TEMPE, Ariz. – The eight-time national champion Sun Devil Women's Golf team will head to Tumble Creek Club in Cle Elum, Washington after being selected to the Cle Elum NCAA Regional, hosted by the University of Washington running May 6-8.
GOLF Channel announced the regionals during their NCAA Women's Golf Selection Show earlier today. Each regional will feature 12 teams and six individuals, with a total of 30 teams advancing to the National Championships to be played May 17-22 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. The top two individuals (12 total) from non-qualifying teams from each regional will also advance to the Championship.
This is the 31st consecutive year that Sun Devil Women's Golf has qualified for a regional, doing so every time since the format was instituted. ASU has not missed a NCAA postseason since 1991. The program earned their 32nd straight NCAA postseason berth and will be making its 41st overall appearance.
"It never gets old getting your name called on Selection Show Day," Sun Devil Women's Golf Assistant Coach Mikayla Tatman mentioned. "I'm very proud of this team and how they have positioned themselves all season to make a run in the postseason."
The program has claimed or shared a total of five Regional team championships, with the last coming during their National Championship run in 2017. In 2022, the Sun Devils had an impressive showing at the Stillwater Regional, finishing second on their way to reaching the NCAA Championship at Grayhawk in Scottsdale. ASU has put together second place finishes at regionals in two of the last three years, also doing so back at the 2021 Columbus Regional as part of their run to NCAA Match Play that season.
In the third year of the new regional format, six sites were selected instead of the traditional four. For the second consecutive year, there is an increase in advancing teams, changing from 24 to 30. In order to clinch a berth in the NCAA Championship and advance to Carslbad, Arizona State will have to finish in the Top-5 of the 12-team Cle Elum Regional. Five teams from each of the six regionals form the group that advances to play in the 2024 NCAA Women's Golf Championship.
Arizona State will be the No. 3 seed in a regional that features No. 1 overall seed Stanford (Pac-12 Champion). The regional also includes No. 2 seed Duke, No. 4 Virginia, No. 5 San Jose State (Mountain West Champion), host school No. 6 Washington, No. 7 Alabama, No. 8 Virginia Tech, No. 9 Kansas, No. 10 Long Beach State (Big West Champion), No. 11 Sacramento State (Big Sky Champion), and No. 12 Seattle (WAC Champion).
"We are quickly shifting our focus towards having a great week of preparation before heading back to Washington," Coach Tatman added. "This is a great site selection for us; we've already adjusted to the climate and will get the opportunity to compete on a terrific golf course against #1 in the nation. We aren't headed to Washington just to make it out of a region. We're headed to Washington to win a Regional Championship. This team is confident and ready to make a deep run in May."
Arizona State is one of only five schools to receive a Top-3 seed in each of the last four NCAA Regional selections. They are joined by only Wake Forest South Carolina, LSU, and USC in this exclusive group, an indicator of the consistent success of Coach Farr-Kaye's program.
The Cle Elum Regional features 9 of the Clipp'd Top-50 ranked teams, including No. 1 Stanford, No. 11 Duke, No. 13 Arizona State, No. 24 Virginia, and No. 25 San Jose State. The regional also has its fair share of individual star power, with ten of the Top-50 individuals in the Clipp'd Player Rankings competing in Cle Elum. Virginia's Amanda Sambach is the top-ranked player in the regional, coming in at No. 7. Arizona State has Ashley Menne not far behind at No. 47 in the nation in the latest poll.
The other five regional sites are Auburn, Alabama, Bermuda Run, North Carolina, Bryan, Texas, Las Vegas, Nevada, and East Lansing, Michigan. Nine of 11 Pac-12 teams made NCAA Regionals, a testament to the strength of arguably the best conference in women's golf. Seven teams from the league received Top-6 seeds led by No. 1 overall seed Stanford and fellow top seeds UCLA and USC followed by No. 3 seeds Arizona State, Oregon, and Arizona.
2024 NCAA WOMEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
For the first time since 2019, the NCAA Women's Golf Championship will not be at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, as Arizona State's extremely successful three-year run as a host has come to an end. The 2024 NCAA Women's Golf Championship will take place near San Diego at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, Champions Course. Should they advance from a Regional, Sun Devil Women's Golf will attempt to win the program's NCAA record ninth national championship. Missy Farr-Kaye was in charge the last time that ASU won a title, defeating Northwestern at Rich Harvest Farms in Chicago for the 2017 NCAA Women's Golf Championship. The program also brought home NCAA titles in 2009, 1998, 1997, 1995, 1994, 1993, and 1990.
GOLF CHANNEL COVERAGE
GOLF Channel will present the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's (May 20-22) and Men's (May 27-29) Golf Championships, totaling over 50 hours of comprehensive coverage. The women's championship will be held May 17-22, with GOLF Channel providing live coverage of the final day of individual championship play on May 20 as well as the team match play on May 21-22. GOLF Channel and Peacock will present live tournament coverage all three days. Visit NBCSports.com full programming schedule.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Stay tuned for more details about the Cle Elum including live scoring links, which will be provided by Golfstat. For the latest updates and information on the Sun Devil Women's Golf program, follow our Twitter/Instagram accounts (@SunDevilWGolf), like our Facebook page (facebook.com/sundevilwgolf/), and visit our website (thesundevils.com).
