The road to Omni La Costa is heating up.
Conference championships are now underway as men’s and women’s teams battle for automatic bids into the NCAA postseason, which consists of six, 54-hole regionals featuring a combined 29 conference champions and 43 at-large teams for the women and 28 conference winners and 53 at-larges for the men.
We’ll track all of the conference championships below:
Men
ACC
April 24-28, The Club at Olde Stone, Alvaton, Kentucky
Team champion: Virginia (beat North Carolina, 3-2)
Individual champion: Jacob Modleski, Notre Dame
Potential at-large teams: Florida State, North Carolina, Duke, SMU, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Notre Dame, Stanford, Wake Forest, Cal, North Carolina State
Need to know: After five runner-up finishes and no ACC titles since the first ACC Championship was contested in 1954, Virginia finally got its first conference title with a 3-2 win over North Carolina in the match-play final. The Cavaliers also won the stroke-play portion by seven shots over the Tar Heels, who got a T-9 and three match wins from its Player of the Year favorite David Ford. Virginia’s Deven Patel also went 3-0 in match play, including in the semifinals, where he rallied from 4 down after nine to win his point. Florida State rose six spots on the final day, tying for third with Clemson, which fell just shy of finishing at .500 or better; the Tigers’ record streak of 35 straight NCAA regionals, which they share with Oklahoma State, ends. Modleski is Notre Dame’s 12th conference medalist and first since 2012.
Big East
April 26-28, Callawassie Island Club, Okatie, South Carolina
Team champion: Marquette
Individual champion: Alex Heard, Connecticut
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Marquette was already in line for an at-large bid, but the Golden Eagles pulled away from Xavier for an 11-shot win and the program’s sixth Big East title, fourth on this golf course. It’s just the second time in the last five years, however, that Marquette will advance to an NCAA regional. Heard medaled by six shots.
Big Ten
April 25-27, Baltimore CC, Timonium, Maryland
Team champion: UCLA
Individual champion: Omar Morales, UCLA
Potential at-large teams: Illinois, Northwestern, Oregon, Purdue, USC, Michigan State
Need to know: After starting the final round eight shots off the lead, the Bruins climbed three spots in difficult scoring conditions (up to 35 mph wind gusts) to beat Illinois by a shot. It’s UCLA’s first conference title since it won the Pac-10 in 2006, and the Bruins will head to NCAA regionals for the second straight season after missing three straight postseasons. UCLA has not advanced to the NCAA Championship since 2018. Illinois had not lost consecutive Big Ten Championships since 2008. Indiana fell five spots to eighth on the final day, otherwise the Hoosiers could’ve played their way into an at-large bid. Michigan was on the bubble until a 15th-place finish dropped the Wolverines to No. 75 in the rankings.
Ivy League
April 25-27, Rolling Green GC, Springfield, Pennsylvania
Team champion: Princeton
Individual champion: Riccardo Fantinelli, Princeton
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: The Tigers won by 17 shots over Columbia. It’s the program’s 27th overall Ivy crown and second in the last three years.
Mountain West
April 25-27, Emerald Valley GC, Creswell, Oregon
Team champion: San Diego State
Individual champion: Justin Hastings, San Diego State
Potential at-large teams: UNLV, New Mexico, Colorado State
Need to know: It was a dominating 23-shot win by the favorite, San Diego State, which became the second program in conference history to win four straight Mountain West titles, joining New Mexico (2003-06). Hastings’ win was his fourth career individual title, putting him one win shy of tying J.J. Spaun and Lennie Clements for the school record.
Patriot League
April 25-27, Bucknell GC, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Team champion: Loyola (Maryland)
Individual champion: Nolan Schuermann, Holy Cross
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Loyola was tied with Holy Cross through 36 holes before winning by a shot for its seventh Patriot League title. Loyola will now play an NCAA regional for the fourth time in the last five years.
West Coast
April 25-27, Green Valley CC, Fairfield, California
Team champion: Pepperdine (beat Loyola Marymount, 4-1)
Individual champion: Mahanth Chirravuri, Pepperdine
Potential at-large teams: Santa Clara, Pacific
Need to know: Pepperdine knocked off Loyola Marymount in the final to win its first West Coast title since 2022, though 23rd overall. Last year, the Waves snapped a streak of eight straight NCAA regional appearances after finishing below .500. This year, it was Loyola finishing under .500.
