2024 NCAA Division I women's golf championship

The 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship will be contested May 17–22 at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California.[1] It will be the 42nd annual tournament to establish the national champions of the 2024 season in NCAA Division I women's collegiate golf. The tournament will be hosted by the University of Texas. There are both team and individual championships.

2024 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 17–22, 2024
LocationCarlsbad, California, U.S.
Course(s)Omni La Costa Resort and Spa
(University of Texas)
Organized byNCAA
Statistics
Par72
Length6,297 yards
Field167 players, 30 teams
Champion
Team: Stanford
Individual: Adela Cernousek (Texas A&M)
Team: 3–2 vs UCLA
Individual: 276 (–12)

It will be the first of three years that the men's and women's Division I golf tournaments are played at the same location; the 2024 NCAA Division I men's golf championship will be held in Carlsbad after the women's championship from May 24–29.[2]

Regional qualifying tournaments
  • There are six regional sites that held the qualifying tournaments across the United States from May 6–8, 2024.
  • 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
Auburn Regional Auburn University Club Auburn, AL 1. Auburn
2. Oregon
3. North Carolina
T4. South Carolina
T4. Tulsa		 Isabella McCauley, Minnesota
Bermuda Run Regional Bermuda Run Country Club Bermuda Run, NC 1. Ole Miss
2. Texas
3. Wake Forest
4. Mississippi State
5. Oregon State		 Bailey Davis, Tennessee
Bryan Regional The Traditions Club Bryan, TX 1. LSU
T2. Clemson
T2. SMU
4. Vanderbilt
5. Texas A&M		 Carla Bernat, Kansas State
Cle Elum Regional Tumble Creek Club Cle Elum, WA 1. Stanford
2. Duke
3. Virginia
4. Arizona State
5. San Jose State		 Jasmine Leovao, Long Beach State
East Lansing Regional Forest Akers Golf Course East Lansing, MI 1. USC
2. Oklahoma State
3. Michigan State
4. Northwestern
5. Pepperdine		 Lauren Beaudreau, Notre Dame
Las Vegas Regional Spanish Trail Country Club Las Vegas, NV 1. Arkansas
2. Purdue
3. Baylor
4. UCLA
5. Florida State		 Veronika Kedronova, Kent State

^ Teams listed in qualifying order.[3]

Venue

This is the first time the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship will be held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa and the first time the tournament has been hosted by the University of Texas.[4]

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 21 and the finals will be played on Wednesday, May 22.[5]

Team competition

Leaderboard

(Par: 288, Total: 1152)

PlaceTeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalTo par
T1Stanford2852852852991154+2
LSU289286288291
3Texas A&M2812842893031157+5
4USC2992832962871165+13
5Clemson2802932933041170+18
T6UCLA2912833002971171+19
Oregon294283299295
8Auburn2852903012961172+20
9Wake Forest2952922972901174+22
10Arkansas2882902993001177+25
T11Texas2992863022951182+30
Florida State287302300293
Northwestern285293295309
14Duke2862933043011184+32
15Mississippi State2872973013011186+34

Eliminated teams: Arizona State (890), MIchigan State (892), San Jose State (892), Pepperdine (893), Vanderbilt (897), Baylor (899), Oregon State (900), South Carolina (904), SMU (912), Oklahoma State (912), Tulsa (913), North Carolina (913), Virginia (914), Purdue (916), Ole Miss (917)[6]

  • The top 15 teams after 54 holes proceeded to the final round.[7]

Match-play bracket
  • The eight teams with the lowest stroke play total advanced into the match-play event.
Quarterfinals
May 21, morning 		Semifinals
May 21, afternoon 		Final
May 22
         
1 Stanford 3
8 Auburn 0
1 Stanford 3
4 USC 1
4 USC 3
5 Clemson 1
1 Stanford 3
6 UCLA 2
3 Texas A&M 0
6 UCLA 3
6 UCLA 3
7 Oregon 1
2 LSU 2
7 Oregon 3

Sources:[8][9]

Individual competition

May 20, 2024 (Par:72, Total: 288)

PlacePlayerUniversityScoreTo par
1Adela CernousekTexas A&M276–12
2Lottie WoadFlorida State279–9
3Paula Martin SampedroStanford282–6
T4Aine DoneganLSU283–5
Maria Jose MarinArkansas
6Kiara RomeroOregon284–4
7Annabelle PancakeClemson285–3
8Julia López RamirezMississippi State286–2
9Carla Tejedo MuletLSU287–1
T10Phoebe BrinkerDuke288E
Zoe CamposUCLA
Megha GanneStanford
Mimi RhodesWake Forest
Latanna StoneLSU

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.[10][11]

References
  1. "Home of the NCAA Division 1 Golf Championships 2024-2026".
  2. "NCAA D I Men's Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa".
  3. "2024 NCAA Division I women's golf regional selections announced". NCAA. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  4. "Finals (May 17-22) Omni La Costa Resort & Spa (University of Texas at Austin, host)".
  5. Johnson, Greg (September 15, 2014). "New format for men's and women's golf championships receives approval". NCAA.
  6. "Team Leaderboard - NCAA DI Women's Championship". Golfstat. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  7. "2024 NCAA DI women's golf championships: Schedule, how to watch". NCAA. May 19, 2024.
  8. "Texas A&M's Adela Cernousek wins 2024 DI women's golf championship individual title". NCAA. May 21, 2024.
  9. "Match play recap: Stanford and UCLA advance to the 2024 DI women's golf championship final". NCAA. May 21, 2024.
  10. "Texas A&M's Adela Cernousek wins 2024 DI women's golf championship individual title". NCAA. May 21, 2024.
  11. "Player Leaderboard – NCAA DI Women's Championship". Golfstat. May 20, 2024.
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