS (USA / Tennessee) 67 (-5) leads the Individual standings at the end of Day 1 from Elsa SVENSSON (SWE / LSU), Lauren KIM (CAN / Texas) & Catherine PARK (USA / Southern California).

Beth COULTER (IRL) was the best of the 11 GB&I players with an opening 70 (-2) which saw her finish the day in tied 10th.

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

Beth COULTER (IRL / Arizona State) 70 (-2) Tied 10th
Lottie WOAD (ENG / Florida State) 72 (Ev) Tied 27th
Marina JOYCE-MORENO (IRL / Ohio State) 73 (+1) Tied 46th
Patience RHODES (ENG / Arizona State) 75 (+3) Tied 78th
Sophia FULLBROOK (ENG / Florida State) 75 (+3) Tied 78th
Aine DONEGAN (IRL / LSU) 76 (+4) Tied 98th
Isla MCDONALD-O’BRIEN (ENG / Arizona State) 77 (+5) Tied 111th
Davina XANH (ENG / Auburn) 77 (+5) Tied 111th
Gracie MAYO (WAL / Oklahoma) 80 (+8) Tied 144th
Nellie ONG (ENG / Ohio State) 82 (+10) Tied 150th
Hannah DARLING (SCO / South Carolina) 82 (+10) Tied 150th

Stroke Play Leading Round 1 Individual Scores (Graphic: Scoreboard / 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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8th May 2025

The 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s National Golf Championship will be played at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California on 16th-21st May 2025.

This is the second of three NCAA National Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships that will be staged at La Costa. As in 2024 the event is 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 last year’s Women’s Championship marked its official re-opening.

The women’s championship course plays 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 5th-7th May. To learn more about these Regionals please read my earlier article – NCAA Division I Women’s Regionals – 2025 Preview & Results

At the National Championship 54 holes of stroke play will be played on 16th-18th 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 19th 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 20th-21st May to determine the Team national champions.

Here is a list of the team and individual qualifiers along with their Regional site results in brackets.

There are 11 players from Great Britain & Ireland competing this year; they are highlighted in blue below alongside their college.

TEAMS

Arizona State (2nd Gold Canyon) – BETH COULTER (IRL), ISLA MCDONALD-O’BRIEN (ENG), PATIENCE RHODES (ENG)

Arkansas (2nd Columbus)

Baylor (1st Norman)

CSU Fullerton (5th Gold Canyon) – DAVINA XANH (ENG)

Florida (T3 Charlottesville)

Florida State (1st Lexington) – SOPHIA FULLBROOOK (ENG), LOTTIE WOAD (ENG)

Georgia Southern (T2 Lexington)

Iowa State (3rd Lubbock)

Kansas (1st Columbus) – LILY HIRST (ENG) NS

Kansas State (T2 Lexington)

LSU (5th Columbus) – ÁINE DONEGAN (IRL)

Michigan State (1st Norman)

Mississippi State (4th Gold Canyon)

Northwestern (1st Norman)

Ohio State (3rd Columbus) – NELLIE ONG (ENG), MARINA JOYCE-MORENO (IRL)

Oklahoma (1st Norman) – GRACIE MAYO (WAL)

Oklahoma State (3rd Gold Canyon)

Ole Miss (2nd Charlottesville)

Oregon (1st Gold Canyon)

Purdue (5th Lubbock)

South Carolina (1st Charlottesville) – HANNAH DARLING (SCO)

Southern California (4th Lexington)

Stanford (1st Norman)

Tennessee (4th Lubbock)

Texas (2nd Lubbock)

UCLA (5th Charlottesville)

UNLV (4th Columbus)

Vanderbilt (5th Lexington)

Virginia (T3 Charlottesville)

Wake Forest (1st Lubbock)

INDIVIDUALS

Sofia Barroso Sá (4th Lexington)

Anna Davis – Auburn (6th Gold Canyon)