WAC
April 25-27, Chaparral Pines GC, Payson, Arizona
Team champion: Seattle
Individual champion: Dane Huddleston, Utah Valley (won in playoff)
Potential at-large teams: Grand Canyon
Need to know: Seattle, ranked 142nd in the country, pulled off the upset of No. 54 Grand Canyon, winning by three shots. This will be Seattle’s first NCAA regional since 2017 and just its second ever. Huddleston, ranked in the top 60 nationally, beat Seattle’s Kevin Li in two extra holes for his fifth individual victory of the season.
SEC
April 23-27, Sea Island GC, St. Simons Island, Georgia
Team champion: Florida (beat Texas A&M, 4-1)
Individual champion: Jackson Koivun, Auburn
Potential at-large teams: Auburn, Texas, Ole Miss, LSU, Oklahoma, Alabama, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Georgia, Arkansas, Kentucky
Need to know: Florida took down No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 2 Auburn, which won stroke play by nine shots over LSU, in match play before making quick work of the Aggies in the final for their 17th SEC title in program history. Luke Poulter and Zack Swanwick each went 3-0 for the Gators this week. Koivun birdied five of his last six holes to beat Oklahoma’s Drew Goodman by a shot and become the first back-to-back SEC champion since 1976. Top-ranked Ole Miss was a surprise exclusion from match play, as the Rebels finished 10th and will surely drop in the rankings. LSU could climb into a No. 1 regional seed, potentially bumping Oklahoma to the No. 2 line. The SEC will get at least 14 of 16 teams into the NCAA postseason while Kentucky is currently right on the bubble, but may drop outside the number after a 15th-place finish here.
Northeast
April 24-26, Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, Virginia
Team champion: Howard
Individual champion: Pyae Phyo Thu, Fairleigh Dickinson
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: The Bison are heading to a second straight NCAA regional with their two-shot win over Long Island, which led by seven through 36 holes.
Sun Belt
April 21-24, Annandale GC, Madison, Mississippi
Team champion: Coastal Carolina (beat Arkansas State, 3-2)
Individual champion: Jack Maxey, Arkansas State (won in playoff)
Potential at-large teams: Troy
Need to know: Coastal Carolina won stroke play by a shot before taking down Arkansas State in the final match, which was clinched by Jack Lee’s birdie putt on the first extra hole of his match. This will Coastal’s 13th NCAA regional appearance but first since 2018. Maxey defeated Louisiana’s Eli Ortego on the third playoff hole to earn the individual AQ. Louisiana finished seventh to drop out of the top 70 in the rankings, meaning it season is likely over.
Conference USA
April 21-24, Texarkana CC, Texarkana, Arkansas
Team champion: Sam Houston (beat UTEP, 3.5-1.5)
Individual champion: Aidan Thomas, New Mexico State
Potential at-large teams: New Mexico State, Kennesaw State
Need to know: Sam Houston was on the bubble for an at-large NCAA regional bid until it won its first CUSA title in its second season in the league. The Bearkats will now head to regionals for the first time since 2021, when they went on to qualify for the program’s first NCAA Championship. Liberty needed to win to qualify for regionals, where it is one of six hosts, but the Flames fell to UTEP in the semifinals. Kennesaw climbed to No. 67 in the rankings and will be sweating out the next few days to see if they can grab one of the final at-large bids.
Atlantic Sun
April 22-24, Kinderlou Forest GC, Valdosta, Georgia
Team champion: Central Arkansas
Individual champion: Gaspar Glaudas, Stetson
Potential at-large teams: Florida Gulf Coast
Need to know: Central Arkansas started the year with zero returning rounds, but with a grad assistant as its interim head coach, the 162nd-ranked Bears won the program’s first ASUN title and first conference crown since 1972 to punch their first-ever NCAA regionals ticket. Stetson finished second by a shot while FGCU was third and should still advance to its second regional in three years as an at-large.