GOLF Channel announced the regionals during their NCAA Women's Golf Selection Show earlier today. Each regional will feature 12 teams and six individuals, with a total of 30 teams advancing to the National Championships to be played May 17-22 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. The top two individuals (12 total) from non-qualifying teams from each regional will also advance to the Championship.
This is the 31st consecutive year that Sun Devil Women's Golf has qualified for a regional, doing so every time since the format was instituted. ASU has not missed a NCAA postseason since 1991. The program earned their 32nd straight NCAA postseason berth and will be making its 41st overall appearance.
"It never gets old getting your name called on Selection Show Day," Sun Devil Women's Golf Assistant Coach Mikayla Tatman mentioned. "I'm very proud of this team and how they have positioned themselves all season to make a run in the postseason."
The program has claimed or shared a total of five Regional team championships, with the last coming during their National Championship run in 2017. In 2022, the Sun Devils had an impressive showing at the Stillwater Regional, finishing second on their way to reaching the NCAA Championship at Grayhawk in Scottsdale. ASU has put together second place finishes at regionals in two of the last three years, also doing so back at the 2021 Columbus Regional as part of their run to NCAA Match Play that season.
In the third year of the new regional format, six sites were selected instead of the traditional four. For the second consecutive year, there is an increase in advancing teams, changing from 24 to 30. In order to clinch a berth in the NCAA Championship and advance to Carslbad, Arizona State will have to finish in the Top-5 of the 12-team Cle Elum Regional. Five teams from each of the six regionals form the group that advances to play in the 2024 NCAA Women's Golf Championship.
Arizona State will be the No. 3 seed in a regional that features No. 1 overall seed Stanford (Pac-12 Champion). The regional also includes No. 2 seed Duke, No. 4 Virginia, No. 5 San Jose State (Mountain West Champion), host school No. 6 Washington, No. 7 Alabama, No. 8 Virginia Tech, No. 9 Kansas, No. 10 Long Beach State (Big West Champion), No. 11 Sacramento State (Big Sky Champion), and No. 12 Seattle (WAC Champion).
"We are quickly shifting our focus towards having a great week of preparation before heading back to Washington," Coach Tatman added. "This is a great site selection for us; we've already adjusted to the climate and will get the opportunity to compete on a terrific golf course against #1 in the nation. We aren't headed to Washington just to make it out of a region. We're headed to Washington to win a Regional Championship. This team is confident and ready to make a deep run in May."
Arizona State is one of only five schools to receive a Top-3 seed in each of the last four NCAA Regional selections. They are joined by only Wake Forest South Carolina, LSU, and USC in this exclusive group, an indicator of the consistent success of Coach Farr-Kaye's program.
The Cle Elum Regional features 9 of the Clipp'd Top-50 ranked teams, including No. 1 Stanford, No. 11 Duke, No. 13 Arizona State, No. 24 Virginia, and No. 25 San Jose State. The regional also has its fair share of individual star power, with ten of the Top-50 individuals in the Clipp'd Player Rankings competing in Cle Elum. Virginia's Amanda Sambach is the top-ranked player in the regional, coming in at No. 7. Arizona State has Ashley Menne not far behind at No. 47 in the nation in the latest poll.
The other five regional sites are Auburn, Alabama, Bermuda Run, North Carolina, Bryan, Texas, Las Vegas, Nevada, and East Lansing, Michigan. Nine of 11 Pac-12 teams made NCAA Regionals, a testament to the strength of arguably the best conference in women's golf. Seven teams from the league received Top-6 seeds led by No. 1 overall seed Stanford and fellow top seeds UCLA and USC followed by No. 3 seeds Arizona State, Oregon, and Arizona.
2024 NCAA WOMEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
For the first time since 2019, the NCAA Women's Golf Championship will not be at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, as Arizona State's extremely successful three-year run as a host has come to an end. The 2024 NCAA Women's Golf Championship will take place near San Diego at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, Champions Course. Should they advance from a Regional, Sun Devil Women's Golf will attempt to win the program's NCAA record ninth national championship. Missy Farr-Kaye was in charge the last time that ASU won a title, defeating Northwestern at Rich Harvest Farms in Chicago for the 2017 NCAA Women's Golf Championship. The program also brought home NCAA titles in 2009, 1998, 1997, 1995, 1994, 1993, and 1990.
GOLF CHANNEL COVERAGE
GOLF Channel will present the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's (May 20-22) and Men's (May 27-29) Golf Championships, totaling over 50 hours of comprehensive coverage. The women's championship will be held May 17-22, with GOLF Channel providing live coverage of the final day of individual championship play on May 20 as well as the team match play on May 21-22. GOLF Channel and Peacock will present live tournament coverage all three days. Visit NBCSports.com full programming schedule.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Stay tuned for more details about the Cle Elum including live scoring links, which will be provided by Golfstat. For the latest updates and information on the Sun Devil Women's Golf program, follow our Twitter/Instagram accounts (@SunDevilWGolf), like our Facebook page (facebook.com/sundevilwgolf/), and visit our website (thesundevils.com).