Category: Women

Texas unanimously voted No. 1 team on Division I WGCA Coaches Poll

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) revealed Friday the final WGCA Coaches Polls of the fall 2019-20 season. In the Division I poll, Texas claimed the No. 1 spot by unanimous vote with Arizona State, Wake Forest, Kent State and Arizona …

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) revealed Friday the final WGCA Coaches Polls of the fall 2019-20 season.

In the Division I poll, Texas claimed the No. 1 spot by unanimous vote with Arizona State, Wake Forest, Kent State and Arizona rounding out the top five.

The top 25 teams in the Division I WGCA Coaches Poll can be seen below.

Division I WGCA Coaches Poll

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 Texas (16) 400
2 Arizona State 368
3 Wake Forest 349
4 Kent State 346
5 Arizona 334
6 USC 333
7 Stanford 318
8 South Carolina 281
9 Florida 278
10 Mississippi 248
11 Duke 240
12 Alabama 236
13 Illinois 176
14 Oklahoma State 172
15 Michigan State 164
16 LSU 158
17 Arkansas 150
18 Oregon 131
19 UCLA 127
20 Vanderbilt 117
21 Kentucky 61
22 Virginia Tech 60
23 Houston 44
24 North Carolina at Charlotte 33
T25 Auburn 20
T25 Baylor 20

Others Receiving Votes: Mississippi State (12); Florida State (11); Oregon State (6); Texas Tech (5); Furman (1); Oklahoma (1)

A first look at potential Arnold Palmer Cup teams

With the first half of the college season complete, the Golf Coaches Association of America has released its fall Arnold Palmer Cup ranking.

With the first half of the college season in the books, the Golf Coaches Association of America has released its fall Arnold Palmer Cup ranking. The top six men and top six women from the final ranking in the spring for both the United States and International(12 total players) will be among the 24 individuals selected to compete in the Arnold Palmer Cup. The 2020 matches will be played at Lahinch Golf Club in Ireland on July 3-5.

The rankings are compiled using Golfstat’s NCAA Player Ranking as a base. Bonus points are awarded for wins and high finishes, while a player is penalized in the ranking for poor finishes. The ranking also contains a strength of schedule component.

The remaining six men’s and women’s spots for the United States will consist of five committee selections, including at least one non-Division I golfer and a coaches pick. The balance of the International team will include the men’s and women’s winners of The R&A Scholars Tournament, four committee selections and a coaches pick.

The next Arnold Palmer Cup Ranking will be announced Feb. 20, 2020.

U.S. Men

Rank Name School Percent
1 Peter Kuest BYU 0.9995
2 John Augenstein Vanderbilt 0.9971
3 Noah Goodwin SMU 0.9942
4 David Perkins Illinois State 0.9942
5 Jonathan Brightwell UNC Greensboro 0.9919
6 Kyle Hogan Texas Tech 0.9918
7 Quade Cummins Oklahoma 0.9904
8 Carson Berry Oregon State 0.9895
9 Garett Reband Oklahoma 0.9894
10 Justin Thompson SMU 0.9894
11 Cooper Dossey Baylor 0.9885
12 William Mouw Pepperdine 0.9885
13 Davis Thompson Georgia 0.9861
14 McClure Meissner SMU 0.9856
15 Eddy Lai UCLA 0.9856
16 Tyler Strafaci Georgia Tech 0.9856
17 Rhett Rasmussen BYU 0.9847
18 Evan Katz Duke 0.9846
19 Sahith Theegala Pepperdine 0.9832
20 Philip Barbaree LSU 0.9822
21 Hunter Epson Long Beach State 0.9808
22 Luke Schniederjans Georgia Tech 0.9808
23 Christopher Gotterup Rutgers 0.9799
24 Trent Phillips Georgia 0.9775
25 Jack Rhea ETSU 0.977

