NCAA Division I women's golf championship

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NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship
Tournament information
Location2023: Scottsdale, Arizona
Established1982
Course(s)2023: Grayhawk Golf Club
Par2023: 72
Length2023: 6,368 yards (5,823 m)
Format72-hole stroke play
8-team match play
Month playedMay
Current champion
Team: Wake Forest
Individual: Rose Zhang (Stanford)
2023 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship

The NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship, played in the month of May, is the annual competition in women's collegiate golf for individuals and teams from universities in Division I. Golf was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981-82 school year. From its inception through 2014, it was a stroke play team competition with an additional individual award. Beginning in 2015, after 72 holes of stroke play, the top eight teams play in single-elimination match play to determine the team champion.

Many individual winners have gone on to have successful careers on the LPGA Tour, including 1991 champion Annika Sörenstam and 1999 champion Grace Park.

The Division I competition started in 1982. A combined Division II and Division III championship was held from 1996 to 1999, splitting into separate championships starting in 2000.[1]

Results[edit]

Stroke play (1978–2014)[edit]

Year Site Host course Par
(Overall)
Team championship Individual champion Score
Champion Score Runner-up Score
1982
Details
Stanford, CA Stanford Golf Course 72
(288)
Tulsa 1,191 TCU 1,227 Kathy Baker
(Tulsa)
295
(+7)
1983
Details
Athens, GA UGA Golf Course 74
(296)
TCU 1,193 Tulsa 1,196 Penny Hammel
(Miami–FL)
284
(−12)
1984
Details
Athens, GA UGA Golf Course 73
(292)
Miami (FL) 1,214 Arizona State 1,221 Cindy Schreyer
(Georgia)
297
(+5)
1985
Details
Amherst, MA Amherst Golf Club 73
(292)
Florida 1,218 Tulsa 1,233 Danielle Ammaccapane
(Arizona State)
298
(+6)
1986
Details
Columbus, OH OSU Golf Club 73
(292)
Florida (2) 1,180 Miami (FL) 1,188 Page Dunlap
(Florida)
291
(−1)
1987
Details
Albuquerque, NM Championship Golf Course 73
(292)
San Jose State 1,187 Furman 1,188 Caroline Keggi
(New Mexico)
289
(−3)
1988
Details
Las Cruces, NM NMSU Golf Course 74
(296)
Vacated3 Georgia
Arizona State
1,182 Vacated3
1989
Details
Stanford, CA Stanford Golf Course 73
(292)
San Jose State (2) 1,208 Tulsa 1,209 Pat Hurst
(San Jose State)
292
(E)
1990
Details
Columbia, SC Cobblestone Park 72
(288)
Arizona State 1,206 UCLA 1,222 Susan Slaughter
(Arizona)
297
(+9)
1991
Details
Columbus, OH Ohio State University Golf Club 73
(292)
UCLA 1,1971 San Jose State 1,197 Annika Sörenstam
(Arizona)
290
(−2)
1992
Details
Tempe, AZ ASU Karsten Golf Course 72
(288)
San Jose State (3) 1,171 Arizona 1,175 Vicki Goetze
(Georgia)
280
(−8)
1993
Details
Athens, GA UGA Golf Course 73
(292)
Arizona State (2) 1,187 Texas 1,189 Charlotta Sörenstam
(Texas)
287
(−5)
1994
Details
Eugene, OR Eugene Country Club 73
(292)
Arizona State (3) 1,189 USC 1,205 Emilee Klein
(Arizona State)
286
(−6)
1995
Details
Wilmington, NC Country Club of Landfall 72
(288)
Arizona State (4) 1,155 San Jose State 1,181 Kristel Mourgue d'Algue
(Arizona State)
283
(−5)
1996
Details
La Quinta, CA La Quinta Resort & Club 72
(288)
Arizona 1,2401 San Jose State 1,240 Marisa Baena
(Arizona)
296
(+8)
1997
Details
Columbus, OH Ohio State University Golf Club 72
(288)
Arizona State (5) 1,178 San Jose State 1,204 Heather Bowie
(Texas)
285
(−3)
1998
Details
Madison, WI University Ridge Golf Course 72
(288)
Arizona State (6) 1,155 Florida 1,173 Jennifer Rosales
(USC)
279
(−9)
1999
Details
Tulsa, OK Tulsa Country Club 71
(213)
Duke 8954 Arizona State
Georgia
903 Grace Park
(Arizona State)
212
(−1)
2000
Details
Corvallis, OR Trysting Tree Golf Course 71
(284)
Arizona (2) 1,175 Stanford 1,196 Jenna Daniels
(Arizona)
287
(+3)
2001
Details
Daytona Beach, FL LPGA International 71
(284)
Georgia 1,176 Duke 1,179 Candy Hannemann
(Duke)
285
(+1)
2002
Details
Auburn, WA Washington National Golf Club 71
(284)
Duke (2) 1,164 Arizona
Auburn
Texas
1,170 Virada Nirapathpongporn
(Duke)
279
(−5)
2003
Details
West Lafayette, IN Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex 71
(284)
USC 1,197 Pepperdine 1,212 Mikaela Parmlid
(USC)
297
(+13)
2004
Details
Auburn, AL Auburn Golf Club 72
(288)
UCLA (2) 1,148 Oklahoma State 1,151 Sarah Huarte
(California)
278
(−10)
2005
Details
Sunriver, OR Sunriver Resort, Meadow Course 71
(284)
Duke (3) 1,170 UCLA 1,175 Anna Grzebian
(Duke)
286
(+2)
2006
Details
Columbus, OH Ohio State University Golf Club 72
(288)
Duke (4) 1,167 USC 1,177 Dewi Schreefel
(USC)
286
(−2)
2007 Daytona Beach, FL LPGA International 72
(288)
Duke (5) 1,170 Purdue 1,185 Stacy Lewis
(Arkansas)
282
(−6)
2008 Albuquerque, NM Championship Golf Course 72
(288)
USC (2) 1,168 UCLA 1,174 Azahara Muñoz
(Arizona State)
2872
(−1)
2009 Owings Mills, MD Caves Valley Golf Club 72
(288)
Arizona State (7) 1,182 UCLA 1,190 María Hernández
(Purdue)
289
(+1)
2010 Wilmington, NC Country Club of Landfall 72
(288)
Purdue 1,153 USC 1,154 Caroline Hedwall
(Oklahoma State)
276
(−12)
2011 College Station, TX Traditions Golf Course 72
(288)
UCLA (3) 1,173 Purdue 1,177 Austin Ernst
(LSU)
281
(−7)
2012 Nashville, TN Vanderbilt Legends Club 72
(288)
Alabama 1,171 USC 1,172 Chirapat Jao-Javanil
(Oklahoma)
282
(−6)
2013 Athens, GA UGA Golf Course 72
(288)
USC (3) 1,133 Duke 1,154 Annie Park
(USC)
278
(−10)
2014 Tulsa, OK Tulsa Country Club 70
(280)
Duke (6) 1,130 USC 1,132 Doris Chen
(USC)
274
(−6)

