Wake Forest wins the 2023 DI women's golf championship
Rose Zhang wins back-to-back individual national championships
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. 🌹
— Stanford Women's Golf (@StanfordWGolf) May 23, 2023
12 wins in 20 tries. 8 wins this season. Back-to-back National Champion! #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/RYTpOFYKK3
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.
Individual champ, match-play teams to be decided Monday
An individual champion will be decided today Monday, May 22, the final day of stroke play in NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club. In addition to an individual champion, Monday will also determine the top-eight teams that get seed for match-play held on Tuesday and Wednesday
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Where things stand
Southern California's Catherine Park leads all individuals, shooting -10 so far through the tournament. Park has a two-stroke lead over San Jose State's Lucia Lopez-Ortega in second place. If Park holds on to win, she'll become the sixth USC player to win a NCAA Women’s Individual Golf Championship and the first since Doris Chen in 2014.
Entering the final round, the individual championship on Monday will include nine additional players who are not on the top 15 teams that qualified for the final day of stroke play competition.
Click or tap here to see live updates to the full individual leaderboard.
Defending champion Stanford leads all teams on the team leaderboard at 13-under (851 total). That's a seven-shot lead over Wake Forest and Texas who are both at 6-under (858 total) for the championship. Today, the field gets cuts to 15 teams for the final round of stroke play.
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The DI women's golf finals are underway
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
Regionals are complete in the 2023 NCAA DI women's golf championship
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:
- Georgia
- South Carolina
- San Jose State
- Ole Miss
- Augusta
Individual:
- Leon Takagi – Kent State
Palm Beach Gardens Regional Site:
- Michigan State
- Duke
- Texas
- Northwestern
- LSU
Individual:
- Sara Byrne – Miami (FL)
Pullman Regional Site:
- Stanford
- Clemson
- Southern California
- Baylor
- Texas Tech
Individual:
- Tiffany Le – UC Riverside
Raleigh Regional Site:
- Arizona
- NC State
- Wake Forest
- TCU
- Florida State
Individual:
- Dorota Zalewska – Chattanooga
San Antonio Regional Site:
- Pepperdine
- SMU
- Oklahoma State
- Texas A&M
- New Mexico
Individual:
- Camryn Carreon – UTSA
Westfield Regional Site:
- Mississippi State
- Oregon State
- Vanderbilt
- Virginia
- Tulsa
Individual:
- Isabella McCauley – Minnesota
Schedule, scores for the DI women's golf championship
The 2023 NCAA DI women's golf championship begins with regionals May 8-10 across the nation. Here's a list of the regionals and links to live results.
- University of Georgia Golf Course — Athens, Georgia | Live scoring
- PGA National Resort Palm Beach — Palm Beach Gardens, Florida | Live scoring
- Palouse Ridge Golf Club — Pullman, Washington | Live scoring
- Lonnie Poole Golf Course — Raleigh, North Carolina | Live scoring
- TPC San Antonio — San Antonio, Texas | Live scoring
- The Club at Chatham Hills — Westfield, Indiana | Live scoring
After regionals, action continues with the finals at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona on May 19-24.
This is the Golf Channel broadcast schedule for the finals at Grayhawk (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
2023 NCAA Division I women's golf regional selections announced
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.
Women's golf championship history
Here's a look at all the past champions in women's college golf.