U.S. Women

Rank Name School Percent
1 Kaitlyn Papp Texas 0.9971
2 Allisen Corpuz USC 0.993
3 Rachel Kuehn Wake Forest 0.9872
4 Kenzie Wright Alabama 0.9867
5 Kaitlin Milligan Oklahoma 0.9861
6 Allyson Geer Park Michigan State 0.9814
7 Natalie Srinivasan Furman 0.9809
8 Jensen Castle Kentucky 0.9797
9 Emilee Hoffman Texas 0.979
10 Emilia Migliaccio Wake Forest 0.9762
11 Julia Johnson Ole Miss 0.9734
12 Tristyn Nowlin Illinois 0.9726
13 Latanna Stone LSU 0.9692
14 Courtney Dow Texas A&M 0.9689
15 Addison Baggarly Florida 0.9675
16 Gina Kim Duke 0.9668
17 Auston Kim Vanderbilt 0.9658
18 Alyaa Abdulghany USC 0.9651
19 Gurleen Kaur Baylor 0.9634
20 Kennedy Swann Ole Miss 0.9629
21 Lauren Hartlage Louisville 0.9618
22 Ivy Shepherd Clemson 0.9615
23 Louise Yu Vanderbilt 0.9607
24 Nicole Whitson Tennessee 0.9599
25 Malia Nam USC 0.9597

International Men

Rank Name School Percent
1 Adrien Pendaries Duke (France) 0.9971
2 Sandy Scott Texas Tech (Scotland) 0.9918
3 Jack Trent UNLV (Australia) 0.9914
4 Matthew Anderson San Francisco (Canada) 0.9856
5 John Axelsen Florida (Denmark) 0.9818
6 Mark Power Wake Forest (Ireland) 0.9775
7 Yuxin Lin USC (China) 0.9745
8 Bryan Wiyang Teoh UCLA (Malaysia) 0.9707
9 Pontus Nyholm Campbell (Sweden) 0.9698
10 William Buhl Arkansas (Sweden) 0.9693
11 Angus Flanagan Minnesota (England) 0.965
12 Guillaume Faonnel ULM (France) 0.9649
13 Jovan Rebula Auburn (South Africa) 0.9645
14 Rhys Nevin Tennessee (England) 0.963
15 Jamie Li Florida State (England) 0.9625
16 Julian Perico Arkansas (Peru) 0.9611
17 Paul Fougluie UMKC (France) 0.9592
18 Jack Dyer CSU Fullerton (England) 0.9573
19 Alex Fitzpatrick Wake Forest (England) 0.9572
20 Matthias Schmid Louisville (Germany) 0.9558
21 Kieran Vincent Liberty (Zimbabwe) 0.9533
22 Puwit Anupansuebsai San Diego State (Thailand) 0.9529
23 Eugenio Chacarra Wake Forest (Spain) 0.952
24 Parathakorn Suyasri Colorado State (Thailand) 0.9516
25 Sarut Vongchaisit Ole Miss (Thailand) 0.9342

International Women

Rank Name School Percent
1 Angelina Ye Stanford (China) 0.9965
2 Pimnipa Panthong Kent State (Thailand) 0.9948
3 Sophie Guo Texas (China) 0.9948
4 Linn Grant Arizona State (Sweden) 0.9943
5 Pauline Roussin-Bouchard South Carolina (France) 0.9936
6 Yu-Sang Hou Arizona (Taiwan) 0.9902
7 Vivian Hou Arizona (Taiwan) 0.9902
8 Sofia Garcia Texas Tech (Paraguay) 0.9896
9 Ingrid Lindblad LSU (Sweden) 0.9889
10 Karoline Stormo Kent State (Norway) 0.9878
11 Isabella Fierro Oklahoma State (Mexico) 0.9877
12 Siyun Liu Wake Forest (China) 0.9862
13 Caterina Don Georgia (Italy) 0.9846
14 Paz Marfa Sans Michigan State (Spain) 0.9843
15 Jaravee Boonchant Duke (Thailand) 0.9797
16 Lois Kaye Go South Carolina (Philippines) 0.9796
17 Aline Krauter Stanford (Germany) 0.979
18 Sara Kjelker San Diego State (Sweden) 0.9785
19 Angelica Moresco Alabama (Italy) 0.9785
20 Priscilla Schmid Indiana (Uruguay) 0.9775
21 Caley McGinty Kent State (England) 0.9773
22 Karen Fredgaard Houston (Denmark) 0.9763
23 Ana Belac Duke (Slovenia) 0.9757
24 Renate Grimstad Miami (Norway) 0.975
25 Sara Kouskova Texas (Czech Republic) 0.974

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NCAA announces course access changes ahead of three-year run at Grayhawk

In light of the championships receiving a three-year home, NCAA golf committees have announced changes to their open course access policy.

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The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships begin a three-year stay at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, this spring. In light of the championships receiving a permanent home – and a permanent host in Arizona State – at least for the short term, the NCAA has announced changes to its open-course access policy.

