Stanford is the Pac-12 Women’s champion for the first time since 2014 with a score of 28-under par, holding off USC by eight shots at Palouse Ridge CC in Pullman, Washington.

It’s a bittersweet victory as the Pac-12 will no longer exist after conference realignment. Stanford has made a habit of rewriting the record books, and they did it one last time this week, shattering the scoring record at the Pac-12 Championship, which USC set in 2016 at 18-under. Stanford finished the tournament an impressive 28-under, shooting a team score of 836. 

Incredibly, runner-up USC also broke the old Pac-12 scoring record, as they shot 20-under this week.

Stanford can point to its first day as a big reason it won the conference championship. On a blustery, windy day, the Cardinal posted the only under-par score as a team. This gave them a twelve-shot lead over USC, and USC couldn’t close the gap over the next two days. 

"This was a whole team effort! Each player was an integral part of this title over the course of the three days," said coach Anne Walker. "Our strength is our depth and that was fully on display this week. Very honored to bring the final Pac-12 Championship trophy back to campus! And the performance from our sophomore class was outstanding; Stanford golf is in good hands with these young women."