TEMPE, Ariz. – As announced on the Golf Channel Wednesday afternoon, No. 12 and reigning national champion Sun Devil women's golf heads to University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wisc. for NCAA Regionals May 7-9.
Arizona State will be the No. 3 seed in a region that features ACC champion and No. 1 seed Duke. Also in the regional is No. 2 seed USC, No. 4 Northwestern, No. 5 Illinois, No. 6 Purdue, No. 7 Iowa State, No. 8 Virginia, No. 9 Wisconsin, No. 10 Campbell, No. 11 Ohio State, No. 12 Notre Dame, No. 13 Old Dominion, No. 14 Oregon State, No. 15 Idaho, No. 16 Murray State, No. 17 North Dakota State, and No. 18 IUPUI.
The Madison regional features six Golfstat top-25 teams, including No. 4 Duke, No. 6 USC, No. 12 Sun Devils, as well as No. 13 Northwestern, No. 20 Illinois, and No. 23 Purdue.
The individual qualifiers in Madison will be Connie Jaffrey (Kansas State), Pinyada Kuvanun (Toledo), Pun Chanachai (New Mexico State), Elsa Moberly (Eastern Kentucky), Erin Harper (Indiana), Cara Basso (Penn State).
Last season, the Sun Devils won their first NCAA Regionals since 2009 (fifth all-time), shooting 22-under in Lubbock, Texas. Monica Vaughn, Olivia Mehaffey, and Linnea Strom went 1-2-3 in the field.
The University of Wisconsin's home course was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and opened in 1991. It has hosted several championships including the American Family Championship (PGA TOUR Champions) from 2016-18 as well as the NCAA DI Women's Championship in 1998 and the Men's (1995, 2005) and Women's (2000, 2010) Big Ten Conference Championship.
The other three regional sites are Austin, Texas, San Francisco, Calif., and Tallahassee, Fla.
10 of 11 Pac-12 teams made NCAA Regionals, a testament to the strength of the best conference in women's golf, with Oregon State and USC joining ASU in Madison, Arizona and Washington in Tallahassee, and UCLA, Stanford, Colorado, Cal, Oregon in San Francisco.
Each of four regionals features 18 teams and six teams per regional (24 total) will advance to NCAA Championships May 18-23 in Stillwater, Okla. The top three individuals at each regional not from qualifying teams (12 total) will also advance to Stillwater.
Live results for the regional will be available on Golfstat.com.
Arizona State will be the No. 3 seed in a region that features ACC champion and No. 1 seed Duke. Also in the regional is No. 2 seed USC, No. 4 Northwestern, No. 5 Illinois, No. 6 Purdue, No. 7 Iowa State, No. 8 Virginia, No. 9 Wisconsin, No. 10 Campbell, No. 11 Ohio State, No. 12 Notre Dame, No. 13 Old Dominion, No. 14 Oregon State, No. 15 Idaho, No. 16 Murray State, No. 17 North Dakota State, and No. 18 IUPUI.
We're headed to Madison for NCAA Regionals! Here's the field that will compete at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, WI May 7-9 #SunDevilTradition pic.twitter.com/HO9BKVJHXv
— Sun Devil W. Golf (@SunDevilWGolf) April 25, 2018
The Madison regional features six Golfstat top-25 teams, including No. 4 Duke, No. 6 USC, No. 12 Sun Devils, as well as No. 13 Northwestern, No. 20 Illinois, and No. 23 Purdue.
The individual qualifiers in Madison will be Connie Jaffrey (Kansas State), Pinyada Kuvanun (Toledo), Pun Chanachai (New Mexico State), Elsa Moberly (Eastern Kentucky), Erin Harper (Indiana), Cara Basso (Penn State).
Last season, the Sun Devils won their first NCAA Regionals since 2009 (fifth all-time), shooting 22-under in Lubbock, Texas. Monica Vaughn, Olivia Mehaffey, and Linnea Strom went 1-2-3 in the field.
The University of Wisconsin's home course was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and opened in 1991. It has hosted several championships including the American Family Championship (PGA TOUR Champions) from 2016-18 as well as the NCAA DI Women's Championship in 1998 and the Men's (1995, 2005) and Women's (2000, 2010) Big Ten Conference Championship.
You can catch the reigning #NCAAGolf Champs begin the quest to defend their title in Madison.@SunDevilWGolf is the No. 3 seed in the region. ?? pic.twitter.com/9ggOOXZBBW
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) April 25, 2018
The other three regional sites are Austin, Texas, San Francisco, Calif., and Tallahassee, Fla.
10 of 11 Pac-12 teams made NCAA Regionals, a testament to the strength of the best conference in women's golf, with Oregon State and USC joining ASU in Madison, Arizona and Washington in Tallahassee, and UCLA, Stanford, Colorado, Cal, Oregon in San Francisco.
Each of four regionals features 18 teams and six teams per regional (24 total) will advance to NCAA Championships May 18-23 in Stillwater, Okla. The top three individuals at each regional not from qualifying teams (12 total) will also advance to Stillwater.
Live results for the regional will be available on Golfstat.com.