Atlantic 10
April 22-24, Grand Cypress GC, Orlando, Florida
Team champion: Davidson
Individual champion: Ben Cors, Dayton
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: The Wildcats trailed Richmond by as much as nine shots on the back nine before their counting scorers played the final four holes in a combined 7 under to edge the Spiders by a shot. It’s Davidson’s fifth A-10 title in the last seven seasons.
Big 12
April 22-24, Southern Hills CC, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Team champion: Oklahoma State
Individual champion: Preston Stout, Oklahoma State
Potential at-large teams: Arizona State, Utah, Texas Tech, Arizona, Colorado, BYU, Houston, Kansas, TCU, Kansas State
Need to know: This is Oklahoma State’s first Big 12 title since 2021 and Stout’s second straight Big 12 medal, as the sophomore joins only Ludvig Aberg and Morgan Hoffmann as repeat Big 12 individual champions. The Big 12 will probably get 11 schools into NCAA regionals, including TCU, Colorado and Kansas State, which all missed regionals last year. Iowa State entered Big 12s ranked No. 65 and in position for an at-large regional bid, but a last-place showing here drops them to No. 74, where they likely are out.
Ohio Valley
April 20-23, Dalhousie GC, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Team champion: Little Rock (beat Tennessee-Martin, 3-2)
Individual champion: Jonathan Xoinis, Tennessee-Martin, and Rhett South, Little Rock
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Little Rock’s second OVC title in three years keeps the magic number from falling. This one all came down to Matteo Cristoni, who trailed Tennessee-Martin’s Jackson Twerdahl 1 down with two holes to play before Twerdahl hit his tee shot in the penalty area on the penultimate hole and Cristoni got up and down on the last, holing a 10-footer for the win. Little Rock has now made NCAA regionals in four of the past five seasons.
Big South
April 21-23, Ocean Creek GC, St. Helena Island, South Carolina
Team champion: USC Upstate (beat Charleston Southern, 3-2)
Individual champion: Jeep Patrick, Presbyterian
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Jaskaran Sohal birdied each of his final two holes to rally from 2 down and force extras, and he then birdied the first hole of overtime to earn the decisive point for USC Upstate in a 3-2 victory over Charleston Southern in the Big South final. USC Upstate finished nine shots behind Charleston Southern in stroke play, but it now heads to regionals for the first time after its maiden conference crown. Patrick opened in 63 to become the first freshman since 2015 to win the Big South individual title.
Southland
April 21-23, Comanche Trace Ranch, Kerrville, Texas
Team champion: Augusta
Individual champion: Bo Blanchard, Augusta
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Augusta heads to NCAA regionals as the Southland champion for the third straight year. Blanchard didn’t make a bogey in his final 40 holes, shooting 16 under and winning by four shots.
American
April 21-23, The Ritz-Carlton GC, Sarasota, Florida
Team champion: Charlotte (won in playoff)
Individual champion: Jake Peacock, South Florida
Potential at-large teams: South Florida
Need to know: Both Charlotte and South Florida were qualifying for NCAA regionals regardless, but it was the 49ers doing so as the American Athletic Conference champs after prevailing in a two-hole playoff. Charlotte snapped a run of three straight regional appearances last year but will now start a new streak after winning its first AAC title and third conference crown in four years. Peacock won the individual title for the second straight year, the first two-time conference champion in school history. USF will head to regionals for the 11th time in the last 12 seasons.
Coastal Athletic Association
April 20-22, Union League National GC, Swainton, New Jersey
Team champion: Elon (won in playoff)
Individual champion: Henric Bjelke, Campbell
Potential at-large teams: College of Charleston
Need to know: Drexel played the last two holes of regulation in 6 under, capped by Griffin Mitchell’s eagle at the par-5 18th, to force a playoff with Elon, the first time the CAA Championship had gone to extras since 2009. Things got even more exciting in overtime as Elon got eagles from Jack Wieler and Garrett Risner, who chipped in for his, to oust Drexel, 4 under to 2 under. It’s Elon’s first conference title at the D-I level, first NCAA regional bid and first conference crown of any kind since 1994. The Phoenix’s win is a probable bid-stealer, too, as College of Charleston was ranked 58th prior to finishing fourth and now at No. 64 is still in position for an at-large, though the magic number is shrinking. Drexel, which only moved to No. 162 in the rankings, needed the AQ to keep its season going.