Lousiane Gauthier – Florida Gulf Coast (4th Lubbock)

Marie Madsen – NC State (1st Charlottesville)

Audrey Ryu – Furman (7th Norman)

Moa Svedenskiold – Houston (5th Columbus)

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2024 Results

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

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

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

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

Here are the Individual results / positions for all of the GB&I players who competed in 2024: –

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

CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – 2024 MATCH PLAY – TEAM

CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – 2024 STROKE PLAY – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

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NCAA Division I Women’s Regionals – 2025 Preview & Results

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7th May 2025

Here is a summary of the results from the six 54-hole NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Regional Championships which were played on 4th-7th May 2025.

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 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship will be played at Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, California on 16th-21st May 2025.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA

CLICK HERE FOR THE SCOREBOARD RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

TEAM QUALIFIERS: 1st South Carolina -2, 2nd Ole Miss +9, T3 Virginia +12, T3 Florida +12, 5th UCLA +17 

INDIVIDUAL MEDALIST:  1st Marie Madsen (USA / NC State) -5

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: 1st Marie Madsen (USA / NC State) -5

GB&I PLAYERS:
Qualified – T4 HANNAH DARLING (SCO / SOUTH CAROLINA) Ev
Non-Qualified – 50th CAITLIN WHITEHEAD (ENG / NC STATE) +18, T64 KATIE POOTS (IRL / UCF) DNF

COLUMBUS, OHIO

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TEAM QUALIFIERS: 1st Kansas -6, 2nd Arkansas -3, 3rd Ohio State +1, 4th UNLV +4, 5th LSU +18 

INDIVIDUAL MEDALIST: 1st Lyla Louderbaugh (USA / Kansas) -12

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: 5th Moa Svedenskiold (SWE / Houston) -2

GB&I PLAYERS:
Qualified – T6 NELLIE ONG (ENG / OHIO STATE) -1, T26 ÁINE DONEGAN (IRL / LSU) +6, T35 MARINA JOYCE-MORENO (IRL / OHIO STATE) +10,  LILY HIRST (ENG / KANSAS) SUB

GOLD CANYON, ARIZONA

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TEAM QUALIFIERS: 1st Oregon -12, 2nd Arizona State -3, 3rd Oklahoma State +2, 4th Mississippi State +11, 5th CSU Fullerton +23 

INDIVIDUAL MEDALIST: 1st Kiara Romero (USA / Oregon) -16 

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: 6th Anna Davis (USA / Auburn) -1

GB&I PLAYERS:
Qualified – 2nd PATIENCE RHODES (ENG / ARIZONA STATE) -9, T3 ISLA MCDONALD-O’BRIEN (ENG / ARIZONA STATE) -3, 5th DAVINA XANH (ENG / CAL STATE FULLERTON) -2, T20 BETH COULTER (IRL / ARIZONA STATE) +5
Non-Qualified – T32 ANNA MOLLOY (ENG / CALIFORNIA) +10, T28 CARYS WORBY (WAL / AUBURN) +8, 62nd RACHEL GOURLAY (ENG / AUBURN) +27  

LEXINGTON, KENTUCK

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TEAM QUALIFIERS: 1st Florida State -15, T2 Georgia Southern -10, T2 Kansas State -10, 4th Southern California -7, 5th Vanderbilt +2 

INDIVIDUAL MEDALIST: 1st Carla Bernat Escuderos (ESP / Kansas State) -12

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER:  4th Sofia Barroso Sá (POR / TCU) -6

GB&I PLAYERS:
Qualified – T2 LOTTIE WOAD (ENG / FLORIDA STATE) -10, T38 SOPHIA FULLBROOOK (ENG / FLORIDA STATE) +7
Non-Qualified – T21 CARMEN GRIFFITHS (SCO / LOUISVILLE) +1, T46 REBEKAH GARDNER (IRL / MIAMI) +10

LUBBOCK, TEXAS

CLICK HERE FOR THE SCOREBOARD RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

~ Due to forecast thunderstorms on Mon 5th Round 1 was played at Lubbock on Sun 4th and play was completed on Tue 6th.

