2015 NCAA Division I women's golf championship

2015 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 22–27, 2015
LocationBradenton, Florida, U.S.
Course(s)The Concession Golf Club (University of South Florida)
Organized byNCAA
Statistics
Par72
Length6,648 yards
Field132 players, 24 teams
Champion
Team: Stanford
Individual: Emma Talley (Alabama)
Team: 3–2 vs. Baylor
Individual: 285 (−3)
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The 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship was the 34th annual tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division I women's collegiate golf. It was contested May 22–27, 2015, at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida.[1] The tournament was hosted by the University of South Florida. Two championships were awarded: team and individual.

This was the first time that the men's and women's Division I golf tournaments were played at the same location; the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship will be held in Bradenton from May 29 to June 3.

Regional qualifying tournaments

  • Four regional qualifying tournaments were held across the United States from May 7–9, 2015.
  • The six teams with the lowest team scores qualified from each of the four regional tournaments for both the team and individual national championships.
  • The three individuals not affiliated with one of the other teams in their regional with the lowest score also qualified for the individual national championship.
Regional name Location Qualified teams^
Raleigh Regional Raleigh, North Carolina South Carolina, Northwestern, NC State, Alabama, LSU, Campbell
South Bend Regional South Bend, Indiana Duke, Wake Forest, UC Davis, Arizona, Tulane, Purdue
San Antonio Regional San Antonio, Texas Baylor, UCLA, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Washington, Texas Tech
St. George Regional St. George, Utah Southern California, Stanford, Arkansas, UNLV, Virginia, California

^ Teams listed in qualifying order.

Venue

This is the first NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship held at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida. This is the first time the tournament has been hosted by the University of South Florida.

Format

For the first time in NCAA women's golf history the National Championship would follow the format used for the men's National Championship adopted in 2009. All teams played 54 holes with the team score consisting of the four best scores of the five-player team for each individual round. The top 15 teams and the top 9 individuals after 54 holes advanced to the fourth round. The top eight teams after 72 holes advanced to the match play competition. The individual award was given at the end of the stroke play part of the competition, recognizing the individual who had the best combined score over the four rounds.[2]

In match play, all five players play just as before and each match is worth one point with matches that end all-square are either postponed then continued, continued immediately or called a halve depending on the scores for both teams. For example, if Team A ties with Team B 2.5–2.5, the match that was all-square after 18 holes resumes in a sudden-death playoff.

Team competition

Leaderboard

Place Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total To par
1 Southern California 297 303 298 294 1192 +40
2 Duke 293 309 292 303 1197 +45
3 Baylor 297 307 306 288 1198 +46
4 Stanford 293 323 296 287 1199 +47
5 Arizona 300 311 294 300 1205 +53
T6 Tennessee 301 309 300 302 1212 +60
Texas Tech 319 294 307 292
8 Washington 301 316 297 300 1214 +62
9 Arkansas 310 306 303 298 1217 +65
10 Northwestern 310 301 305 302 1218 +66
11 UC Davis 305 304 306 305 1220 +68
12 Purdue 307 302 302 311 1222 +70
13 Wake Forest 310 320 297 297 1224 +72
14 Alabama 310 307 310 299 1226 +74
15 UCLA 319 318 293 303 1233 +81

Remaining teams: UNLV (931), South Carolina (932), Texas A&M (933), Tulane (935), LSU (938), Virginia (938), NC State (942), Campbell (950), California (953).[3]

After 54 holes, the field of 24 teams was cut to the top 15.[2][4]

Match play bracket

  • The eight teams with the lowest total scores advanced to the match play bracket.
Quarterfinals
May 26, morning 		Semifinals
May 26, afternoon 		Final
May 27
         
1 Southern California 3
8 Washington 2
1 Southern California 2
4 Stanford 3
4 Stanford 4
5 Arizona 1
4 Stanford 3
3 Baylor 2
3 Baylor 3.5
6 Tennessee 1.5
3 Baylor 3
2 Duke 2
2 Duke 4
7 Texas Tech 1

Source:[5][6][7]

Individual competition

Place Player University Score To par
1 Emma Talley Alabama 70-73-73-69=285 −3
T2 Gaby López Arkansas 70-76-74-66=286 −2
Leona Maguire Duke 71-74-73-68=286
4 Dylan Kim Baylor 73-76-72-67=288 E
5 Monica Vaughn Arizona State 75-71-71-72=289 +1
6 Mariah Stackhouse Stanford 68-78-75-70=291 +3
T7 A. J. Newell Tennessee 73-73-76-70=292 +4
Lauren Kim Stanford 71-80-72-69=292
9 Silvia Garces Tulane 74-75-73-71=293 +5
T10 Suchaya Tangkamolprasert Northwestern 73-74-76-72=295 +7
Gabriella Then Southern California 75-74-73-73=295

The field was cut after 54 holes to the top 15 teams and the top nine individuals not on a top 15 team. These 84 players competed for the individual championship.[2][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Field of teams, individuals set for 2015 Division I Women's Golf Championship". NCAA. May 25, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Johnson, Greg (September 15, 2014). "New format for men's and women's golf championships receives approval". NCAA.
  3. ^ "NCAA Women's Championship (Stroke Play)". Golfweek. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  4. ^ "NCAA Womens Medal Championship – Team Leaderboard". Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  5. ^ "NCAA Womens Match Championship – Team Matches Round 1". Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  6. ^ "NCAA Womens Match Championship – Team Matches Round 2". Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  7. ^ "NCAA Womens Match Championship – Team Matches Round 3". Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  8. ^ "NCAA Womens Medal Championship – Player Leader Board". Retrieved June 1, 2015.