SoCon
April 20-22, Reynolds Lake Oconee, Greensboro, Georgia
Team champion: East Tennessee State
Individual champion: Colin Dutton, UNCG
Potential at-large teams: Furman
Need to know: ETSU shot 14 under to break out of a tie with UNCG and win its fifth straight SoCon title and 25th overall. The Bucs also did it with a completely new starting five from last year and a first-year head coach (Aaron O’Callaghan). ETSU rose to No. 87 in the rankings with its win, so it needed to win the AQ to qualify for NCAA regionals. Furman finished fifth but is still ranked 67th, so it’s currently barely holding onto an at-large bid.
Missouri Valley
April 20-22, Des Moines CC, West Des Moines, Iowa
Team champion: Illinois State
Individual champion: Trey Wall, Murray State
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: TJ Barger birdied six of his last 11 holes to shoot 68 and lead Illinois State to a come-from-behind win for its second MVC title in the past three seasons. The Redbirds were 3 under on the final day to clip Murray State by three shots. Wall is Murray State’s first conference medalist.
Horizon League
April 19-21, Mission Inn Resort (El Campeon), Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida
Team champion: Wright State
Individual champion: Titus Boswell, IU Indy
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Wright State now has won back-to-back Horizon titles and nine total as it goes dancing for fourth time in the last six seasons. Even with a double at the last, Boswell won medalist honors by four shots.
MAAC
April 17-19, Walt Disney World Resort (Magnolia), Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Team champion: Fairfield
Individual champion: Tadgh Burke, Fairfield
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Fairfield shot 1 under in the final round to move past Sacred Heart and win by two shots. It’s Fairfield’s first MAAC title since the program’s first in 1997. That year, however, the Stags did not receive an NCAA regional berth, so this year will be their regional debut.
SWAC
April 14-16, RTJ Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley, Birmingham, Alabama
Team champion: Florida A&M
Individual champion: Sascha Robinson, Florida A&M
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: The six-shot win marks FAMU’s first SWAC title in program history and first conference title since the Rattlers won the MEAC in 2021.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
- April 27-29: Big West Conference, La Quinta CC, La Quinta, California
- April 27-29: MAC, Pinnacle GC, Grove City, Ohio
- April 27-29: The Summit League, Longbow GC, Mesa, Arizona
NCAA REGIONALS
May 12-14
- Poplar Grove GC, Amherst, Virginia
- Auburn University Club, Auburn, Alabama
- Gold Mountain GC, Bremerton, Washington
- Montreux G&CC, Reno, Nevada
- Seminole Legacy Club, Tallahassee, Florida
- Atkins GC, Urbana, Illinois
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
May 23-28
- Omni La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California
Women
Summit League
April 20-22, Longbow GC, Mesa, Arizona
Team champion: Denver
Individual champion: Clara Gestsdottir, Denver
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: This is Denver’s ninth Summit League title.
MAC
April 20-22, Delaware CC, Muncie, Indiana
Team champion: Kent State
Individual champion: Jasmine Driscoll, Ball State
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Kent State’s 28-shot win gives the Golden Flashes their 26th straight MAC title.
Big East
April 19-21, Riverton Pointe G&CC, Hardeeville, South Carolina
Team champion: Xavier
Individual champion: Emma Welch, Xavier
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Xavier’s 23-shot victory, which featured all five Musketeers in the top 8, marked the program’s record sixth straight Big East title. It was also the largest margin of victory at this championship since 2003. Welch also defended her individual title, joining Creighton’s Katharine Lemke (2022, 2023) as the only two-time Big East champs.
Horizon League
April 19-21, Mission Inn Resort, Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida
Team champion: Oakland
Individual champion: Neeranuch Prajunpanich, Youngstown State
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Oakland improved two spots on the final day to edge favorite Youngstown State by two shots and capture its third Horizon title in four years.