TEAM QUALIFIERS: 1st Wake Forest -2, 2nd Texas +2, 3rd Iowa State +10, 4th Tennessee +22, 5th Purdue +25 (after a one hole play-off with Texas A&M) 

INDIVIDUAL MEDALIST: 1st Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Coto (ESP / Wake Forest) -7

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: 4th Lousiane Gauthier (URY / Florida Gulf Coast) -2

GB&I PLAYERS:
Non-Qualified – 57th JADE POTTER (SCO / CAMPBELL) +19 

NORMAN, OKLAHOMA
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~ Due to forecast thunderstorms on Tues 6th & Wed 7th 36 holes were played at Norman on Mon 5th.

TEAM QUALIFIERS: 1st Stanford -13, 2nd Northwestern -14, 3rd Michigan State -1, 4th Oklahoma Ev, 5th Baylor +3 

INDIVIDUAL MEDALIST: 1st Andrea Revuelta (USA / Stanford) -8

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER: 7th Audrey Ryu (USA / Furman) -3

GB&I PLAYERS:
Qualified – T41 GRACIE MAYO (WAL / OKLAHOMA) +8
Non-Qualified – T55 FFION TYNAN (WAL / MISSOUIRI) +14

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23rd April 2025

Regional Championships

The six 54 hole NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Regional Championships will be played on 5th-7th May 2025.

72 teams and 36 individuals, from non-qualifying teams, were selected on 23rd April 2025 to compete at these competitions.

Local Conference Championships were played across the country in April with 28 Conference team champions granted automatic qualification into the 2025 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 16th-21st May 2025.

Regional Champion Awards have been given to the team champions at each site since 2024.

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 the 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 off with 54 holes 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.

Stanford beat UCLA in the Final of the 2024 NCAA Div. I Women’s National Championship in Carlsbad with Adela Cernousek (FRA / Texas A&M) winning the Individual title, her first collegiate win.

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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. 21 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.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
Course: Birdwood G.C. / Host: University of Virginia
CLICK HERE FOR THE SCOREBOARD RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

Teams
1. South Carolina – Southestern Conference – HANNAH DARLING (SCO)
2. Virginia
3. Ole Miss
4. Florida
5. UCLA
6. UCF – KATIE POOTS (IRL)
7. College of Charleston – Coastal Athletic Association
8. North Carolina State – CAITLIN WHITEHEAD (ENG), ELLISE RYMER (ENG) NS
9. BYU
10. Princeton – The Ivy League
11. Richmond – Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Radford – Big South Conference

Individuals
Pinky Chaisilprungruang, Charlotte
Nicha Kanpai, Maryland
Isabella Rawl, Clemson
Melena Barrientos, Clemson
Hannah Altman, UNC Wilmington – Coastal Athletic Association
Paris Fieldings, Howard – Northeast Conference

COLUMBUS, OHIO
Course: OSU Golf Club / Host: Ohio State University
CLICK HERE FOR THE SCOREBOARD RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

Teams
1. Arkansas
2. LSU – ÁINE DONEGAN (IRL)
3. Ohio State – MARINA JOYCE-MORENO (IRL), NELLIE ONG (ENG)
4. Kansas – LILY HIRST (ENG) SUB
5. Houston – ELLEN YATES (ENG) NS
6. SMU
7. UNLV – Mountain West Conference
8. Illinois
9. Kent State – Mid-American Conference
10. Illinois State – Missouri Valley Conference
11. Xavier – Big East Conference
12. Oakland – Horizon League

Individuals
Isabella McCauley, Minnesota
Vanessa Zhang, Harvard – The Ivy League
Savannah de Bock, Eastern Michigan
Mara Janess, Michigan
Neeranuch Prajunpanich, Youngstown State – Horizon League
Jillian Cosler, Bradley – Missouri Valley Conference

