NCAA Division I women's golf championship explained

NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship
Location:2024: Carlsbad, California
Establishment:1982
Course:2024: Omni La Costa Resort and Spa
Par:2024: 72
Yardage:2024: 6297yd
Format:72-hole stroke play
8-team match play
Month Played:May
Current Champion:Team: Stanford
Individual: Adela Cernousek (Texas A&M)
Current:2024 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

Stroke play (1978–2014)

Year SiteHost coursePar
(Overall)		Team championshipIndividual championScore
Champion Score Runner-up Score
1982
Details		Stanford, CAStanford Golf Course72
(288)		Tulsa1,1911,227Kathy Baker
(Tulsa)		295
(+7)
1983
Details		Athens, GAUGA Golf Course74
(296)		TCU 1,193Tulsa1,196Penny Hammel
(Miami–FL)		284
(−12)
1984
Details		Athens, GAUGA Golf Course73
(292)		Miami (FL)1,214Arizona State1,221Cindy Schreyer
(Georgia)		297
(+5)
1985
Details		Amherst, MAAmherst Golf Club73
(292)		Florida1,218Tulsa1,233Danielle Ammaccapane
(Arizona State)		298
(+6)
1986
Details		Columbus, OHOSU Golf Club73
(292)		Florida (2)1,180Miami (FL)1,188Page Dunlap
(Florida)		291
(−1)
1987
Details		Albuquerque, NMChampionship Golf Course73
(292)		San Jose State1,187Furman1,188Caroline Keggi
(New Mexico)		289
(−3)
1988
Details		Las Cruces, NMNMSU Golf Course74
(296)		Vacated—Georgia
Arizona State		1,182Vacated—
1989
Details		Stanford, CAStanford Golf Course73
(292)		San Jose State (2)1,208Tulsa1,209Pat Hurst
(San Jose State)		292
(E)
1990
Details		Columbia, SCCobblestone Park72
(288)		Arizona State1,206UCLA1,222Susan Slaughter
(Arizona)		297
(+9)
1991
Details		Columbus, OHOhio State University Golf Club73
(292)		UCLA1,197San Jose State1,197Annika Sörenstam
(Arizona)		290
(−2)
1992
Details		Tempe, AZASU Karsten Golf Course72
(288)		San Jose State (3)1,171Arizona1,175Vicki Goetze
(Georgia)		280
(−8)
1993
Details		Athens, GAUGA Golf Course73
(292)		Arizona State (2)1,187Texas1,189Charlotta Sörenstam
(Texas)		287
(−5)
1994
Details		Eugene, OREugene Country Club73
(292)		Arizona State (3)1,189USC1,205Emilee Klein
(Arizona State)		286
(−6)
1995
Details		Wilmington, NCCountry Club of Landfall72
(288)		Arizona State (4)1,155San Jose State1,181Kristel Mourgue d'Algue
(Arizona State)		283
(−5)
1996
Details		La Quinta, CALa Quinta Resort & Club72
(288)		Arizona1,240San Jose State1,240Marisa Baena
(Arizona)		296
(+8)
1997
Details		Columbus, OHOhio State University Golf Club72
(288)		Arizona State (5)1,178San Jose State1,204Heather Bowie
(Texas)		285
(−3)
1998
Details		Madison, WIUniversity Ridge Golf Course72
(288)		Arizona State (6)1,155Florida1,173Jennifer Rosales
(USC)		279
(−9)
1999
Details		Tulsa, OKTulsa Country Club71
(213)		Duke895Arizona State
Georgia		903Grace Park
(Arizona State)		212
(−1)
2000
Details		Corvallis, ORTrysting Tree Golf Course71
(284)		Arizona (2)1,175Stanford1,196Jenna Daniels
(Arizona)		287
(+3)
2001
Details		Daytona Beach, FLLPGA International71
(284)		Georgia1,176Duke1,179Candy Hannemann
(Duke)		285
(+1)
2002
Details		Auburn, WAWashington National Golf Club71
(284)		Duke (2)1,164Arizona
Auburn
Texas		1,170Virada Nirapathpongporn
(Duke)		279
(−5)
2003
Details		West Lafayette, INBirck Boilermaker Golf Complex71
(284)		USC1,197Pepperdine1,212Mikaela Parmlid
(USC)		297
(+13)
2004
Details		Auburn, ALAuburn Golf Club72
(288)		UCLA (2)1,148Oklahoma State1,151Sarah Huarte
(California)		278
(−10)
2005
Details		Sunriver, ORSunriver Resort, Meadow Course71
(284)		Duke (3)1,170UCLA1,175Anna Grzebian
(Duke)		286
(+2)
2006
Details		Columbus, OHOhio State University Golf Club72
(288)		Duke (4)1,167USC1,177Dewi Schreefel
(USC)		286
(−2)
2007Daytona Beach, FLLPGA International72
(288)		Duke (5)1,170Purdue1,185Stacy Lewis
(Arkansas)		282
(−6)
2008Albuquerque, NMChampionship Golf Course72
(288)		USC (2)1,168UCLA1,174Azahara Muñoz
(Arizona State)		287
(−1)
2009Owings Mills, MDCaves Valley Golf Club72
(288)		Arizona State (7)1,182UCLA1,190María Hernández
(Purdue)		289
(+1)
2010Wilmington, NCCountry Club of Landfall72
(288)		Purdue1,153USC1,154Caroline Hedwall
(Oklahoma State)		276
(−12)
2011College Station, TXTraditions Golf Course72
(288)		UCLA (3)1,173Purdue1,177Austin Ernst
(LSU)		281
(−7)
2012Nashville, TNVanderbilt Legends Club72
(288)		Alabama1,171USC1,172Chirapat Jao-Javanil
(Oklahoma)		282
(−6)
2013Athens, GAUGA Golf Course72
(288)		USC (3)1,133Duke1,154Annie Park
(USC)		278
(−10)
2014Tulsa, OKTulsa Country Club70
(280)		Duke (6)1,130USC1,132Doris Chen
(USC)		274
(−6)