Big Ten
April 18-20, Bulle Rock GC, Havre de Grace, Maryland
Team champion: Oregon
Individual champion: Kiara Romero, Oregon
Potential at-large teams: USC, Northwestern, Ohio State, Michigan State, UCLA, Purdue, Illinois
Need to know: The Ducks overcome a three-shot deficit to Michigan State to start the final round before firing 12 under to the Spartans’ 5 over for a 14-shot victory. It’s Oregon’s second conference title in school history following the 2022 Pac-12 Championship. Romero becomes the third individual conference champion in school history. Illinois, currently ranked No. 52 nationally, finished third to likely clinch an at-large berth. UCLA also will be dancing as the Bruins finished seventh to finish one win above .500. Washington, meanwhile, wasn’t as lucky as the No. 58 Huskies, already on the bubble, dropped below .500 to put an end to longtime head coach Mary Lou Mulflur’s career. No. 59 Maryland also finishes below .500.
Patriot League
April 18-20, Saucon Valley CC, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Team champion: Navy
Individual champion: Emma Tang, Navy
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Navy beat Boston by 38 shots to become just the second program in Patriot League history to win consecutive league titles, following Richmond (2016-18). It’s Navy’s third overall league title.
Ivy League
April 18-20, Royal Palm GC, Naples, Florida
Team champion: Princeton
Individual champion: Vanessa Zhang, Harvard
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Led by third-place Catherine Rao, Princeton won its eighth Ivy League title and first since 2022, finishing 16 shots clear of Harvard. The win was the Tigers’ first since they won back-to-back events to open the fall.
West Coast
April 17-19, Green Valley CC, Fairfield, California
Team champion: Oregon State
Individual champion: Raya Nakao (won in playoff)
Potential at-large teams: Pepperdine
Need to know: In its first year in the WCC, Oregon State wins its first conference title in program history. The Beavers ended Pepperdine’s run of three straight WCC titles with a two-shot win over the Waves. Nakao won the individual crown in a two-hole playoff against San Francisco’s Eva Pett.
MAAC
April 17-19, Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Team champion: Quinnipiac
Individual champion: Sophia Fujita, Quinnipiac
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Quinnipiac beat Albany by 13 shots for its fourth MAAC title in the past five years.
Atlantic 10
April 17-19, Evermore Resort, Orlando, Florida
Team champion: Richmond
Individual champion: Hannah Lydic, Richmond
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Loyola-Chicago shot 38 over in the final round to fall from first to third while Richmond took advantage with a 12-over closing score to win by eight shots over Dayton. Lydic’s school-record third individual title led the way for the Spiders, who have now won five conference crowns, though this is their first in the A-10, which they joined prior to this season.
ACC
April 16-19, Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, North Carolina
Team champion: Florida State
Individual champion: Andrea Revuelta, Stanford
Potential at-large teams: Stanford, Wake Forest, Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, Cal, SMU, Virginia Tech, North Carolina State, Louisville, Miami
Need to know: Stanford won stroke play by 15 shots over Florida State and Virginia, but the Cardinal’s perfect season ended in the semifinals against Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons then took Florida State to the brink, leading 2-1 and with the other two final matches tied late, but the Seminoles got 18th-hole wins from Kaylah Williams (birdie) and Alexandra Gazzoli (par), who each won their matches, 1 up, to give Florida State its first ACC title in program history. Twelve of the ACC’s 15 teams will likely go dancing, though Miami is right on the bubble. Clemson, an NCAA match play qualifier last year, finished under .500.
SEC
April 14-18, Pelican GC, Belleair, Florida
Team champion: South Carolina
Individual champion: Caitlyn Macnab, Ole Miss
Potential at-large teams: Arkansas, Texas, LSU, Auburn, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, Florida, Tennessee, Oklahoma
Need to know: After winning stroke play by six shots over LSU, South Carolina beat Tennessee, Ole Miss and then Florida in the match-play final to claim its first SEC title since 2002. Gamecocks’ senior Louise Rydqvist went 3-0 in match play and won her final match with a 60-foot birdie make on the 17th hole, which capped her rally from 1 down through 12 holes against Florida’s Addison Klonowski. Freshman Eila Galitsky also went 3-0 for South Carolina. The SEC should get 12 of 16 teams into NCAA regionals. Kentucky, Alabama and Georgia all finished below .500.
