2015 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship

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 from 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.

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)
Statistics
Par72
Length6,648 yards
Field132 players, 24 teams
Champion
Team: Stanford
Individual: Emma Talley (Alabama)
Team: Stanford 3–2 vs. Baylor
Individual: Emma Talley (Alabama) 285 (−3)

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
PlaceTeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalTo par
1Southern California2973032982941192+40
2Duke2933092923031197+45
3Baylor2973073062881198+46
4Stanford2933232962871199+47
5Arizona3003112943001205+53
T6Tennessee3013093003021212+60
Texas Tech319294307292
8Washington3013162973001214+62
9Arkansas3103063032981217+65
10Northwestern3103013053021218+66
11UC Davis3053043063051220+68
12Purdue3073023023111222+70
13Wake Forest3103202972971224+72
14Alabama3103073102991226+74
15UCLA3193182933031233+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
PlacePlayerUniversityScoreTo par
1Emma TalleyAlabama70-73-73-69=285−3
T2Gaby LópezArkansas70-76-74-66=286−2
Leona MaguireDuke71-74-73-68=286
4Dylan KimBaylor73-76-72-67=288E
5Monica VaughnArizona State75-71-71-72=289+1
6Mariah StackhouseStanford68-78-75-70=291+3
T7A. J. NewellTennessee73-73-76-70=292+4
Lauren KimStanford71-80-72-69=292
9Silvia GarcesTulane74-75-73-71=293+5
T10Suchaya TangkamolprasertNorthwestern73-74-76-72=295+7
Gabriella ThenSouthern California75-74-73-73=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. 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.
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