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see also: Rachel Kuehn, NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship, La Costa Resort and Spa - Champions Course
Wake Forest and Rachel Kuehn will look to defend its 2023 national championship as they head to La Costa Resort
The NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships will be held at the par-72, 7,500-yard North Course at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., between May 17-22, hosted by the University of Texas at Austin.
All 30 teams will compete in the first three rounds, Friday through Sunday, in a 54-hole stroke play tournament.
The field will be cut to 15 teams for the fourth and final round of stroke play (Monday). The top eight teams will move on to match play, with the quarterfinals and semifinals on Tuesday and the national championship match on Wednesday.
Ingrid Lindblad of LSU, the No. 1 ranked golfer in Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com Women's Rankings, headlines the field.
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THE FIELD (In order of seeding)
Stanford
Wake Forest
South Carolina
LSU
UCLA
Auburn
USC
Texas
Duke
Arkansas
Northwestern
Oregon
Texas A&M
Ole Miss
Arizona State
Clemson
Florida State
Vanderbilt
Pepperdine
Virginia
Mississippi State
SMU
San Jose State
North Carolina
Michigan State
Purdue
Baylor
Oklahoma State
Oregon State
Tulsa
INDIVIDUALS
Carla Bernat, Kansas State
Isabella McCauley, Minnesota
Veronika Kedronova, Kent State
Bailey Davis, Tennessee
Jasmine Leovao, Long Beach State
Lauren Beaudreau, Notre Dame
LAST YEAR
In 2023, Rose Zhang of Stanford came in as the heavy favorite and stepped up, winning the individual title. In the team competition, Wake Forest won its first national championship in program history.
HOW TO WATCH
GOLF Channel will provide 50 hours of coverage. The GOLF Channel will have live coverage of the final day of individual championship play on May 20 as well as the team match play on May 21-22. GOLF Channel and Peacock will present live tournament coverage all three days.
SCHEDULE (All times in Eastern)
Monday, May 20
Golf Today – 1-3 p.m.
Live coverage - 3-7 p.m.
Encore coverage - 8:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.
Tuesday, May 21
Encore coverage - 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Golf Today – 1-3 p.m.
Live coverage - 3-7 p.m.
Encore coverage – 8 p.m. – 12.a.m
Wednesday, May 22
Encore coverage - 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Golf Today – 1-3 p.m.
Live coverage - 3-7 p.m.
Encore coverage – 8 - 11:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 23
Encore coverage - 11:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.
30 teams and 6 individuals not on a qualifying team make up the field for the championship of NCAA Division I women's golf. After 72 holes of stroke play, the individual champion is crowned, and the low 8 teams advance to match play to determine the ...
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