Mountain West
April 15-17, Mission Hills CC, Rancho Mirage, California
Team champion: UNLV (won in playoff)
Individual champion: Lucia Lopez Ortega, San Jose State
Potential at-large teams: San Jose State
Need to know: UNLV and San Jose State faced off in the first playoff in Mountain West Championship history after they each shot 18 over, seven shot ahead of Nevada. The Rebels prevailed in extras for their eighth Mountain West title and first since 2018, though the Spartans will also qualify for NCAA regionals as an at-large after earning enough wins to push themselves back over the .500 mark.
Sun Belt
April 14-17, Lakewood GC, Point Clear, Alabama
Team champion: Southern Miss
Individual champion: Momoka Ando, Southern Miss
Potential at-large teams: Georgia Southern
Need to know: Georgia Southern beat Southern Miss by 10 shots in stroke play, though it was the Golden Eagles who got the better of the regular Eagles in match play. Southern Miss won the final match, 3-2, to grab its first-ever conference crown and NCAA regional berth – and in the first year of head coach Colton Cowan. Georgia Southern, at No. 33 in the national rankings, will still advance to regionals, likely as the top-ranked mid-major program, though No. 104 Southern Miss’ inclusion means the magic number shrinks.
Big 12
April 15-17, Houston Oaks GC, Hockley, Texas
Team champion: Arizona (won in playoff)
Individual champion: Sophie Bert, Kansas State
Potential at-large teams: Arizona State, TCU, Kansas, Kansas State, Houston, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, UCF, Baylor, BYU
Need to know: Four teams had a chance to win on the final hole, including TCU, which led late before playing the 18th in 4 over and finishing a shot out of a three-team playoff featuring Oklahoma State, Arizona State and Arizona. The Sun Devils climbed five spots on the final day while the Wildcats rose four. Arizona then edged its in-state rival and fellow Big 12 newcomer by a shot in overtime, while Oklahoma State was two shots higher than Arizona. The Wildcats’ Big 12 title is their first conference crown since the 2015 Pac-12 Championship. Bert won by two shots over teammate Carla Bernat, the recent ANWA champ, and Arizona State’s Beth Coulter and Arizona’s Nena Wongthanavimok. The Big 12 will likely get 11 teams in NCAA regionals, including Baylor, which finished 11th to finish exactly at .500. Texas Tech placed 12th, though after entering the championship ranked No. 61, a spot outside the current magic number, it’s unlikely the Red Raiders, who are hosting a regional, will end up inside the final number.
Big South
April 13-16, Ocean Creek GC, St. Helena Island, South Carolina
Team champion: Radford
Individual champion: Julia McLaughlin, High Point
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Radford posted its best finish in Big South stroke play since 2015 to advance to match play for the first time. It then knocked off High Point and then top-seeded Charleston Southern, each by a score of 3-1, to win the program’s first Big South title and earn its first-ever NCAA regional berth. McLaughlin, who started her career at Wake Forest, birdied each of her last two holes to win by two shots.
WAC
April 14-16, Wigwam Resort, Litchfield Park, Arizona
Team champion: Tarleton State
Individual champion: Louise Depadt, Tarleton State
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Tarleton held off a charging Abilene Christian by three shots to win the WAC title in its first season as a full-fledged Division-I member. The program becomes the second program at the school to win a conference crown in D-I, following Tarleton’s baseball team last year. Depadt led Tarleton by shooting a WAC-record, 10-under 206 to win by four.
Big Sky
April 14-16, Wigwam Resort, Litchfield Park, Arizona
Team champion: Sacramento State
Individual champion: Maddie Montoya, Montana State
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Sacramento State beat Weber State by 15 shots for its third straight Big Sky title, fifth in the last six years. Montoya, a junior, hadn’t finished in the top 10 in her college career before birdieing the last hole to win medalist honors and an individual AQ.
Conference USA
April 14-16, World Golf Village, St. Augustine, Florida
Team champion: Western Kentucky
Individual champion: Sydney Hackett, Western Kentucky (won playoff)
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Hackett defeated New Mexico State’s Emma Bunch, a two-time winner this season, in a playoff, though Bunch should qualify for an NCAA regional individually. The Hilltoppers, who won a school-record three times during the regular season, now have their first-ever conference title and NCAA regional berth.
