The 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship was contested May 18–23 at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma.[1] It was the 37th annual tournament to establish the national champions of the 2018 season in NCAA Division I women's collegiate golf. The tournament was hosted by the Oklahoma State University. There were both team and individual championships.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 18–23, 2018 |
| Location | Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Course(s) | Karsten Creek Golf Club (Oklahoma State University) |
| Organized by | NCAA |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,328 yards |
| Field | 131 players, 24 teams |
| Champion | |
| Team: Arizona Individual: Jennifer Kupcho (Wake Forest) | |
| Team: 3–2 vs. Alabama Individual: 280 (−8) | |
This was the fourth time, following the previous three years, that the men's and women's Division I golf tournaments were played at the same location; the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship was held in Stillwater after the women's championship from May 25–30.[2]
Regional qualifying tournaments
edit- There were four regional sites that held the qualifying tournaments across the United States from May 5–7, 2018.
- The six lowest scoring teams from each of the regional sites qualified to compete at the national championships as team and individual players.
- An additional three individuals 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Regional | University of Texas Golf Club | Austin, Texas | 1. Arkansas 2. Texas 3. Auburn 4. Florida 5. Baylor 6. Oklahoma |
1. Maddie Szeryk, Texas A&M 2. Rose Huang, BYU 3. Leonie Harm, Houston |
| Madison Regional | University Ridge Golf Course | Madison, Wisconsin | 1. Duke 2. Virginia 3. Southern California 4. Arizona State 5. Ohio State 6. Northwestern |
1. Nicole Schroeder, Oregon State 2. Gabby Curtis, Wisconsin 3. Erin Harper, Indiana |
| San Francisco Regional | TPC Harding Park | San Francisco, California | 1. Stanford 2. UCLA 3. Ole Miss 4. Louisville 5. Kent State 6. Colorado |
1. Marthe Wold, California 2. Hira Naveed, Pepperdine 3. Emma Broze, Oklahoma State |
| Tallahassee Regional | Don Veller Seminole Golf | Tallahassee, Florida | 1. Alabama 2. Florida State 3. Furman 4. Arizona 5. Washington 6. Wake Forest |
1. Micheala Williams, Tennessee 2. Jillian Hollis, Georgia 3. Jess Yuen, Missouri |
^ Teams listed in qualifying order.[2]
Venue
editThis was the third time the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship was held at Karsten Creek Golf Course, and the fourth time the tournament has been hosted by the Oklahoma State University.[3]
Format
editSimilar 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 were played on Tuesday and the finals were played on Wednesday.[4]
Team competition
editLeaderboard
edit(Par: 288, Total: 1152)
| Place | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | UCLA | 294 | 279 | 297 | 291 | 1161 | +9 |
| Alabama | 292 | 286 | 284 | 299 | 1161 | ||
| 3 | Southern California | 291 | 298 | 296 | 286 | 1168 | +16 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 299 | 293 | 290 | 291 | 1173 | +21 |
| 5 | Stanford | 308 | 291 | 291 | 290 | 1180 | +28 |
| 6 | Duke | 298 | 298 | 293 | 293 | 1182 | +30 |
| 7 | Kent State | 296 | 299 | 296 | 293 | 1184 | +32 |
| T8 | Arizona | 301 | 291 | 288 | 305 | 1185 | +33 |
| T8 | Baylor | 313 | 295 | 287 | 290 | 1185 | +33 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 308 | 300 | 289 | 289 | 1186 | +34 |
| 11 | Furman | 312 | 293 | 294 | 289 | 1188 | +36 |
| T12 | Washington | 303 | 300 | 299 | 290 | 1192 | +40 |
| Florida State | 301 | 294 | 299 | 289 | |||
| Texas | 309 | 300 | 291 | 292 | |||
| 15 | Louisville | 301 | 300 | 302 | 296 | 1199 | +47 |
Remaining teams: Auburn (903), Arizona State (903), Wake Forest (903), Colorado (904), Oklahoma (905), Florida (909), Virginia (914), Ohio State (926), Ole Miss (928).[5]
- 15 out of 24 teams proceeded to the final round after finishing 54 holes.[6]
Match-play bracket
editThe 8 teams with the lowest stroke play total advanced into the match-play event.
| Quarterfinals May 22, morning | Semifinals May 22, afternoon | Final May 23 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UCLA | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Arizona | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Arizona | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Stanford | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Northwestern | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Stanford | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Arizona | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alabama | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | USC | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Duke | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | USC | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alabama | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alabama | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Kent State | 1 | ||||||||||||
Individual competition
edit(Par:72, Total: 288)
| Place | Player | University | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Kupcho | Wake Forest | 65-74-70-71=280 | −8 |
| T2 | Andrea Lee | Stanford | 77-69-71-65=282 | −6 |
| Bianca Pagdanganan | Arizona | 71-68-71-72=282 | ||
| 4 | Cheyenne Knight | Alabama | 70-69-70-74=283 | −5 |
| T5 | Morgane Métraux | Florida State | 70-72-74-68=284 | −4 |
| Jaclyn Lee | Ohio State | 72-72-66-74=284 | ||
| T7 | Gurleen Kaur | Baylor | 79-71-69-68=287 | −1 |
| Mariel Galdiano | UCLA | 75-69-72-71=287 | ||
| Kristen Gillman | Alabama | 73-72-70-72=287 | ||
| Lilia Vu | UCLA | 72-68-75-72=287 | ||
| Lauren Stephenson | Alabama | 74-69-70-74=287 |
The remaining 84 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]
References
edit- ^ "Karsten Creek To Host 2018 NCAA Golf Championships". Oklahoma State Athletics. April 19, 2017.
- ^ a b "Arizona finishes off amazing run with national title win over Alabama". NCAA. May 23, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ Lavner, Ryan (April 18, 2017). "Karsten Creek, Blessings GC to host upcoming NCAAs". Golf Channel.
- ^ Johnson, Greg (September 15, 2014). "New format for men's and women's golf championships receives approval". NCAA.
- ^ "Division I Women's Golf Championship Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ "D1 Women's National Championship – Team Leaderboard". Golfstat.
- ^ "D1 Women's National Championship – Quarterfinals". Golfstat.
- ^ "D1 Women's National Championship – Semifinals". Golfstat.
- ^ "D1 Women's National Championship – Finals". Golfstat.
- ^ "D1 Women's National Championship – Player Leaderboard". Golfstat.