Stroke and match play (2015–present)

Year SiteHost courseParTeam championshipIndividual championScore
Champion Score Runner-up
2015
Details		Bradenton, FLConcession Golf Club72
<		--(288)-->Stanford3–2BaylorEmma Talley
(Alabama)		285
(−3)
2016
Details 		Eugene, OREugene Country Club72<--
(288)-->		Washington3–2StanfordVirginia Elena Carta
(Duke)		272
(−16)
2017
Details 		Sugar Grove, ILRich Harvest Farms72<--
(288)-->		Arizona State (8)3–1NorthwesternMonica Vaughn
(Arizona State)		217
(+1)
2018
Details		Stillwater, OKKarsten Creek72<--
(288)-->		Arizona (3)3–2AlabamaJennifer Kupcho
(Wake Forest)		280
(−8)
2019
Details 		Fayetteville, ARBlessings Golf Club73Duke (7)3–2Wake ForestMaría Fassi
(Arkansas)		211
(−8)
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Details 		Scottsdale, AZGrayhawk Golf Club72Ole Miss4–1Oklahoma StateRachel Heck
(Stanford)		280
(−8)
2022
Details 		Stanford (2)3–2OregonRose Zhang
(Stanford)		282
(−6)
2023
Details		Wake Forest3–1USCRose Zhang (2)
(Stanford)		278
(−10)
2024
Details 		Carlsbad, CAOmni La Costa Resort & Spa72Stanford (3)3–2UCLAAdela Cernousek
(Texas A&M)		276
(−12)
2025
Details 		TBD–TBDTBD
(TBD)
(TBD)
2026
Details		TBD–TBDTBD
(TBD)		TBD
(TBD)
[2]

Notes

  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.

Team titles

Team Number Years won
81990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2009, 2017
71999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2019
31996, 2000, 2018
31987, 1989, 1992
32015, 2022, 2024
31991, 2004, 2011
32003, 2008, 2013
21985, 1986
12012
12001
11984
12021
12010
11983
11982,
Wake Forest12023
12016

Appearances by team

Total Columns

Table Entries

1982 to 2014

2015 to present

SchoolConference15T8T4T2CH
38 33 23 15 11 8
34 31 23 16 9 7
36 34 25 18 9 3
34 31 24 13 8 3
24 16 14 10 7 3
33 30 20 12 5 3
38 31 20 11 5 3
28 23 14 8 3 2
21 15 10 4 4 1
25 21 14 6 3 1
19 14 5 5 3 1
20 16 5 3 2 1
16 12 5 3 2 1
9 7 5 2 2 1
14 6 2 2 2 1
14 6 4 1 1 1
5 2 1 1 1 1
32 26 15 6 2 -
25 20 11 5 2 -
21 18 10 5 1 -
14 11 7 3 1 -
19 14 5 3 1 -
13 9 4 2 1 -
10 8 2 1 1 -
9 4 2 1 1 -
16 10 6 2 - -
17 14 5 2 - -
14 10 4 2 - -
22 13 7 1 - -
10 7 3 1 - -
9 6 3 1 - -
8 6 2 1 - -
6 4 2 1 - -
17 13 6 - - -
16 10 5 - - -
14 8 4 - - -
21 13 3 - - -
12 10 3 - - -
13 7 3 - - -
16 11 2 - - -
11 8 2 - - -
8 3 2 - - -
3 2 2 - - -
2 2 2 - - -
6 4 1 - - -
5 3 1 - - -
4 3 1 - - -
4 2 1 - - -
3 1 1 - - -
9 7 - - - -
defunct4 4 - - - -
16 3 - - - -
6 3 - - - -
5 2 - - - -
4 2 - - - -
2 2 - - - -
4 1 - - - -
3 1 - - - -
2 1 - - - -
2 1 - - - -
2 1 - - - -
1 1 - - - -
5 - - - - -
4 - - - - -
3 - - - - -
3 - - - - -
3 - - - - -
2 - - - - -
2 - - - - -
D21 - - - - -
1 - - - - -
1 - - - - -
1 - - - - -
1 - - - - -
1 - - - - -
1 - - - - -
1 - - - - -
1 - - - - -
1 - - - - -
1 - - - - -
1 - - - - -
1 - - - - -
1 - - - - -
SchoolConference15T8T4T2CH

Winners of both NCAA and U.S. Amateur

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.

PlayerU.S. AmateurNCAA
1990 1989
1989, 1992 1992
1998 1999
2003 2002
2013 2015
2020 2022, 2023

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Division I Women's . NCAA Golf . 3 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Division I Championship History . NCAA.org . May 12, 2014 . 3.

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