Wake Forest wins the 2023 DI women's golf championship

Wake Forest and Southern California will battle today for the 2023 DI women's golf national championship from Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. 

The Trojans are searching for their first title in a decade while the Demon Deacons have never won the national championship. 

📲 Click here for the live results of the championship 
📲 Click here for final results of the semifinal matches

Here's Wednesday TV schedule: 

• GOLF Channel – 4:30 p.m. ET

With semifinal match wins on Tuesday, Wake Forest and Stanford advance to a head-to-head championship match Wednesday afternoon.

No. 3 Wake Forest dominated their semifinal contest against No. 7 Texas A&M. The Demon Deacons got individual wins from Emilia Migliaccio, Mimi Rhodes and Rachel Kuehn to cruise into the finals. Wake Forest will compete for the first national championship in program history when they take the first tee at Grayhawk Golf Club on Wednesday.

A BIG TIME PUTT FROM A BIG TIME PLAYER

Navarrosa stays ⬆️2 with a crucial putt on the 16th green
#FightOn✌️⛳️ pic.twitter.com/7k62wvZOxk

— USC Women’s Golf (@USCWomensGolf) May 24, 2023

In Tuesday's second match, No. 5 Southern California upset top-seeded Stanford on the back of Brianna Navarrosa. The California native stunned individual champion Rose Zhang with some clutch putting late in the round. In addition to Navarrosa, USC got wins from Christine Wang and Xin (Cindy) Kou. The Trojans will compete for the fourth national title in program history.

Here are the final scores from each of the semifinal matches.

Wake Forest-Texas A&M (3-0-0 WFU wins)

Southern California-Stanford (3-1-0 USC wins)

The top eight teams were determined yesterday to continue on to match play. Below is the schedule for the quarterfinals, semifinals and championship on May 23-24.

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➡️ Click or tap here for the full pairings list

MATCH PLAY SCHEDULE (Eastern)

Quarterfinals - Tuesday, May 23

• Match #1: #7 Texas A&M def. #2 Texas, 3-1
• Match #2: #3 Wake Forest def. #6 Florida State, 3-1
• Match #3: #1 Stanford 3-1 def. #8 Pepperdine, 3-1
• Match #4: #5 Southern California def. #4 South Carolina, 3-1

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👉🏼 Click or tap here for the semifinal match pairings

Semifinals - Tuesday, May 23

• 2:45 p.m.
  • Match #5: #3 Wake Forest vs. #7 Texas A&M
• 3:35 p.m.
  • Match #6: #1 Stanford vs. #5 Southern California
• GOLF Channel – 4 to 8 p.m. ET

Championship - Wednesday, May 24

• 3:35 p.m.
  • Match #7 (winners of match #5 and #6)
  • GOLF Channel – 4 to 8 p.m. ET

With a 10-under 278 in the NCAA DI women's golf championship, Stanford's Rose Zhang becomes the individual 2023 national champion.

Zhang defends her title from the 2022 tournament to become the first ever back-to-back NCAA champion. Zhang has been the number one ranked golfer in the nation throughout the majority of her two years at Stanford, and has backed it up as a two-time national champion. This tournament win was her eighth of the year, tying the most in a single season in NCAA history.

The greatest collegiate golfer ever. 🌹

12 wins in 20 tries. 8 wins this season. Back-to-back National Champion! #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/RYTpOFYKK3

— Stanford Women's Golf (@StanfordWGolf) May 23, 2023

In this year's tournament, Zhang's best round came on day two, where she posted a 5-under 67 to jump into contention. Zhang trailed by two shots entering Monday's final round, but her 4-under 68 helped her surpass Lucia Lopez-Ortega, who started at 8-under par, and Catherine Park, who opened at 10-under par. Zhang beat both players by one stroke.

Click or tap here to read more about Zhang's path to a second individual title.

Stanford, Texas, Wake Forest, South Carolina, Southern California, Florida State, Texas A&M and Pepperdine advance to Tuesday match play.

Nationals Ready 🏆🌲#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/XNBECsaEk0

— Stanford Women's Golf (@StanfordWGolf) May 19, 2023

The nation's top 30 women's golf teams descend on Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona for the national finals. In addition to the 30 teams, six individuals will compete for the individual national title this week in Arizona.

Here's what you need to know for this week's action.

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Format:

All 30 teams, as well as the six individuals, will play 54 holes of stroke play from Friday, May 19-Sunday, May 21. From there, the top individuals and teams will compete on a fourth day of stroke play on Monday, May 22. This additional day will determine the individual national champion and the top eight teams, which will move to the match play competition.