American Athletic
April 14-16, Southern Hills Plantation, Brooksville, Florida
Team champion: Tulsa
Individual champion: Romaine Masserey, Tulsa
Potential at-large teams: East Carolina
Need to know: This is Tulsa’s first AAC crown since 2021, though the Golden Hurricane are looking to advance to the NCAA Championship for the third straight season. This win was a crucial one, too, as Tulsa was 11 wins under .500 entering conference, meaning if it didn’t win the AQ, it’s season was over.
SoCon
April 14-16, Solina GC, West Columbia, South Carolina
Team champion: Furman
Individual champion: Audrey Ryu, Furman
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Furman has now won eight of the past 10 SoCon titles, though the Paladins have not advanced to nationals since 2018.
Southland
April 14-16, Kissing Tree GC, San Marcos, Texas
Team champion: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Individual champion: Zoe Pinillos, Augusta
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: TAMU-CC is headed to its second NCAA regional in program history, first since 2009, after a 17-shot victory over Houston Christian.
SWAC
April 14-16, RJT Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley, Birmingham, Alabama
Team champion: Alabama State
Individual champion: Salma Ibrahim, Southern
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: Alabama State won by 20 shots over Southern and is headed to NCAA regionals for the first time since 2016.
Big West
April 13-15, Spanish Trail CC, Las Vegas
Team champion: Cal State-Fullerton
Individual champion: Kaitlyn Zermeno Smith, Cal State-Fullerton
Potential at-large teams: UC Davis
Need to know: Fullerton, ranked No. 76 in the country, will likely steal an at-large bid after running away with the school’s first Big West title since the program was reinstated in 2009. It’s the Titans’ first NCAA regional qualification, too, as the school shuttered women’s golf for over two decades after the 1985-86 season. UC Davis, 14 shots back in second, should get an at-large bid, though at No. 56 in the country right now, it will be close.
ASUN
April 13-15: Hampton Cove, Owens Cross Roads, Alabama
Team champion: Florida Gulf Coast (won playoff)
Individual champion: Lousiane Gauthier, FGCU
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: FGCU and Stetson finished 54 holes tied at 41 over, four shots ahead of Austin Peay, before the Eagles won in a four-hole playoff for not only their first conference title in school history but also their first ever NCAA regional berth. Gauthier is also FGCU’s first ASUN individual medalist, winning by four shots.
Ohio Valley
April 13-15, RTJ Golf Trail at The Shoals, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Team champion: Morehead State
Individual champion: Tuva Isebakke, Morehead State
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: This is the third OVC title in school history, following 2011 and 2023, and Morehead won this one by 29 shots over Little Rock.
Missouri Valley
April 13-15, Annbriar GC, Waterloo, Illinois
Team champion: Illinois State
Individual champion: Jillian Cosler, Bradley
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: The Redbirds won a second straight MVC title, and they did it by 31 shots and an MVC-record 874 winning score. It’s also the 16th MVC title in program history, more than twice as much as anybody else.
Northeast
April 11-13, Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, Virginia
Team champion: Fairleigh Dickinson
Individual champion: Morgan Horrell, Howard
Potential at-large teams: None
Need to know: FDU birdied the 18th hole three times, including the winning birdie from Apichaya Chirakunakorn, to edge Howard, which entered the final round four shots clear, by a shot. This is the Knights 10th NEC title.
Coastal Athletic Association
April 11-13, The Clubs at St. James, Southport, North Carolina
Team champion: College of Charleston
Individual champion: Hannah Altman, UNCW
Potential at-large teams: Campbell
Need to know: UNCW threatened to be an at-large bid stealer, entering the final round tied with Charleston. But the Cougars would edge the Seahawks by three shots thanks to five birdies on the last three holes to earn their CAA-record sixth conference title, third in the last four seasons.
NCAA REGIONALS
May 5-7
- Ohio State University GC (Scarlet), Columbus, Ohio
- Birdwood GC, Charlottesville, Virginia
- Superstition Mountain G&CC, Gold Canyon, Arizona
- Keene Trace GC (Champions), Lexington, Kentucky
- The Rawls Course, Lubbock, Texas
- Jimmie Austin OU GC, Norman, Oklahoma
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
May 16-21
- Omni La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California