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Stanford will look to win its second national championship in three seasons after falling short in the semifinals last season
The NCAA Division I women's championships will be an all-Pac-12 national championship at the La Costa Resort and Spa Champions Course in Carlsbad, Calif., with No. 1 Stanford and No. 6 UCLA moving on to the final match.
It was also an all Pac-12 semifinals as Stanford and USC faced off in a rematch of the 2023 semifinals, and Oregon defeated No. 2 LSU in the quarterfinals to set up a showdown with UCLA.
In the quarterfinals, No. 1 Stanford defeated No. 8 Auburn 3-0, No. 7 Oregon defeated No. 2 LSU 3-2, No. 6 UCLA defeated No. 3 Texas A&M 3-0, and No. 4 USC defeated No. 5 Clemson 3-1.
.@StanfordWGolf was HYPED after Kelly Xu’s putt to send them to the national championship. #NCAAGolf pic.twitter.com/aUbwzs9VJo
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) May 22, 2024
For Stanford, Sadie Englemann, Rachel Heck, and Kelly Xu all won their matches to advance the Cardinals to the semifinals. For UCLA, Natalie Vo, Caroline Canales, and Meghan Royal all won their matches to advance the Bruins to the semifinals. Royal is a Carlsbad native.
In the semifinal match, Stanford defeated USC 3-1-1 to get redemption after USC defeated Stanford in the semifinals in 2023. Sadie Englemann, Meghan Ganne, and Kelly Xu all won their matches. For the second straight match, Xu earned her point on the No. 16 green to advance Stanford and secure the win over the Trojans.
Xu is ranked No. 56 in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com Women's Rankings.
UCLA defeated Oregon 3-1 behind wins from Caroline Canales, Natalie Vo, and Meghan Royal. Canales, Vo, and Royal all went 2-0 on Tuesday to lead UCLA.
The title match will begin at 2:15 Pacific time and will be broadcast on Golf Channel.
National Championship matches
Paula Martin Sampedro vs. Caroline Canales
Kelly Xu vs. Meghan Royal
Megha Ganne vs. Natalie Vo
Sadie Englemann vs. Zoe Campos
Rachel Heck vs. Kate Villegas
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | , France | 1500 | 68-68-68-72=276 | |
| 2 | , England | 1000 | 65-74-71-69=279 | |
| 3 | , Spain | 700 | 70-72-70-70=282 | |
| T4 | , Ireland | 700 | 74-67-71-71=283 | |
| T4 | , Colombia | 700 | 72-68-71-72=283 |

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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