| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 19–24, 2023 |
| Location | Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Course(s) | Grayhawk Golf Club (Arizona State University) |
| Organized by | NCAA The Thunderbirds |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,368 yards |
| Field | 167 players, 30 teams |
| Champion | |
| Team: Wake Forest Individual: Rose Zhang (Stanford) | |
| Team: 3–1 vs. USC Individual: 278 (−10) | |
The 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship was contested May 19–24 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.[1] It was the 41st annual tournament to establish the national champions of the 2023 season in NCAA Division I women's collegiate golf. The tournament was hosted by the Arizona State University & The Thunderbirds. There are both team and individual championships.
It was the third consecutive year that the men's and women's Division I golf tournaments were played at the same location; the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship will be held in Scottsdale after the women's championship from May 26–31.[1]
Regional qualifying tournaments
- There were six regional sites that held the qualifying tournaments across the United States from May 8–10, 2023.
- The five lowest scoring teams from each of the regional sites qualified to compete at the national championships as team and individual players.
- An additional individual with the lowest score in their regional, whose teams did not qualify, qualified to compete for the individual title in the national championship.
| Regional name | Golf course | Location | Qualified teams^ | Additionally qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Regional | University of Georgia Golf Course | Athens, Georgia | 1. Georgia 2. South Carolina 3. San Jose State 4. Ole Miss 5. Augusta |
1. Leon Takagi, Kent State |
| Palm Beach Gardens | PGA National | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida | 1. Michigan State 2. Duke 3. Texas 4. Northwestern 5. LSU |
1. Sara Byrne, Miami (FL) |
| Pullman Regional | Palouse Ridge | Pullman, Washington | 1. Stanford 2. Clemson 3. USC 4. Baylor 5. Texas Tech |
1. Tiffany Le, UC Riverside |
| Raleigh Regional | Lonnie Poole Golf Course at NC State | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1. Arizona 2. NC State 3. Wake Forest 4. TCU 5. Florida State |
1. Dorota Zalewska, Chattanooga |
| San Antonio Regional | TPC San Antonio | San Antonio, Texas | 1. Pepperdine 2. SMU 3. Oklahoma State 4. Texas A&M 5. New Mexico |
1. Camryn Carreon, UTSA |
| Westfield Regional | The Club at Chatham Hills | Westfield, Indiana | 1. Mississippi State 2. Oregon State 3. Vanderbilt 4. Virginia 5. Tulsa |
1. Isabella McCauley, Minnesota |
^ Teams listed in qualifying order.[2]
Venue
This was the third time the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship was held at Grayhawk Golf Club and the fourth time the tournament has been hosted by the Arizona State University.[1]
Format
Similar to 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship, all teams competed 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 23 and the finals will be played on Wednesday, May 24.[3]
Team competition
Leaderboard
(Par: 288, Total: 1152)
| Place | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford | 288 | 273 | 290 | 282 | 1133 | −19 |
| 2 | Texas | 292 | 276 | 290 | 280 | 1138 | −14 |
| 3 | Wake Forest | 279 | 280 | 299 | 281 | 1139 | −13 |
| 4 | South Carolina | 286 | 276 | 302 | 289 | 1153 | +1 |
| 5 | USC | 296 | 276 | 290 | 292 | 1154 | +2 |
| 6 | Florida State | 288 | 286 | 289 | 292 | 1155 | +3 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 287 | 284 | 298 | 287 | 1156 | +4 |
| 8 | Pepperdine | 295 | 279 | 296 | 290 | 1160 | +8 |
| T9 | Arizona | 292 | 288 | 289 | 294 | 1163 | +11 |
| New Mexico | 287 | 288 | 301 | 287 | |||
| T11 | SMU | 291 | 295 | 295 | 283 | 1164 | +12 |
| Oklahoma State | 280 | 291 | 300 | 293 | |||
| 13 | Mississippi State | 301 | 288 | 291 | 285 | 1165 | +13 |
| T14 | Georgia | 286 | 290 | 294 | 297 | 1167 | +15 |
| LSU | 294 | 288 | 295 | 290 |
Eliminated teams: San Jose State (882), Baylor (883), Michigan State (885), Duke (885), TCU (886), Texas Tech (890), Northwestern (892), Oregon State (892), Clemson (893), Virginia (893), Augusta (896), Vanderbilt (897), Ole Miss (898), Tulsa (914), NC State (917)
- The top 15 teams after 54 holes proceeded to the final round.[4]
Match-play bracket
- The eight teams with the lowest stroke play total advanced into the match-play event.
| Quarterfinals May 23, morning | Semifinals May 23, afternoon | Final May 24 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Stanford | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Pepperdine | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Stanford | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | USC | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | South Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | USC | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | USC | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Wake Forest | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Wake Forest | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Florida State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Wake Forest | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Texas A&M | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Texas A&M | 3 | ||||||||||||
Individual competition
May 22, 2023 (Par:72, Total: 288)
| Place | Player | University | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rose Zhang | Stanford | 72-67-71-67=278 | −10 |
| T2 | Lucía López-Ortega | San Jose State | 68-69-71-71=279 | −9 |
| Catherine Park | USC | 71-64-71-73=279 | ||
| 4 | Maddison Hinson-Tolchard | Oklahoma State | 66-70-74-70=280 | −8 |
| T5 | Ingrid Lindblad | LSU | 70-72-68-71=281 | −7 |
| Michelle Zhang | SMU | 72-72-67-70=281 | ||
| T7 | Charlotte Heath | Florida State | 71-71-69-71=282 | −6 |
| Lauren Walsh | Wake Forest | 67-67-79-69=282 | ||
| Pimmada Wongthanavimok | Arizona | 69-73-69-71=282 | ||
| T10 | Sadie Englemann | Stanford | 71-69-74-69=283 | −5 |
| Chayse Gomez | Oregon State | 71-71-70-70=283 | ||
| Huai-Chien Hsu | Texas | 72-69-71-71=283 |
The remaining 88 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.[9]
References
- 1 2 3 "Grayhawk Awarded 2023 NCAA Golf Championships". Grayhawk Golf Club. October 15, 2020.
- ↑ "Arizona finishes off amazing run with national title win over Alabama". NCAA. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ↑ Johnson, Greg (September 15, 2014). "New format for men's and women's golf championships receives approval". NCAA.
- ↑ "NCAA Womens Medal Championship – Team Leaderboard". Golfstat.
- ↑ "2023 NCAA Women's Championship Match Play – Quarterfinals". Golfstat.
- ↑ "2023 NCAA Women's Championship Match Play – Semifinals". Golfstat.
- ↑ "2023 NCAA Women's Championship Match Play – Finals". Golfstat.
- ↑ "Wake Forest and Southern California advance to national title match". NCAA. May 23, 2023.
- ↑ "2023 NCAA D1 Women's Championship – Player Leaderboard". Golfstat.