For the 2020 championships, the current access policy prohibits student-athletes and coaches from walking, playing or practicing at the championship finals course (i.e., practice facilities and any additional golf course at the venue) beginning Aug. 1 of the championship academic year. Any student-athlete or coach who is a member of the course – or competing in a sanctioned event at the course (such as through a USGA even or state amateur events) – is exempt.

A violation of that policy could result in sanctions listed under the NCAA misconduct provisions or disqualification for a team or an individual(s), with no substitution permitted.

That policy changes for the 2021 and 2022 championships, however. The NCAA will allow all schools to have access to Grayhawk beginning July 1 of 2020 and 2021 and continuing through April 30 of 2021 and 2022. No teams or individuals, including the host school, Arizona State, will be allowed at the site from May 1 through June 30 of 2021 and 2022.

It’s a move designed to limit the home-course advantage for the host teams. Any team that can get to the course throughout the allotted playing window can play it.

The 2020 NCAA Championships will be played May 22-27 (women) and May 29-June 3 (men). The 2021 dates are May 21-26 and May 28-June 2, and 2022 dates are May 20-25 and May 27-June 1.

This is the first time the NCAA has awarded one venue consecutive championships.

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College golf signing day: Class of 2020 women’s signees

Junior golfers around the country will be signing their national letters of intent beginning Nov. 13 for college golf.

The next wave of college golfers is coming, and now it’s official.

Junior golfers around the country are signing their national letters of intent beginning Nov. 13, and Golfweek will record the signings here as they come in.

To share a signing or a signing photo with Golfweek, please email Adam Woodard at adwoodard@golfweek.com or Julie Williams at jwilliams@golfweek.com. To be listed below, it is important to include the player’s full name, hometown and state, college and photo credit if applicable.

Follow us on Twitter for updates throughout the signing period: @GolfweekJuniors | @AdamWoodard | @Golfweek_Jules | @Golfweek_Ringler

MORE: Check out the list of men’s signees | Photos

Alabama

Michaela Morard, Huntsville, Alabama
Benedetta Moresco, Caldogno, Italy

Arkansas

Cory Lopez, Mexico

Arizona

Yael Berger, Switzerland

Arizona State

Breyana Matthews, Scottsdale, Arizona
Ashley Menne, Surprise, Arizona

Auburn

Anna Foster, Ireland

Ball State

Kiah Parrott, Kokomo, Indiana

Baylor

Rosie Belsham, Whitley Bay, England
Hannah Karg, Hamburg, Germany
Nina Lang, Ingolstadt, Germany
Britta Snyder, Ames, Iowa

Belmont

Josie Arant, Fitzgerald, Georgia

California

Mika Jin, Fremont, California

Cal Poly

Nicole Neale, Dove Canyon, California
Carissa Wu, Dublin, California

Carson Newman

Aynsleigh Martin, Knoxville, Tennessee

Central Florida (UCF)

Jess Baker, Newcastle, England

Clemson

Annabelle Pancake, Zionsville, Indiana
Gabi Tomanka, Grapevine, Texas

College of Charleston

Viktoria Hund, Bremen, Germany

Colorado State

Panchalika Arphamongkol, Bangkok, Thailand

Creighton

Darby Rickel, Spokane, Washington

Dallas Baptist

Olivia Mitchell, Plano, Texas

Dalton State

Mailey Buzzell, Warner Robbins Georgia
Hanna Bullard, New Braunfels Texas
Destiny Hill, Dalton Georgia

Denver

Katy Drocarova, Slovakia

Duke

Anne Chen, Sugar Land, Texas
Phoebe Brinker, Wilmington, Delaware

Findlay

Abigail Jones, Grove City, Ohio
Jordan Pruitt, Milan, Ohio
Gabby Woods, Sabina, Ohio

Florida

Maisie Filler, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Annabell Fuller, London, England

Florida State

Alice Hodge, Larchmont, New York
Taylor Roberts, Parkland, Florida

Furman

Sophia Burnett, Bluffton, South Carolina

Georgia

Isabella Holpfer, Austria
Candice Mahe, France

Georgia Southern

Hailey Katona, Tilbury, Ontario
Abby Newton, Statesboro, Georgia

Georgia State

Mahina Leveau, France

Houston

Zoe Slaughter, Houston

Illinois

Isabel Sy, San Gabriel, California

Iowa State

Ellie Braksiek, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Charley Jacobs, Australia