GOLD CANYON, ARIZONA
Course: Superstition Mountain G.&C.C. / Host: Arizona State University
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Teams
1. Oregon – Big Ten Conference
2. Arizona State – BETH COULTER (IRL), PATIENCE RHODES (ENG), ISLA MCDONALD-O’BRIEN (ENG)
3. Auburn – CARYS WORBY (WAL), RACHEL GOURLAY (ENG)
4. Mississippi State
5. Oklahoma State
6. California – ANNA MOLLOY (ENG), OLIVIA LEE (ENG) NS
7. Virginia Tech
8. San Jose State
9. Sacramento State – Big Sky Conference
10. Cal State Fullerton – Big West Conference – DAVINA XANH (ENG)
11. Navy – Patriot League
12. Quinnipiac – Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Individuals
Vivian Lu, Washington
Jasmine Leovao, Long Beach State
Janae Leovao, Long Beach State
Jensen Jalufka, Cal Poly
Daniela Campillo, ULM
Maddie Montoya, Montana State – Big Sky Conference

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LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
Course: Keene Trace G.C. / Host: Kentucky University
CLICK HERE FOR THE SCOREBOARD RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

Teams
1. Florida State – Atlantic Coast Conference – LOTTIE WOAD (ENG), SOPHIA FULLBROOOK (ENG)
2. Southern California (USC)
3. TCU
4. Vanderbilt
5. Kansas State
6. Georgian Southern
7. Pepperdine
8. Louisville – CARMEN GRIFFITHS (SCO)
9. Miami – REBEKAH GARDNER (IRL)
10. Western Kentucky – Conference USA
11. Morehead State – Ohio Valley Conference
12. Fairleigh Dickinson – Northeast Conference

Individuals
Emma Bunch, New Mexico State
Gabi NiCastro, Samford
Marta López Echevarría, Kentucky
Madison Dabagia, Indiana
Caroline Smith, Indiana
Jasmine Driscoll, Ball State – Mid-American Conference

LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Course: The Rawls Course / Host: Texas Tech University
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Teams
1. Texas
2. Wake Forest
3. Arizona – Big 12 Conference
4. Texas A&M
5. Iowa State
6. Tennessee
7. Purdue
8. Campbell – JADE POTTER (SCO)
9. UC Davis
10. Florida Gulf Coast – Atlantic Sun Conference
11. Tarleton State – Western Athletic Conference
12. Texas A&M Corpus Christi – Southland Conference

Individuals
Ryann Honea, Abilene Christian
Chantel El Chaib, Georgia
Klara Hurtova, Texas Tech
Kara Kaneshiro, Colorado State
Yvonne Chamness, Texas State
Julia McLaughlin, High Point – Big South Conference

NORMAN, OKLAHOMA
Course: Jimmie Austin Oklahoma University G.C. / Host: Oklahoma University
CLICK HERE FOR THE SCOREBOARD RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

Teams
1. Stanford
2. Northwestern
3. North Carolina
4. Michigan State
5. Duke
6. Oklahoma – GRACIE MAYO (WAL)
7. Baylor
8. Oregon State – West Coast Conference
9. Tulsa – American Conference
10. Denver – The Summit League
11. Furman – Southern Conference
12. Southern Mississippi – Sun Belt Conference

Individuals
Riana Mission, San Francisco
Grace Jin, Sam Houston
Cynthia Zhang, Kansas
FFION TYNAN (WAL), Missouri
Amelia Guo, Sam Houston
Zoe Pinillos, Augusta – Southland Confereence

NS – Not Selected / SUB – Substitute

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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

CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

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

CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

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

CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

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

CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

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
CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL
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
CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

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
CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

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
CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

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
CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLFSTAT RESULTS – TEAM and INDIVIDUAL

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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