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Stanford women’s golf starts No. 1 in Preseason Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll for 2024-25

Stanford, Dallas Baptist, Carnegie Mellon and Keiser are in the No. 1 spots in the preseason polls.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has released its preseason polls for the 2024-25 season.

The Preseason Mizuno WGCA Coaches Polls are headlined by Div. I, which is topped by the defending national champion Stanford Cardinal.

Stanford is a unanimous No. 1 with former Pac-12 rival USC starting in the No. 2 spot. NCAA runner-up UCLA will start third, with South Carolina and Texas tied for fourth.

In the wake of the latest round of college realignment, there are 10 SEC teams in the top 25. The breakdown:

SEC (10) – South Carolina, Texas, Auburn, Arkansas, Texas A&M, LSU, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Florida.
ACC (6) – Stanford, Wake Forest, Florida State, Duke, Clemson, Virginia.
Big Ten (5) – USC, UCLA, Oregon, Northwestern, Michigan State.
Big 12 (2) – Arizona State, Arizona.

Div. I Preseason Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll

Rank	University (First-place votes)	Points
1	Stanford (31)	775
2	USC	692
3	UCLA	671
T4	South Carolina	599
T4	Texas	599
6	Auburn	565
7	Wake Forest	544
8	Arkansas	528
9	Texas A&M	480
10	Oregon	470
11	Northwestern	448
12	Arizona State	428
13	LSU	414
14	Florida State	356
15	Duke	349
16	Mississippi State	254
17	Arizona	247
18	Clemson	222
19	Vanderbilt	221
20	Virginia	204
21	Ole Miss	199
22	Florida	198
23	Michigan State	139
24	Pepperdine	134
25	San Jose State	47
Others receiving votes: Central Florida (39); North Carolina (36); Georgia (34); Southern Methodist University (29); California (26); Oregon State (20); Texas A&M – Corpus Christi (17); Kansas (17); Missouri State (14); Oklahoma State (13); Purdue (13); Georgia Southern (10); Ohio State (7); Baylor (6); Kansas State (5); Eastern Michigan (3); Alabama (3)

Dallas Baptist opens the season atop the Division II rankings after receiving eight first-place votes, followed by Flagler College at No. 2 with three votes. Findlay received one first-place vote to claim the No. 3 spot, while West Texas A&M and Anderson come in at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.

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Div. II Preseason Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll

Rank	University (First-place votes)	Points
1	Dallas Baptist (8)	430
2	Flagler College (3)	409
3	Findlay (1)	396
4	West Texas A&M	382
5	Anderson	363
6	St. Mary’s (Texas) (1)	336
7	Nova Southeastern	332
8	Lynn (2)	330
9	Indianapolis (3)	302
10	Rollins College	243
11	Saint Leo	234
T12	California State San Marcos	231
T12	Lee	231
14	Henderson State	227
15	Barry	196
16	Central Missouri	193
17	Grand Valley State	139
18	Wingate	113
19	Lander	104
20	Midwestern State	102
21	Florida Southern College	86
22	California State East Bay	63
23	Southwestern Oklahoma State	50
24	California State Monterey Bay	48
25	Rogers State	46
Others receiving votes: North Georgia (44); Tampa (35); Texas at Tyler (35); Augustana (South Dakota) (29); Ashland (23); Missouri-St. Louis (21); West Florida (19); California State Los Angeles (18); Lenoir Rhyne (14); Davenport (8); Eckerd College (6); Central Oklahoma (5); Northeastern State (3); Lincoln Memorial (1); Palm Beach Atlantic (1); Texas A&M International (1); Nebraska at Kearney (1)

In Division III, the defending NCAA champs Carnegie Mellon claims the top spot after receiving all but two first-place votes, while Emory and Pomona-Pitzer come in at a tie for the No. 2 spot. George Fox opens the season at No. 4, while Claremont-Mudd-Scripps rounds out the top five.

