NCAA Division I women's golf championship

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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.

Location2026: Carlsbad, California
Established1982
Course2026: Omni La Costa Resort and Spa
Par2026: 72
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NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship
Tournament information
Location2026: Carlsbad, California
Established1982
Course2026: Omni La Costa Resort and Spa
Par2026: 72
Length2026: 6,297 yards (5,758 m)
Format72-hole stroke play
8-team match play
Month playedMay
Current champion
Team: Stanford
Individual: Farah O'Keefe (Texas)
Final champion
2026 NCAA Division I women's golf championship
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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)

More information Year, Site ...
Year Site Host course Par
(Overall)		 Team championship Individual champion Score
Champion Score Runner-up Score
1982
Details		 Stanford, CA Stanford Golf Course 72
(288)		 Tulsa 1,191 TCU 1,227 Kathy Baker
(Tulsa)		 295
(+7)
1983
Details		 Athens, GA UGA Golf Course 74
(296)		 TCU 1,193 Tulsa 1,196 Penny Hammel
(Miami–FL)		 284
(−12)
1984
Details		 Athens, GA UGA Golf Course 73
(292)		 Miami (FL) 1,214 Arizona State 1,221 Cindy Schreyer
(Georgia)		 297
(+5)
1985
Details		 Amherst, MA Amherst Golf Club 73
(292)		 Florida 1,218 Tulsa 1,233 Danielle Ammaccapane
(Arizona State)		 298
(+6)
1986
Details		 Columbus, OH Ohio State University Golf Club 73
(292)		 Florida (2) 1,180 Miami (FL) 1,188 Page Dunlap
(Florida)		 291
(−1)
1987
Details		 Albuquerque, NM Championship Golf Course 73
(292)		 San Jose State 1,187 Furman 1,188 Caroline Keggi
(New Mexico)		 289
(−3)
1988
Details		 Las Cruces, NM NMSU Golf Course 74
(296)		 Vacated3 — Georgia
Arizona State		 1,182 Vacated3 —
1989
Details		 Stanford, CA Stanford Golf Course 73
(292)		 San Jose State (2) 1,208 Tulsa 1,209 Pat Hurst
(San Jose State)		 292
(E)
1990
Details		 Columbia, SC Cobblestone Park 72
(288)		 Arizona State 1,206 UCLA 1,222 Susan Slaughter
(Arizona)		 297
(+9)
1991
Details		 Columbus, OH Ohio State University Golf Club 73
(292)		 UCLA 1,1971 San Jose State 1,197 Annika Sörenstam
(Arizona)		 290
(−2)
1992
Details		 Tempe, AZ ASU Karsten Golf Course 72
(288)		 San Jose State (3) 1,171 Arizona 1,175 Vicki Goetze
(Georgia)		 280
(−8)
1993
Details		 Athens, GA UGA Golf Course 73
(292)		 Arizona State (2) 1,187 Texas 1,189 Charlotta Sörenstam
(Texas)		 287
(−5)
1994
Details		 Eugene, OR Eugene Country Club 73
(292)		 Arizona State (3) 1,189 USC 1,205 Emilee Klein
(Arizona State)		 286
(−6)
1995
Details		 Wilmington, NC Country Club of Landfall 72
(288)		 Arizona State (4) 1,155 San Jose State 1,181 Kristel Mourgue d'Algue
(Arizona State)		 283
(−5)
1996
Details		 La Quinta, CA La Quinta Resort & Club 72
(288)		 Arizona 1,2401 San Jose State 1,240 Marisa Baena
(Arizona)		 296
(+8)
1997
Details		 Columbus, OH Ohio State University Golf Club 72
(288)		 Arizona State (5) 1,178 San Jose State 1,204 Heather Bowie
(Texas)		 285
(−3)
1998
Details		 Madison, WI University Ridge Golf Course 72
(288)		 Arizona State (6) 1,155 Florida 1,173 Jennifer Rosales
(USC)		 279
(−9)
1999
Details		 Tulsa, OK Tulsa Country Club 71
(213)		 Duke 8954 Arizona State
Georgia		 903 Grace Park
(Arizona State)		 212
(−1)
2000
Details		 Corvallis, OR Trysting Tree Golf Course 71
(284)		 Arizona (2) 1,175 Stanford 1,196 Jenna Daniels
(Arizona)		 287
(+3)
2001
Details		 Daytona Beach, FL LPGA International 71
(284)		 Georgia 1,176 Duke 1,179 Candy Hannemann
(Duke)		 285
(+1)
2002
Details		 Auburn, WA Washington National Golf Club 71
(284)		 Duke (2) 1,164 Arizona
Auburn
Texas		 1,170 Virada Nirapathpongporn
(Duke)		 279
(−5)
2003
Details		 West Lafayette, IN Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex 71
(284)		 USC 1,197 Pepperdine 1,212 Mikaela Parmlid
(USC)		 297
(+13)
2004
Details		 Auburn, AL Auburn Golf Club 72
(288)		 UCLA (2) 1,148 Oklahoma State 1,151 Sarah Huarte
(California)		 278
(−10)
2005
Details		 Sunriver, OR Sunriver Resort, Meadow Course 71
(284)		 Duke (3) 1,170 UCLA 1,175 Anna Grzebian
(Duke)		 286
(+2)
2006
Details		 Columbus, OH Ohio State University Golf Club 72
(288)		 Duke (4) 1,167 USC 1,177 Dewi Schreefel
(USC)		 286
(−2)
2007 Daytona Beach, FL LPGA International 72
(288)		 Duke (5) 1,170 Purdue 1,185 Stacy Lewis
(Arkansas)		 282
(−6)
2008 Albuquerque, NM Championship Golf Course 72
(288)		 USC (2) 1,168 UCLA 1,174 Azahara Muñoz
(Arizona State)		 2872
(−1)
2009 Owings Mills, MD Caves Valley Golf Club 72
(288)		 Arizona State (7) 1,182 UCLA 1,190 María Hernández
(Purdue)		 289
(+1)
2010 Wilmington, NC Country Club of Landfall 72
(288)		 Purdue 1,153 USC 1,154 Caroline Hedwall
(Oklahoma State)		 276
(−12)
2011 College Station, TX Traditions Golf Course 72
(288)		 UCLA (3) 1,173 Purdue 1,177 Austin Ernst
(LSU)		 281
(−7)
2012 Nashville, TN Vanderbilt Legends Club 72
(288)		 Alabama 1,171 USC 1,172 Chirapat Jao-Javanil
(Oklahoma)		 282
(−6)
2013 Athens, GA UGA Golf Course 72
(288)		 USC (3) 1,133 Duke 1,154 Annie Park
(USC)		 278
(−10)
2014 Tulsa, OK Tulsa Country Club 70
(280)		 Duke (6) 1,130 USC 1,132 Doris Chen
(USC)		 274
(−6)
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Stroke and match play (2015–present)

