TEMPE, Ariz. – Playing in arguably the toughest women's golf conference in the nation, Arizona State women's golf announces their 2018-19 tournament schedule. A nod to the strength of the Pac-12, the past four NCAA Championships have been won by members of the Pac-12 Conference, with the Sun Devils bringing home the trophy in 2017. The 2018-19 season will also mark a new era in Sun Devil men's and women's golf as the teams move to Papago.
ASU returns two-time All-American Olivia Mehaffey as well as Raquel Olmos and Madison Kerley and will add two freshmen – German National Team member Alexandra Försterling and Italian National Team member Alessandra Fanali – and NAU standout transfer Sofia Anokhina.
Sept. 21-23 – Mason Rudolph Women's Championship (Franklin, Tenn.)
Arizona State returns to the Nashville suburb for the second straight season for the 18th annual Mason Rudolph Women's Championship at the Vanderbilt Legends Club (hosted by Vanderbilt University). After a hiatus from the tournament since 2013, the Sun Devils tied their program-low 54-hole score vs. par (-25) with a third-place finish in 2017.
Oct. 1-2 – Windy City Collegiate Championship (Chicago, Ill.)
Last season, ASU returned to the Windy City area for the first time since winning the 2017 national championship in nearby Sugar Grove, winning the tournament. Olivia Mehaffey shot her career low (65) in the first-round last season. This year will be the 11th annual Windy City Collegiate Championship, hosted by Northwestern.
Oct. 19-21 – Stanford Intercollegiate (Stanford, Calif.)
The Sun Devils return to the Bay Area for the 23rd edition of the Stanford Intercollegiate, a tournament they've won three times as a team (2004, 2007, 2009). The tournament is hosted by former U.S. Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice, an avid golfer and Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty member.
Nov. 5-7 – Pac-12 Preview (Kailua Kona, Hawai'i)
The annual fall season-ending tournament features the Pac-12's 11 women's golf teams. The Pac-12 is arguably the best women's golf conference in the nation after the past four NCAA champions have come from the "Conference of Champions" – Stanford (2015), Washington (2016), Arizona State (2017), and Arizona (2018). Last season, the third round was rained out and ASU finished sixth as a team while Olivia Mehaffey was the top Sun Devil (T11th).
Feb. 3-5 – Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge (Palos Verdes, Calif.)
The Sun Devils are a perennial competitor at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, a tournament in its 24th season this year. ASU won the team crown twice (2006, 2009) and have four individual medalists (Juliana Murcia in 2009, Carlota Ciganda in 2011, Monica Vaughn in 2016, Olivia Mehaffey in 2017). Last year, Olivia Mehaffey earned co-medalist honors, winning her first collegiate tournament, alongside UCLA's Lilia Vu and Texas' Kaitlyn Papp.
Feb. 17-19 – Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship (New Orleans, La.)
Tulane plays host and teams up with the Allstate Sugar Bowl for the ninth annual tournament. Arizona State last competed in the inaugural year of the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship in 2010-11 when then-junior Giulia Molinaro tied for fifth-place to lead ASU to a seventh-place team finish.
Feb. 25-26 – Bruin Wave Invitational (Los Angeles, Calif.)
The Bruin Wave Invitational started in 2010 and the Sun Devils have competed twice in the tournament, both in the inaugural one and last in 2016, finishing second as a team both times.
Mar. 11-12 – Wildcat Invitational (Tucson, Ariz.)
The Sun Devils head south for their first Wildcat Invitational since the 2015-16 season, an outing in which they finished second as a team behind Linnea Strom and Monica Vaughn's second and third-place individual finishes. ASU last played a tournament at Sewailo Golf Club in Tucson at the 2017 Pac-12 Championships.
Mar. 29-31 – PING/ASU Invitational (Tempe, Ariz.)
The 47th annual PING/ASU Invitational will have a new home in 2019 with Sun Devil men's and women's golf's move to Papago. ASU has won the most titles in the tournament's history by far (20), adding to their tally with a dominant victory in 2017 as they won by 20 strokes for their first home tournament victory in 10 years. Roberta Liti earned individual medalists honors, the 17th for the Sun Devils in tournament history, while Monica Vaughn was runner-up, just one stroke back.