YEAR | CHAMPION | COACH | SCORE^ | RUNNER-UP | SCORE | HOST OR SITE |
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2022 | Stanford | Anne Walker | 3-2 | Oregon | Scottsdale, AZ | |
2021 | Ole Miss | Kory Henkes | 4-1 | Oklahoma State | Scottsdale, AZ | |
2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
2019 | Duke | Dan Brooks | 3-2 | Wake Forest | Fayetteville, Ark. | |
2018 | Arizona | Laura Ianello | 3-2 | Alabama | Stillwater, Okla. | |
2017 | Arizona State | Missy Farr-Kaye | 3-1-1 | Northwestern | Sugar Grove, Ill. | |
2016 | Washington | Mary Lou Mulflur | 3-2 | Stanford | Eugene, Ore. | |
2015 | Stanford | Anne Walker | 3-2 | Baylor | Bradenton, Fla. | |
2014 | Duke | Dan Brooks | 1,130 | Southern California | 1,132 | Tulsa, Okla. |
2013 | Southern California | Andrea Gaston | 1,133 | Duke | 1,154 | Georgia |
2012 | Alabama | Mic Potter | 1,171 | USC | 1,172 | Vanderbilt |
2011 | UCLA | Carrie Forsyth | 1,173 | Purdue | 1,177 | Texas A&M |
2010 | Purdue | Devon Brouse | 1,153 | Southern California | 1,154 | Wilmington, N.C. |
2009 | Arizona State | Melissa Luellen | 1,182 | UCLA | 1,190 | Owings Mills, Md. |
2008 | Southern California | Andrea Gaston | 1,168 | UCLA | 1,174 | New Mexico |
2007 | Duke | Dan Brooks | 1,170 | Purdue | 1,185 | Daytona Beach, Fla. |
2006 | Duke | Dan Brooks | 1,167 | Southern California | 1,177 | Ohio State |
2005 | Duke | Dan Brooks | 1,170 | UCLA | 1,175 | Oregon State |
2004 | UCLA | Carrie Forsyth | 1,148 | Oklahoma State | 1,151 | Auburn |
2003 | Southern California | Andrea Gaston | 1,197 | Pepperdine | 1,213 | Purdue |
2002 | Duke | Dan Brooks | 1,164 | Arizona, Auburn, Texas | 1,170 | Washington |
2001 | Georgia | Todd McCorkle | 1,176 | Duke | 1,179 | Stetson |
2000 | Arizona | Todd McCorkle | 1,175 | Stanford | 1,196 | Oregon State |
1999 | $Duke | Dan Brooks | 895 | Arizona State/Georgia | 903 | Tulsa |
1998 | Arizona State | Linda Vollstedt | 1,155 | Florida | 1,173 | Wisconsin |
1997 | Arizona State | Linda Vollstedt | 1,178 | San Jose State | 1,180 | Ohio State |
1996 | *Arizona | Rick LaRose | 1,240 | San Jose State | 1,240 | UCLA |
1995 | Arizona State | Linda Vollstedt | 1,155 | San Jose State | 1,181 | UNC-Wilmington |
1994 | Arizona State | Linda Vollstedt | 1,189 | Southern California | 1,205 | Oregon State |
1993 | Arizona State | Linda Vollstedt | 1,187 | Texas | 1,189 | Georgia |
1992 | San Jose State | Mark Gale | 1,171 | Arizona | 1,175 | Arizona State |
1991 | *UCLA | Jackie Steinmann | 1,197 | San Jose State | 1,197 | Ohio State |
1990 | Arizona State | Linda Vollstedt | 1,206 | UCLA | 1,222 | South Carolina |
1989 | San Jose State | Mark Gale | 1,208 | Tulsa | 1,209 | Stanford |
1988 | #Tulsa | Dale McNamara | 1,175 | Georgia/Arizona State | 1,182 | New Mexico State |
1987 | San Jose State | Mark Gale | 1,187 | Furman | 1,188 | New Mexico |
1986 | Florida | Mimi Ryan | 1,180 | Miamia (Fla.) | 1,188 | Ohio State |
1985 | Florida | Mimi Ryan | 1,218 | Tulsa | 1,233 | Amherst |
1984 | Miami (Fla.) | Lela Cannon | 1,214 | Arizona State | 1,221 | Georgia |
1983 | TCU | Fred Warren | 1,193 | Tulsa | 1,196 | Georgia |
1982 | Tulsa | Dale McNamara | 1,191 | TCU | 1,227 | Stanford |
*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