2024 NCAA Division I women's golf championship explained

2024 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship
Dates:May 17–22, 2024
Location:Carlsbad, California, U.S.
Course:Omni La Costa Resort and Spa
(University of Texas)
Org:NCAA
Par:72
Yardage:6,297 yards
Field:167 players, 30 teams
Champion:Team: Stanford
Individual: Adela Cernousek (Texas A&M)
Score:Team: 3–2 vs UCLA
Individual: 276 (–12)
Previous:2023
Next:2024

The 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship will be contested May 17–22 at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California.[1] It will be the 42nd annual tournament to establish the national champions of the 2024 season in NCAA Division I women's collegiate golf. The tournament will be hosted by the University of Texas. There are both team and individual championships.

It will be the first of three years that the men's and women's Division I golf tournaments are played at the same location; the 2024 NCAA Division I men's golf championship will be held in Carlsbad after the women's championship from May 24–29.[2]

Regional qualifying tournaments

Regional nameGolf courseLocationQualified teams^Additionally qualified
Auburn RegionalAuburn University ClubAuburn, AL1. Auburn
2. Oregon
3. North Carolina
T4. South Carolina
T4. Tulsa
Isabella McCauley, Minnesota
Bermuda Run RegionalBermuda Run Country ClubBermuda Run, NC1. Ole Miss
2. Texas
3. Wake Forest
4. Mississippi State
5. Oregon State
Bailey Davis, Tennessee
Bryan RegionalThe Traditions ClubBryan, TX1. LSU
T2. Clemson
T2. SMU
4. Vanderbilt
5. Texas A&M
Carla Bernat, Kansas State
Cle Elum RegionalTumble Creek ClubCle Elum, WA1. Stanford
2. Duke
3. Virginia
4. Arizona State
5. San Jose State
Jasmine Leovao, Long Beach State
East Lansing RegionalForest Akers Golf CourseEast Lansing, MI1. USC
2. Oklahoma State
3. Michigan State
4. Northwestern
5. Pepperdine
Lauren Beaudreau, Notre Dame
Las Vegas RegionalSpanish Trail Country ClubLas Vegas, NV1. Arkansas
2. Purdue
3. Baylor
4. UCLA
5. Florida State
Veronika Kedronova, Kent State
^ Teams listed in qualifying order.[3]

Venue

This is the first time the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship will be held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa and the first time the tournament has been hosted by the University of Texas.[4]

Format

Similar to 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship, all teams will compete for three days (54 holes) on a stroke-play basis from Friday until Sunday. On Monday, the lowest scoring player was awarded as the national champion for the individual title at the conclusion of the 72 holes stroke-play event. At the same time, the lowest scoring eight teams advanced to the match-play team event. The quarterfinals and semifinals of match-play event will be played on Tuesday, May 21 and the finals will be played on Wednesday, May 22.[5]

Team competition

Leaderboard

(Par: 288, Total: 1152)

PlaceTeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalTo par
T1 285 285 285 299 1154 +2
289 286 288 291
3 281 284 289 303 1157 +5
4 299 283 296 287 1165 +13
5 280 293 293 304 1170 +18
T6 291 283 300 297 1171 +19
294 283 299 295
8 285 290 301 296 1172 +20
9 295 292 297 290 1174 +22
10 288 290 299 300 1177 +25
T11 299 286 302 295 1182 +30
287 302 300 293
285 293 295 309
14 286 293 304 301 1184 +32
15 287 297 301 301 1186 +34
Eliminated teams: Arizona State (890), MIchigan State (892), San Jose State (892), Pepperdine (893), Vanderbilt (897), Baylor (899), Oregon State (900), South Carolina (904), SMU (912), Oklahoma State (912), Tulsa (913), North Carolina (913), Virginia (914), Purdue (916), Ole Miss (917)[6]

Match-play bracket

Sources:[8] [9]

Individual competition

May 20, 2024 (Par:72, Total: 288)

PlacePlayer UniversityScoreTo par
1 276 –12
2 279 –9
3 282 –6
T4 283 –5
Arkansas
6 284 –4
7 285 –3
8 286 –2
9 LSU 287 –1
T10 288 E
UCLA
Stanford
Wake Forest
LSU

The remaining 86 players from the top 15 teams and the top 9 individuals outside of those teams competed for the individual championship title after the 54-hole cut.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home of the NCAA Division 1 Golf Championships 2024-2026 .
  2. Web site: NCAA D I Men’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa .
  3. Web site: 2024 NCAA Division I women's golf regional selections announced . January 20, 2023 . NCAA.
  4. Web site: Finals (May 17-22) Omni La Costa Resort & Spa (University of Texas at Austin, host) .
  5. Web site: New format for men's and women's golf championships receives approval . Greg . Johnson . NCAA . September 15, 2014.
  6. Web site: Team Leaderboard - NCAA DI Women's Championship . May 19, 2024 . Golfstat.
  7. Web site: 2024 NCAA DI women's golf championships: Schedule, how to watch . May 19, 2024 . NCAA.
  8. Web site: Texas A&M's Adela Cernousek wins 2024 DI women's golf championship individual title . May 21, 2024 . NCAA.
  9. Web site: Match play recap: Stanford and UCLA advance to the 2024 DI women's golf championship final . May 21, 2024 . NCAA.
  10. Web site: Texas A&M's Adela Cernousek wins 2024 DI women's golf championship individual title . May 21, 2024 . NCAA.
  11. Web site: Player Leaderboard – NCAA DI Women's Championship . May 20, 2024 . Golfstat.