Div. III Preseason Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll

Rank	University (First-place votes)	Points
1	Carnegie Mellon (17)	473
T2	Emory	439
T2	Pomona-Pitzer (1)	439
4	George Fox	407
5	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	393
6	Williams College	363
7	University of Redlands	328
8	Illinois Wesleyan	326
9	St. Catherine	313
10	Washington University in St. Louis	282
11	Amherst College	239
12	Wellesley College	236
13	Washington and Lee	215
14	Trinity (Texas)	184
15	Centre College	177
16	Carleton College	170
T17	Methodist (1)	151
T17	New York University	151
19	Mary Hardin-Baylor	136
20	Denison University	135
21	Hamilton College	93
22	Middlebury College	91
23	Grinnell College	83
24	Rhodes College	75
25	Randolph-Macon College	48
Others receiving votes: Chapman (47); Sewanee: The University of the South (35); Adrian College (20); Trinity College (20); Saint Mary’s College (17); Wisconsin Whitewater (16); Central College (14); Oglethorpe (11); Ohio Northern (10); Christopher Newport (8); Rose Hulman Institute of Technology (7); Whitman College (6); California Lutheran (5); Calvin (3); California Santa Cruz (3); LeTourneau (2); Macalester College (2); Hardin-Simmons (1); Trine (1)

In NAIA, last year’s champs, Keiser, opens the season as the unanimous No. 1, followed by runner-up Oklahoma City and SCAD Savannah at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.

NAIA Preseason Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points
1	Keiser (10)	100
2	Oklahoma City	83
3	SCAD Savannah	72
4	British Columbia	71
5	Texas Wesleyan	60
6	William Carey	48
7	Dalton State College	40
8	Lindsey Wilson College	33
9	Embry Riddle Aeronautical	14
10	Loyola New Orleans	8
Others receiving votes: Indiana Wesleyan (7); SCAD Atlanta (6); Truett McConnell (6); Ottawa University – Arizona (2)

The next Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll will be released on Friday, Oct. 4.

About the Women’s Golf Coaches Association

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women’s collegiate golf coaches. The WGCA was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the WGCA represents over 750 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.

Stanford takes top spot in Mizuno WGCA coaches poll for March 15

This is the second poll of the 2024 spring season.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has announced the results of the latest Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll. This is the second poll of the 2024 spring season.

In Division I, Stanford jumped to the top spot after receiving 15 first-place votes, while Wake Forest, the defending national champion, dropped to No. 2 with three votes. UCLA received one first-place vote to climb three spots to No. 3, and South Carolina moved up one spot to No. 4. Rounding out the top five is LSU after jumping five spots.

Dallas Baptist claims the top spot in Division II after receiving nine first-place votes.

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Here’s a look at the complete Mizuno WGCA coaches polls for March 15.

Division I

Rank	Team (First-place votes)	Points
1	Stanford (15)	471
2	Wake Forest (3)	445
3	UCLA (1)	437
4	South Carolina	416
5	LSU	407
6	Arkansas	372
7	USC	361
8	Texas	335
9	Northwestern	309
10	Auburn	297
11	Florida	249
12	Ole Miss	248
13	Oregon	243
14	Arizona	238
15	Arizona State	192
16	Pepperdine	187
17	Texas A&M	182
18	Clemson	168
19	Duke	137
20	Central Florida	104
21	Florida State	101
22	Vanderbilt	72
23	Virginia	71
24	SMU	59
25	San Jose State	22

Receiving votes: North Carolina (13); Purdue (10); USF (10); Georgia (9); Washington (5); Houston (2); Michigan State (1); Mississippi State (1); California (1)

Division II

Rank	Team (First-place votes)	Points
1	Dallas Baptist (9)	294
2	Nova Southeastern (2)	284
3	Flagler College	270
4	Findlay	265
5	Anderson (1)	256
6	Indianapolis	232
7	West Texas A&M	225
8	Rollins	214
9	Lynn	213
10	St. Mary’s (Texas)	176
11	Central Missouri	173
12	Henderson State	154
13	Barry	152
14	Lee	146
15	Saint Leo	142
16	Midwestern State	119
17	CSU San Marcos	114
18	Wingate	108
19	Lander	83
20	Grand Valley State	61
21	Tampa	56
22	Oklahoma Christian	50
23	North Georgia	47
24	Florida Southern	23
25	Southwestern Oklahoma State	20

Receiving votes: CSU East Bay (11); CSU Monterey Bay (7); Rogers State (4); Eckerd College (1)

Division III

Rank	Team (First-place votes)	Points
1	Carnegie Mellon (4)	335
2	Pomona-Pitzer (3)	326
3	Williams College (5)	315
4	George Fox (2)	308
5	Emory	295
6	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	290
7	Redlands	286
8	Washington St. Louis	232
9	St. Catherine	229
10	Washington and Lee	227
11	Amherst	194
T-12	Illinois Wesleyan	184
T-12	Wellesley	184
14	Texas at Dallas	166
15	Trinity (Texas)	155
16	Centre	139
17	Carleton	116
18	Hamilton	113
19	Mary Hardin-Baylor	110
20	Grinnell	83
21	Rhodes	72
22	Middlebury	55
23	Methodist	53
24	Sewanee: University of the South	33
25	Chapman	19