Apr. 15-17 – Pac-12 Championship (Palos Verdes, Calif.)
The 2019 Pac-12 Championships will be hosted by USC and will take place at Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes, Calif., a course the Sun Devils have played many times at the spring-starting Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge. As usual, the Territorial Cup Series® point will be awarded to the higher finisher between Arizona State and Arizona, winners of the last two NCAA Women's Golf Championships. The Sun Devils and Wildcats each have a conference-leading eight Pac-10/12 championships going into 2018-19, with ASU's last in 2009 when Carlota Ciganda earned individual medalist honors in a playoff with teammate Jennifer Osborn and USC's Jennifer Song.
May 6-8 – NCAA Regionals (TBD)
ASU made their 26th consecutive NCAA Regionals appearance in 2018, one of just 10 teams across the nation to complete the feat, and have won five NCAA Regionals team titles, including their most recent one in 2017. In 2019, NCAA Regionals are hosted by Auburn, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Washington.
May 17-22 – NCAA Championship (Fayetteville, Ark.)
The Sun Devils appeared in their nation-leading 34th national championships in 2018 in Stillwater and look to continue the trend in 2019. This year will mark the final season that the men's and women's NCAA championships will not be hosted by ASU for the next three years (2020-2022) at Grayhawk in Scottsdale, Ariz.
2018-19 Arizona State Women's Golf Schedule
September 21-23 - Mason Rudolph Women's Championship (Franklin, TN)
October 1-2 - Windy City Collegiate Championship (Chicago, IL)
October 19-21 - Stanford Intercollegiate (Stanford, CA)
November 5-7 - Pac-12 Preview (Kailua Kona, HI)
February 3-5 - Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge (Palos Verdes, CA)
February 17-19 - Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship (New Orleans, LA)
February 25-26 - Bruin Wave Invitational (Los Angeles, CA)
March 11-12 - Wildcat Invitational (Tucson, AZ)
March 29-31 - PING/ASU Invitational (Tempe, AZ)
April 15-17 - Pac-12 Championship (Palos Verdes, CA)
May 6-8 - NCAA Regionals (TBD)
May 17-22 - NCAA Championship (Fayetteville, AR)
ASU returns two-time All-American Olivia Mehaffey as well as Raquel Olmos and Madison Kerley and will add two freshmen – German National Team member Alexandra Försterling and Italian National Team member Alessandra Fanali – and NAU standout transfer Sofia Anokhina.
Sept. 21-23 – Mason Rudolph Women's Championship (Franklin, Tenn.)
Arizona State returns to the Nashville suburb for the second straight season for the 18th annual Mason Rudolph Women's Championship at the Vanderbilt Legends Club (hosted by Vanderbilt University). After a hiatus from the tournament since 2013, the Sun Devils tied their program-low 54-hole score vs. par (-25) with a third-place finish in 2017.
Oct. 1-2 – Windy City Collegiate Championship (Chicago, Ill.)
Last season, ASU returned to the Windy City area for the first time since winning the 2017 national championship in nearby Sugar Grove, winning the tournament. Olivia Mehaffey shot her career low (65) in the first-round last season. This year will be the 11th annual Windy City Collegiate Championship, hosted by Northwestern.
Oct. 19-21 – Stanford Intercollegiate (Stanford, Calif.)
The Sun Devils return to the Bay Area for the 23rd edition of the Stanford Intercollegiate, a tournament they've won three times as a team (2004, 2007, 2009). The tournament is hosted by former U.S. Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice, an avid golfer and Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty member.
Nov. 5-7 – Pac-12 Preview (Kailua Kona, Hawai'i)
The annual fall season-ending tournament features the Pac-12's 11 women's golf teams. The Pac-12 is arguably the best women's golf conference in the nation after the past four NCAA champions have come from the "Conference of Champions" – Stanford (2015), Washington (2016), Arizona State (2017), and Arizona (2018). Last season, the third round was rained out and ASU finished sixth as a team while Olivia Mehaffey was the top Sun Devil (T11th).