Stroke and match play (2015–present)[edit]

Year Site Host course Par Team championship Individual champion Score
Champion Score Runner-up
2015
Details
Bradenton, FL Concession Golf Club 72
Stanford 3–2 Baylor Emma Talley
(Alabama)
285
(−3)
2016
Details
Eugene, OR Eugene Country Club 72 Washington 3–2 Stanford Virginia Elena Carta
(Duke)
2725
(−16)6
2017
Details
Sugar Grove, IL Rich Harvest Farms 72 Arizona State (8) 312–112 Northwestern Monica Vaughn
(Arizona State)
217
(+1)
2018
Details
Stillwater, OK Karsten Creek 72 Arizona (3) 3–2 Alabama Jennifer Kupcho
(Wake Forest)
280
(−8)
2019
Details
Fayetteville, AR Blessings Golf Club 73 Duke (7) 3–2 Wake Forest María Fassi
(Arkansas)
211
(−8)
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Details
Scottsdale, AZ Grayhawk Golf Club 72 Ole Miss 4–1 Oklahoma State Rachel Heck
(Stanford)
280
(−8)
2022
Details
Stanford (2) 3–2 Oregon Rose Zhang
(Stanford)
282
(−6)
2023
Details
Wake Forest 3–1 USC Rose Zhang (2)
(Stanford)
278
(−10)

Source:[2]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Team championship decided by playoff.
  2. ^ Individual championship decided by playoff.
  3. ^ Tulsa's team (1,175) and individual (Melissa McNamara, 287) championships from 1988 were vacated by the NCAA.
  4. ^ The fourth round of the 1999 championship was cancelled due to rain.
  5. ^ NCAA record – Lowest aggregate score.
  6. ^ NCAA record – Most strokes under par.

Appearances[edit]

This list consists of the top 25 women's college golf teams in terms of appearances in the NCAA Division I Women's Championship.

Rank Team Appearances
1 Arizona State 37
Stanford
3 Southern Cal 35
4 Arizona 33
Duke
UCLA
7 Texas 31
8 Florida 28
9 Georgia 24
Oklahoma State
11 San Jose State 23
12 Ohio State 22
13 Auburn 20
South Carolina
15 Furman 19
Tulsa
Wake Forest
18 Purdue 18
19 Alabama 16
LSU
New Mexico
North Carolina
26 Texas A&M 15
23 Florida State 14
Michigan State
TCU
Tennessee
Washington

as of 2023[3]

Team titles[edit]

NCAA Division I women's golf championship is located in the United States
Arizona State
Arizona State
Duke
Duke
Arizona
Arizona
San Jose State
San Jose State
UCLA
UCLA
USC
USC
Florida
Florida
Stanford
Stanford
Alabama
Alabama
Georgia
Georgia
Miami
Miami
Ole Miss
Ole Miss
Purdue
Purdue
TCU
TCU
Tulsa
Tulsa
Wake Forest
Wake Forest
Washington
Washington
National Championships by school: 8, 7, 3, 2, 1
Team Number Years won
Arizona State 8 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2009, 2017
Duke 7 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2019
Arizona 3 1996, 2000, 2018
San Jose State 3 1987, 1989, 1992
UCLA 3 1991, 2004, 2011
USC 3 2003, 2008, 2013
Florida 2 1985, 1986
Stanford 2 2015, 2022
Alabama 1 2012
Georgia 1 2001
Miami 1 1984
Ole Miss 1 2021
Purdue 1 2010
TCU 1 1983
Tulsa 1 1982
Wake Forest 1 2023
Washington 1 2016

Winners of both NCAA and U.S. Amateur[edit]

The following women have won both the NCAA individual championship and the U.S. Women's Amateur. Only Vicki Goetze (1992) managed the feat in the same year.

Player U.S. Amateur NCAA
Pat Hurst 1990 1989
Vicki Goetze 1989, 1992 1992
Grace Park 1998 1999
Virada Nirapathpongporn 2003 2002
Emma Talley 2013 2015
Rose Zhang 2020 2022, 2023

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Division I Women's" (PDF). NCAA Golf. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Division I Championship History" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 3. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "Division I Women's Golf Championships Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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