Receiving votes: Wisconsin, Whitewater (10); Denison (9); Gustavus Adolphus College (4); Whitman College (4); Huntingdon College (3); Lynchburg (1)

NAIA

Rank	Team (First-place votes)	Points
1	British Columbia (8)	80
2	Keiser	71
3	Oklahoma City	65
4	SCAD Savannah	55
5	Dalton State College	49
6	Texas Wedleyan	39
7	William Carey	32
8	Embry Riddle Aeronautical	20
9	Truett McConnell	19
10	Ottawa-Arizona	5

Receiving votes: Loyola University New Orleans (3); Lewis-Clark State College (1); Oregon Institute of Technology (1)

Oklahoma City women’s golf is unanimous No. 1 in NAIA Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll

In the Mizuno WGCA Coaches poll for NAIA, Oklahoma City is the unanimous No. 1 team.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) has announced the results of the most recent Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll. This is the fourth and final poll of the 2022 spring season.

In NAIA, Oklahoma City remains the unanimous No. 1, Keiser and Dalton State College each hold steady at No.2 and No. 3, respectively.

The 2022 NAIA women’s golf national championship is set for May 24-27 at Lincoln Park West in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Rank	University (First-place votes)	Points
1	Oklahoma City (7)	70
2	Keiser	59
3	Dalton State College	56
4	University of British Columbia	46
5	SCAD Savannah	42
6	Loyola of New Orleans	34
7	Embry Riddle Aeronautical	28
8	William Carey	24
9	Texas Wesleyan	15
10	Menlo College	7
Others receiving votes: Milligan College (3); Ottawa University – Arizona (1)

Oklahoma City University stands alone at No. 1 in NAIA Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll

OCU has won its last two events: The Kyle Blaser Invitational and the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has unveiled the latest Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll.

This is the third poll of the 2022 spring season.

In NAIA, Oklahoma City University claims the top spot after receiving all but one first-place vote. Keiser University comes in at No. 2 with the remaining vote, followed by Dalton State College at No. 3.

OCU has won its last two events: The Kyle Blaser Invitational and the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic.

They’ll play next week at the Sooner Athletic Conference Championships.

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points
1	Oklahoma City University (6)	69
2	Keiser University (1)	62
3	Dalton State College	56
4	SCAD Savannah	44
5	University of British Columbia	43
6	Loyola University New Orleans	33
7	Embry Riddle Aeronautical University	32
8	William Carey University	20
9	Texas Wesleyan University	17
10	Menlo College	6

Others Receiving Votes: SCAD Atlanta (2); Ottawa University – Arizona (1)

About the Women’s Golf Coaches Association

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women’s collegiate golf coaches. The WGCA was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the WGCA represents over 650 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.

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Keiser, Oklahoma City tied at No. 1 in NAIA Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll

Keiser and Oklahoma City each collected 76 total points and four first-place votes.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has unveiled the latest Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll. This is the second poll of the 2022 spring season.

In NAIA, Keiser and Oklahoma City find themselves tied atop the poll. Both teams received 76 total points and both garnered four first-place votes. Keiser was No. 1 in the previous poll.

Dalton State College remains at No. 3, British Columbia is No. 4 and SCAD Savannah checks in at No. 5.

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points
T1	Keiser (4)	76
T1	Oklahoma City (4)	76
3	Dalton State College	61
4	British Columbia	51
5	SCAD Savannah	47
6	Loyola New Orleans	42
7	Embry Riddle Aeronautical	34
8	William Carey	23
9	Texas Wesleyan	20
10	Menlo College	6
Others Receiving Votes: Ottawa – Arizona (2); SCAD Atlanta (1); Taylor (1)

About the Women’s Golf Coaches Association

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women’s collegiate golf coaches. The WGCA was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the WGCA represents over 650 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.

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Keiser is near unanimous No. 1 in Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll

After receiving 17 of the 18 first-place votes, Keiser is No. 1 in the Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll.

After receiving 17 of the 18 possible first-place votes, Keiser is No. 1 in the March 11 edition of the Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll.

The Seahawks are followed by South Carolina Beaufort, then Oklahoma City, which garnered the only other first-place vote. British Columbia and Coastal Georgia in the top five.

The top 10 is rounded out by Point, Bellevue, Wayland Baptist, SCAD Savannah and Dalton State, which rose seven spots after winning the Kinderlou Forest Spring Invitational.