Feb. 3-5 – Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge (Palos Verdes, Calif.)
The Sun Devils are a perennial competitor at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, a tournament in its 24th season this year. ASU won the team crown twice (2006, 2009) and have four individual medalists (Juliana Murcia in 2009, Carlota Ciganda in 2011, Monica Vaughn in 2016, Olivia Mehaffey in 2017). Last year, Olivia Mehaffey earned co-medalist honors, winning her first collegiate tournament, alongside UCLA's Lilia Vu and Texas' Kaitlyn Papp.
Feb. 17-19 – Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship (New Orleans, La.)
Tulane plays host and teams up with the Allstate Sugar Bowl for the ninth annual tournament. Arizona State last competed in the inaugural year of the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship in 2010-11 when then-junior Giulia Molinaro tied for fifth-place to lead ASU to a seventh-place team finish.
Feb. 25-26 – Bruin Wave Invitational (Los Angeles, Calif.)
The Bruin Wave Invitational started in 2010 and the Sun Devils have competed twice in the tournament, both in the inaugural one and last in 2016, finishing second as a team both times.
Mar. 11-12 – Wildcat Invitational (Tucson, Ariz.)
The Sun Devils head south for their first Wildcat Invitational since the 2015-16 season, an outing in which they finished second as a team behind Linnea Strom and Monica Vaughn's second and third-place individual finishes. ASU last played a tournament at Sewailo Golf Club in Tucson at the 2017 Pac-12 Championships.
Mar. 29-31 – PING/ASU Invitational (Tempe, Ariz.)
The 47th annual PING/ASU Invitational will have a new home in 2019 with Sun Devil men's and women's golf's move to Papago. ASU has won the most titles in the tournament's history by far (20), adding to their tally with a dominant victory in 2017 as they won by 20 strokes for their first home tournament victory in 10 years. Roberta Liti earned individual medalists honors, the 17th for the Sun Devils in tournament history, while Monica Vaughn was runner-up, just one stroke back.
Apr. 15-17 – Pac-12 Championship (Palos Verdes, Calif.)
The 2019 Pac-12 Championships will be hosted by USC and will take place at Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes, Calif., a course the Sun Devils have played many times at the spring-starting Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge. As usual, the Territorial Cup Series® point will be awarded to the higher finisher between Arizona State and Arizona, winners of the last two NCAA Women's Golf Championships. The Sun Devils and Wildcats each have a conference-leading eight Pac-10/12 championships going into 2018-19, with ASU's last in 2009 when Carlota Ciganda earned individual medalist honors in a playoff with teammate Jennifer Osborn and USC's Jennifer Song.
May 6-8 – NCAA Regionals (TBD)
ASU made their 26th consecutive NCAA Regionals appearance in 2018, one of just 10 teams across the nation to complete the feat, and have won five NCAA Regionals team titles, including their most recent one in 2017. In 2019, NCAA Regionals are hosted by Auburn, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Washington.
May 17-22 – NCAA Championship (Fayetteville, Ark.)
The Sun Devils appeared in their nation-leading 34th national championships in 2018 in Stillwater and look to continue the trend in 2019. This year will mark the final season that the men's and women's NCAA championships will not be hosted by ASU for the next three years (2020-2022) at Grayhawk in Scottsdale, Ariz.
2018-19 Arizona State Women's Golf Schedule
September 21-23 - Mason Rudolph Women's Championship (Franklin, TN)
October 1-2 - Windy City Collegiate Championship (Chicago, IL)
October 19-21 - Stanford Intercollegiate (Stanford, CA)
November 5-7 - Pac-12 Preview (Kailua Kona, HI)
February 3-5 - Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge (Palos Verdes, CA)
February 17-19 - Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship (New Orleans, LA)
February 25-26 - Bruin Wave Invitational (Los Angeles, CA)
March 11-12 - Wildcat Invitational (Tucson, AZ)
March 29-31 - PING/ASU Invitational (Tempe, AZ)
April 15-17 - Pac-12 Championship (Palos Verdes, CA)
May 6-8 - NCAA Regionals (TBD)
May 17-22 - NCAA Championship (Fayetteville, AR)