The match play format will last two days. Over the course of those two days, the first team to win three matches will be crowned the national champion, and all scores will be finalized at this moment.

Competing teams

• Georgia    
• South Carolina    
• San Jose State    
• Ole Miss
• Augusta
• Michigan State   
• Duke    
• Texas     
• Northwestern
• LSU 
• Stanford    
• Clemson    
• Southern California    
• Baylor
• Texas Tech
• Arizona    
• NC State    
• Wake Forest     
• TCU
• Florida State
• Pepperdine    
• SMU    
• Oklahoma State     
• Texas A&M
• New Mexico
• Mississippi State    
• Oregon State
• Vanderbilt     
• Virginia
• Tulsa

Competing individuals

• Leon Takagi – Kent State
• Sara Byrne – Miami (FL)
• Tiffany Le – UC Riverside
• Dorota Zalewska – Chattanooga
• Camryn Carreon – UTSA
• Isabella McCauley – Minnesota

Golf Channel broadcast schedule (all times ET)

• 5 p.m. on May 22: Final round/individual stroke play
• Noon and 5 p.m. on May 23:  Quarterfinals team matches; semifinal team matches
• 5 p.m. on May 24: National championship team match

After three days of competition, the regional round of the 2023 NCAA DI women's golf championship has reached its end.

Thirty teams, five from each of the six regions, have qualified for the finals scheduled for May 19-24 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The five lowest team scores from the week came from the Pullman regional, where four teams shot better than 20-under. Stanford had both the best team and individual scores this week. Rose Zhang led the Cardinal with a score of -19 across three rounds, including an 8-under 64 in her round on Monday. As a team, Stanford combined for -49, good enough to win the Pullman regional by 17 shots. This strong round will send Stanford to the championship round, where they will look to defend their national championship from the 2022 season.

Arizona was another impressive team from the regional rounds. They shot a 7-under par on Wednesday to move from third to first and win the Raleigh Regional with a team score of 5-under.

Georgia defended their home course in the Athens Regional. The Bulldogs fought off a late push from South Carolina, which shot 6-under on the final day.

In the Westfield Regional, Mississippi State took down hearty competition from Oregon State, Vanderbilt and Virginia. Their Tuesday score of 275, 13 shots under par, was the primary reason for the advancement.

Pepperdine and SMU tied for tops in the San Antonio Regional. The Waves went 6-under on Wednesday to tie the Mustangs atop the leaderboard. Both will advance to Scottsdale along with Oklahoma State, Texas A&M and New Mexico.

The final winner from the week was Michigan State, which claimed the top spot in the Palm Beach Regional by three strokes with a team score of 8-over.

Here are the qualifiers for the finals:

Athens Regional Site:    

1. Georgia    
2. South Carolina    
3. San Jose State    
4. Ole Miss
5. Augusta
    

Individual:

1. Leon Takagi – Kent State

Palm Beach Gardens Regional Site:   

1. Michigan State   
2. Duke    
3. Texas     
4. Northwestern
5. LSU 

Individual:

1. Sara Byrne – Miami (FL)

Pullman Regional Site: 

1. Stanford    
2. Clemson    
3. Southern California    
4. Baylor
5. Texas Tech

 Individual:

1. Tiffany Le – UC Riverside

Raleigh Regional Site:

1. Arizona    
2. NC State    
3. Wake Forest     
4. TCU
5. Florida State

Individual:

1. Dorota Zalewska – Chattanooga

San Antonio Regional Site:   

1. Pepperdine    
2. SMU    
3. Oklahoma State     
4. Texas A&M
5. New Mexico

Individual:

1. Camryn Carreon – UTSA

Westfield Regional Site:    

1. Mississippi State    
2. Oregon State
3. Vanderbilt     
4. Virginia
5. Tulsa

Individual:

1. Isabella McCauley – Minnesota

The NCAA Division I Women's Golf Committee has announced the teams and individuals selected to participate in the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Regionals.

Regional play will take place May 8-10 at six regional sites, with a total of 396 student-athletes competing. All six regional sites will have 12 teams and six individuals. The top five teams (30 teams total) and the low individual not on an advancing team (six individuals total) from each regional site, 156 student-athletes total, will advance to play in the national championships to be played May 19-24 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. Championship play will be hosted by Arizona State and The Thunderbirds, with the final three days of the championships televised live by the GOLF Channel.

Click or tap here for a complete list of team and individual selections.

Here's a look at all the past champions in women's college golf.

*Won in sudden death

$Fourth Round canceled due to rain

#Tulsa's participation in 1988 championships vacated

^Format switched to match play in 2015 season