2025 NCAA Division I women's golf championship
Golf tournament
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The 2025 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship was contested May 16–21 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.[1] It was the 42nd annual tournament to establish the national champions of the 2024 season in NCAA Division I women's collegiate golf. The tournament was hosted by the University of Texas. There are both team and individual championships.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 16–21, 2025 |
| Location | Carlsbad, California, U.S. |
| Course(s) | Omni La Costa Resort & Spa (University of Texas) |
| Organized by | NCAA |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,297 yards |
| Field | 396 players, 72 teams |
| Champion | |
| Team: Northwestern Individual: Maria José Marin (Arkansas) | |
| Team: 3–2 vs Stanford Individual: 276 (–12) | |
It was the second of three years that the men's and women's Division I golf tournaments are played at the same location; the 2025 NCAA Division I men's golf championship will be held in Carlsbad after the women's championship from May 23–28.[2]
Regional qualifying tournaments
- There are six regional sites that held the qualifying tournaments across the United States from May 5–7, 2025.
- 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.
^ Teams listed in qualifying order.
Venue
This is the second time the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship will be held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa and the second time the tournament has been hosted by the University of Texas.[5]
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 20 and the finals will be played on Wednesday, May 21.[6]
Team competition
Leaderboard
(Par: 288, Total: 1152)
| Place | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford | 293 | 278 | 270 | 274 | 1115 | −27 |
| 2 | Oregon | 288 | 289 | 285 | 284 | 1146 | −6 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 291 | 285 | 280 | 298 | 1154 | +2 |
| 4 | Florida State | 295 | 284 | 288 | 288 | 1155 | +3 |
| 5 | Southern California | 292 | 287 | 285 | 292 | 1156 | +4 |
| 6 | Arkansas | 297 | 290 | 280 | 291 | 1158 | +6 |
| 7 | Texas | 288 | 293 | 288 | 291 | 1160 | +8 |
| 8 | Virginia | 294 | 293 | 289 | 291 | 1167 | +15 |
| 9 | Arizona State | 288 | 294 | 293 | 293 | 1168 | +16 |
| T10 | South Carolina | 297 | 286 | 289 | 297 | 1169 | +17 |
| LSU | 293 | 297 | 290 | 289 | |||
| 12 | UCLA | 295 | 294 | 293 | 289 | 1171 | +19 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 291 | 297 | 288 | 297 | 1173 | +21 |
| 14 | Mississippi State | 294 | 286 | 302 | 296 | 1178 | +26 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State | 284 | 297 | 297 | 302 | 1180 | +28 |
Eliminated teams: Vanderbilt (884), Florida (885), Michigan State (888), Kansas State (890), Ole Miss (893), Wake Forest (890), Kansas (895), Iowa State (896), Oklahoma (896), Georgia Southern (900), Ohio State (900), Purdue (906), Cal State Fullerton (910), UNLV (910), Baylor (911) Source: [7]
Match-play bracket
- The eight teams with the lowest stroke play total advanced into the match-play event.
| Quarterfinals May 20, morning | Semifinals May 20, afternoon | Final May 21 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Stanford | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Virginia | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Stanford | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Florida State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Florida State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Southern California | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Stanford | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northwestern | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northwestern | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Arkansas | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northwestern | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Oregon | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Oregon | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Texas | 2 | ||||||||||||
Individual competition
May 21, 2025 (Par:72, Total: 288)
| Place | Player | University | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | María José Marín | Arkansas | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Mirabel Ting | Florida State | 278 | −10 |
| 3 | Kelly Xu | Stanford | 280 | −8 |
| 4 | Paula Martín Sampedro | Stanford | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Catherine Park | Southern California | 282 | −6 |
| Megan Propeck | Virginia | |||
| Eila Galitsky | South Carolina | |||
| T8 | Lottie Woad | Florida State | 283 | −5 |
| Kiara Romero | Oregon | |||
| 10 | Avery Weed | Mississippi State | 284 | −4 |
| Megha Ganne | Stanford | |||
| Suvichaya Vinijchaitham | Oregon | |||
| Meja Örtengren | Stanford |
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.[11]