More information Year, Site ...
Year Site Host course Par Team championship Individual champion Score
Champion Score Runner-up
2015
Details		 Bradenton, FL The Concession Golf Club 72
 Stanford 3–2 Baylor Emma Talley
(Alabama)		 285
(−3)
2016
Details		 Eugene, OR Eugene Country Club 72 Washington 3–2 Stanford Virginia Elena Carta
(Duke)		 2725
(−16)6
2017
Details		 Sugar Grove, IL Rich Harvest Farms 72 Arizona State (8) 31⁄2–11⁄2 Northwestern Monica Vaughn
(Arizona State)		 217
(+1)
2018
Details		 Stillwater, OK Karsten Creek 72 Arizona (3) 3–2 Alabama Jennifer Kupcho
(Wake Forest)		 280
(−8)
2019
Details		 Fayetteville, AR Blessings Golf Club 73 Duke (7) 3–2 Wake Forest María Fassi
(Arkansas)		 211
(−8)
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Details		 Scottsdale, AZ Grayhawk Golf Club 72 Ole Miss 4–1 Oklahoma State Rachel Heck
(Stanford)		 280
(−8)
2022
Details		 Stanford (2) 3–2 Oregon Rose Zhang
(Stanford)		 282
(−6)
2023
Details		 Wake Forest 3–1 USC Rose Zhang (2)
(Stanford)		 278
(−10)
2024
Details		 Carlsbad, CA Omni La Costa Resort & Spa 72 Stanford (3) 3–2 UCLA Adéla Cernousek
(Texas A&M)		 276
(−12)
2025
Details		 Northwestern 3–2 Stanford María José Marín
(Arkansas)		 276
(−12)
2026
Details		 Stanford (4) 4–1 USC Farah O'Keefe
(Texas)		 276
(−12)
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Source:[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