Indianapolis

Maggie Schaffer, Indianapolis

Jacksonville

Jenna Fonda, Wellington, Florida

Jacksonville State

Hanna Dyar, Anniston, Alabama

James Madison

Kayla Bartemeyer, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Taylor Miano, Dobbs Ferry, New York
Haley Quickel, Middletown, Delaware
Amelia Williams, Gainesville, Florida

Kansas

Ellie Roth, Plano, Texas

Kansas State

Napua Glossner, San Diego
Gabriela McNelly, Mico, Texas

Kennesaw State

Lara Jecnik, Slovenia
Caitlyn Campbell Nyman, Australia

Lynchburg

Emily Brubaker, Raleigh, North Carolina

Maryland

Patricie Mackova, Prague, Czech Republic

Mercer

Eujin Pyon, Macon, Georgia

Michigan 

Monet Chun, Richmond Hill, Ontario

Michigan State

Leila Raines, Galena, Ohio
Valentina Rossi, Argentina

Middle Tennessee State

Lauren Gilchrist, Spanish Fort, Alabama

Missouri

Emily Staples, Orlando, Florida

Missouri State

Kayla Pfitzner, Springfield, Missouri
Wriley Hiebert, Springfield, Missouri

Nebraska

Lindsey Thiele, Wahoo, Nebraska
Michaela Vavrova, Slovakia
Andrea Velez, Colombia

Nevada 

Kathleen Keomahavong, San Diego

Northern Arizona

Ekaterina Malakhova, Moscow, Russia

North Carolina

Nicole Adam, Pinehurst, North Carolina
Natalia Aseguinolaza Martin, San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa

North Carolina-Greensboro

Victoria Grace Cook, Reidsville, North Carolina

North Dakota State

Leah Skaar, Gold Canyon, Arizona

North Florida

Alyssa Mercado, Lake Mary, Florida

Northwestern

Charlotte Hillary, Englewood, Colorado

Notre Dame

Julia Bordeaux, Tacoma, Washington
Chloe Schiavone, Jacksonville, Florida

Ohio State

Jillian Bourdage, Tamarac, Florida

Oklahoma City

Jordan Clayborn, Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Ole Miss

McKinley Cunningham, Clarksville, Tennessee

Oregon

Hsin-Yu (Cynthia) Lu, Taipei, Taiwan

Pepperdine

Kaleiya Romero, San Jose, California

Portland

Franca Polla, Portland
Mariana Garcia Rosette, Chula Vista, California

Purdue

Jocelyn Bruch, Carmel, Indiana

Rutgers

Rikke Nordvik, Stavanger, Norway

Samford

Kelley Topiwala, Charlotte, North Carolina

San Jose State

Louisa Carlbom, Gothenberg, Sweden
Jordyn Parr, Temecula, California
Danielle Suh, San Ramon, California

SMU

Sarah Beqaj, Toronto
Megan Chou, Los Altos, California
Maddi Olson, Abilene, Texas
Nicole Vivier, Austin, Texas

South Carolina

Paula Kirner, Lorsch, Germany
Kaiyuree Moodley, Lone Hill, South Africa

Southern Indiana

Halle Grace Gutwein, DeMotte, Indiana

South Florida

Mel Green, Medina, New York

Stanford

Rebecca Becth, Brussels, Belgium
Sadie Engelmann, Austin, Texas
Rachel Heck, Memphis, Tennessee

St. John’s

Angelica Kusnowo, Chino Hills, California

TCU

Lois Lau, Noisy-sur-Ecole, France
Sabrina Nguyen, Escondido, California

Tennessee

Vanessa Gilly, Caracas, Venezuela
Kayla Holden, Coral Springs, Florida

Texas

Bentley Cotton, Austin, Texas
Macy Fox, Austin, Texas
Ashley Park, Irvine, California

Texas A&M

Makenzie Niblett, Austin, Texas

Texas Wesleyan

Katherine Adelmann, Midlothian, Texas

Tulsa

Tita Loudtragulngam, Chonburi, Thailand

UCLA

Alessia Nobilio, Milan, Italy

UNLV

Madeleine Laux, Goodyear, Arizona

USC

Brianna Navarrosa, San Diego
Christine Wang, Houston

Vanderbilt

Ariel Yu, Bradenton, Florida

Washington

Camille Boyd, Shanghai, China
Jingfan Deng, Shanghai, China

West Florida

Madeleine Krueger, Columbus, Georgia

Wichita State

Madison Slayton, Andover, Kansas