NCAA Division I women's golf championship is located in the United States
Arizona State
Arizona State
Duke
Duke
Arizona
Arizona
San Jose State
San Jose State
UCLA
UCLA
USC
USC
Stanford
Stanford
Florida
Florida
Alabama
Alabama
Georgia
Georgia
Miami
Miami
Northwestern
Northwestern
Ole Miss
Ole Miss
Purdue
Purdue
TCU
TCU
Tulsa
Tulsa
Wake Forest
Wake Forest
Washington
Washington
National Championships by school: 8, 7, 4, 3, 2, 1
More information Team, Number ...
Team Number Years won
Arizona State 8 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2009, 2017
Duke 7 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2019
Stanford 4 2015, 2022, 2024, 2026
Arizona 3 1996, 2000, 2018
San Jose State 3 1987, 1989, 1992
UCLA 3 1991, 2004, 2011
USC 3 2003, 2008, 2013
Florida 2 1985, 1986
Alabama 1 2012
Georgia 1 2001
Miami 1 1984
Northwestern 1 2025
Ole Miss 1 2021
Purdue 1 2010
TCU 1 1983
Tulsa 1 1982, 1988
Wake Forest 1 2023
Washington 1 2016
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Appearances by team

Total columns

  • School is the name of the college or university sponsoring the golf team.
  • Conference is the conference in which the golf team will compete for the upcoming Spring 2027 season.
  •  #  Total appearances in the NCAA Championship, not counting vacated appearances.
  •  15  Finishes in the top 15 at the NCAA Championship
  •  T8  Finishes in the top 8 at the NCAA Championship
  •  T4  Finishes in the top 4 at the NCAA Championship
  •  T2  Finishes in the top 2 at the NCAA Championship
  •  CH  National Championships

Table entries

  •  CH  National champion
    •  CH  Vacated National champion
  •  RU  National runner-up
More information School, Conference ...
School Conference # 15 T8 T4 T2 CH 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26

Big 12403523151181013RU3411RU6ᴛCH9CHCHCH6CHCHRU11ᴛ189ᴛ18108ᴛ4135CH4176ᴛ55CH16ᴛ14ᴛQF916910
Duke    
ACC3532241697167117ᴛ5131241174CH14RUCH103CHCHCH368ᴛ15RUCHSFSF18QFCHSF18ᴛ14QF
Stanford    
ACC40332213746916151010ᴛ9641174548ᴛ8RU9111612ᴛ1913ᴛ519ᴛ232413ᴛ18ᴛCHRUSFSFQFQFCHSFCHRUCH
USC    
Big Ten383627191039341691215ᴛ5RU14774714CH12ᴛ11ᴛRU4CH3RU5ᴛRUCHRUSFQFSFSFQF2310RUSFQFRU
UCLA    
Big Ten353224138379141613RUCH51067455ᴛ215ᴛCHRU113RURU6CH84315SFQF2015QFRU12
Mountain West241614107313ᴛ1788CH6CH4RUCH33RURURU17ᴛ151723ᴛ18ᴛ19QF1617ᴛ
Arizona    
Big 12333020125313ᴛ11128473RU1412CH334CH8RU715ᴛ1714ᴛ231651587ᴛQF9ᴛCHSFSF9ᴛ
Florida    
SEC302414832454CHCH34531515910RU186ᴛ8106ᴛ910ᴛ121718ᴛ17QF21111711
Tulsa    
American211510441CHRU6RU5ᴛCHRU5ᴛ99108ᴛ66161012212319ᴛ2926ᴛ
Georgia    
SEC25211463136ᴛ13RU6ᴛ175341810ᴛRU7CH51196ᴛ810ᴛ1518ᴛ18ᴛQF14ᴛ
Purdue    
Big Ten20145531920161222209RU410CHRU9312119ᴛ122927
ACC221653217831111172214151210ᴛ13ᴛ141316ᴛRU1216CH919ᴛ16ᴛ
Alabama    
SEC161253219242312ᴛ1138ᴛCH791412ᴛ14ᴛRU2424
Miami (FL)    
ACC9752216CH5RU59102116ᴛ
Big Ten12103221241515ᴛ109ᴛRUQF1322ᴛ11ᴛCH14
TCU    
Big 121462221RUCH1414171217ᴛ20ᴛ1117ᴛ1819ᴛ2120
Washington    
Big Ten146411116ᴛ181816206ᴛ146ᴛ1617QFCH13ᴛ18
Ole Miss    
SEC7211112414ᴛCH28302126
Texas    
SEC34281762–151117710ᴛ5ᴛ76RU59ᴛ310ᴛ933RU36ᴛ17ᴛ2316ᴛ13ᴛ21231313ᴛQFQF13QF11ᴛQFQF
Big 1227221252–310612316710125ᴛ135ᴛRU8ᴛ1814ᴛ19ᴛ48ᴛ1211RU1911ᴛ24ᴛ15QF
Auburn    
SEC22181051–13818131915ᴛ64RU9312912ᴛ11ᴛ616ᴛSFQFSFQF21
Pepperdine    
West Coast1512831–58149ᴛRU437914ᴛ2123QF19QF
Furman    
SoCon1914531–93416RU15116116131615ᴛ15ᴛ2124201211
Oregon    
Big Ten1410531–17141371411ᴛ23ᴛ22QF2411RUSFSF
Baylor    
Big 12114211–19ᴛ16ᴛRUQF9141817213025
Texas A&M    
SEC171062––51310172322196ᴛ11ᴛ716ᴛ10ᴛ18SFSFQF22
LSU    
SEC191552––16ᴛ985101012ᴛ2315123320ᴛ9ᴛ1114ᴛQF10ᴛ16ᴛ
Virginia    
ACC161152––1312ᴛ813441420ᴛQF2214ᴛ1524ᴛ28QF18ᴛ
Ohio State    
Big Ten241371––1410131717158ᴛ121120ᴛ228486ᴛ2421227ᴛ22QF2325ᴛ27
Arkansas    
SEC141251––11ᴛ1085ᴛ2313ᴛ912ᴛ10QF22ᴛ10QFSF
ACC181231––1414181319ᴛ19ᴛ1610152012129ᴛQFQF11ᴛSF23ᴛ
California    
ACC10731––191514ᴛ45512222414ᴛ
Oklahoma    
SEC10631––131216ᴛ236ᴛ6ᴛ9ᴛ42023ᴛ
SMU    
ACC9721––1147161215ᴛ11ᴛ24ᴛ12ᴛ
American6421––1051042324
MAC1111––SF
ACC18146–––16ᴛ12888ᴛ168151315ᴛ2178ᴛ1014926ᴛ15
New Mexico    
Mountain West16105–––81286ᴛ7ᴛ141615178ᴛ2115ᴛ221916ᴛ9ᴛ
Tennessee    
SEC1694–––1365116ᴛ13ᴛ17ᴛ1719ᴛ1319QF16241318ᴛ
SEC22143–––14ᴛ129ᴛ14142423172214ᴛ185201317QF101314QF2310ᴛ
Vanderbilt    
SEC1473–––1814ᴛ56710ᴛ1118ᴛ10ᴛ2322ᴛ272016
Indiana    
Big Ten1182–––11ᴛ121311138ᴛ175132421
Kent State    
MAC832–––1519ᴛ2122QFQF1717
Denver    
West Coast322–––206ᴛ5
Lamar    
Southland222–––78
Kentucky    
SEC741–––5ᴛ10ᴛ13101718ᴛ23ᴛ
SEC641–––24617131514
FIU    
CUSA431–––1581517
Texas Tech    
Big 12521–––12QF222129
Clemson    
ACC311–––2124ᴛQF
CUSA97––––10ᴛ151115ᴛ15171911ᴛ11
defunct44––––1511ᴛ14ᴛ15
Big Ten183––––181620ᴛ12ᴛ1924171613ᴛ209ᴛ20ᴛ191618ᴛ17ᴛ1828
Tulane    
American63––––1520189ᴛ15ᴛ19
BYU    
Big 1252––––12142417ᴛ24
NC State    
ACC42––––13ᴛ10ᴛ2230
Louisville    
ACC22––––1015
UC Davis    
Mountain West41––––21201611
Campbell    
CAA31––––1420ᴛ23
Kansas    
Big 1231––––142422
Iowa State    
Big 1231––––2323ᴛ9
Minnesota    
Big Ten21––––1219
UCF    
Big 1221––––15ᴛ22
Missouri    
SEC21––––1612ᴛ
Illinois    
Big Ten11––––9ᴛ
Michigan    
Big Ten5–––––1718ᴛ16ᴛ2020
UNLV    
Mountain West5–––––2122161628ᴛ
Pac-124–––––1622ᴛ2230
Nebraska    
Big Ten3–––––192220
UC Irvine    
Big West3–––––181922
Wisconsin    
Big Ten2–––––2423
Colorado    
Big 122–––––1819
Rollins    
D21–––––19
Missouri Valley1–––––17
Penn State    
Big Ten1–––––18
Big Sky1–––––17
Iowa    
Big Ten1–––––16
Pac-121–––––23
SoCon1–––––21
Sun Belt1–––––24
Notre Dame    
ACC1–––––22
Maryland    
Big Ten1–––––21ᴛ
ACC1–––––21ᴛ
Augusta    
West Coast1–––––26
Big 121–––––19ᴛ
Sun Belt1–––––25ᴛ
Big West1–––––28ᴛ
Houston    
Big 121–––––20
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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.

More information Player, U.S. Amateur ...
PlayerU.S. AmateurNCAA
Pat Hurst19901989
Vicki Goetze1989, 19921992
Grace Park19981999
Virada Nirapathpongporn20032002
Emma Talley20132015
Rose Zhang20202022, 2023
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