Newcomer Reinhardt is at No. 14 after winning the Skyhawk Invitational.

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points	Previous
1	Keiser (17)	449	1
2	South Carolina Beaufort	426	3
3	Oklahoma City (1)	414	2
4	British Columbia	390	4
5	College of Coastal Georgia	367	5
6	Point University	343	9
7	Bellevue University	339	6
8	Wayland Baptist	297	8
9	SCAD Savannah	274	14
10	Dalton State	266	17
11	Taylor	243	7
12	Marian University-Indianapolis	232	12
13	Rocky Mountain	202	13
14	Reinhardt	178	NR
15	Ottawa (AZ)	175	11
16	Southwestern Christian	172	18
17	Tennessee Wesleyan	164	15
18	Houston-Victoria	158	16
19	Lewis-Clark State	136	19
20	Truett-McConnell	104	21
21	Missouri Valley College	100	20
22	Lindsey Wilson	91	25
23	Columbia College	71	NR
24	William Woods	55	23
25	Texas Wesleyan	47	22
Others receiving votes: Morningside (45); Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (AZ) (40); William Baptist (18); Ottawa University (KS) (11); Southwestern College (KS) (7); Midland University (7); William Carey (6); Roosevelt (6); Bethany College (KS) (5); Grand View (4); Mount Mercy (4); St. Ambrose (3); Webber International (1)

Keiser is the No. 1-ranked team in the first spring 2022 Mizuno WGCA NAIA Coaches Poll

Keiser University is the top-ranked team in women’s golf in NAIA to start the 2022 spring season.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has released the first spring 2022 Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll and Keiser University is the top-ranked team in women’s golf in NAIA.

Keiser received four first-place votes to take the top spot. Oklahoma City checks in at No. 2 and also received four first-place votes. Oklahoma City was the top-ranked team in the final poll of the fall 2021 campaign.

Dalton State College is No. 3, SCAD Savannah is No. 4 and William Carey is No. 5.

Keiser recently won the Kinderlou Forest Spring Invite at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club in Valdosta, Georgia, by a 18 shots. All five Keiser golfers finished in the top-10. The Seahawks were led by Michela Tjan, who finished solo fourth at 10 over. Her week included a 68 in the second round.

Rank	University (First-place votes)	Points
1	Keiser (4)	75
2	Oklahoma City (4)	74
3	Dalton State College	65
4	SCAD Savannah	51
5	William Carey	38
T6	Loyola New Orleans	31
T6	British Columbia	31
T8	Embry Riddle Aeronautical	30
T8	Texas Wesleyan	30
10	Taylor	10

Others receiving votes: Menlo College (3); Milligan College (2).

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South Carolina is the new No. 1 in the WGCA Coaches Poll

South Carolina opened its season with a win at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate by seven shots.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) has announced the results of the most recent WGCA Coaches Poll. This is the second poll of the 2021 fall season.

In Division I, South Carolina received five first-place votes to jump 10 spots to No. 1, while Duke received one first-place vote to remain at No. 2. Oklahoma State received two first-place votes to move up one spot to No. 3, followed by Wake Forest at No. 4. Stanford received nine first-place votes to round out the top-five. Stanford was the No. 1-ranked team in the previous poll. The Cardinal did receive nine first-place votes this week, the most of the five teams which received first-place votes.

South Carolina opened its season with a win at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate by seven shots. The Gamecocks went 14 under for three days at Royal Golf Club in Lake Elmo, Minnesota.

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points
1	South Carolina (5)	421
2	Duke (1)	406
3	Oklahoma State (2)	399
4	Wake Forest	383
5	Stanford (9)	360
6	Arkansas (1)	332
7	Baylor	311
8	Texas	285
9	Arizona	224
10	Florida	216
11	Georgia	201
T12	Florida State	196
T12	USC	196
T14	Arizona State	189
T14	Alabama	189
16	Mississippi	187
17	Auburn	176
18	Michigan	134
19	LSU	131
20	Texas Tech	130
21	Virginia	123
22	Oregon	109
23	Texas Christian	86
24	UCLA	77
25	Virginia Tech	71
Others Receiving Votes: Texas A&M (65); Oklahoma (41); North Carolina (40); BYU (32); Central Florida (30); Vanderbilt (28); Mississippi State (18); Kent State (17); Kentucky (14); Tulsa (10); San Jose State (7); Purdue (5); Michigan State (4); Sam Houston State (4); Campbell (2); Iowa State (1)

About the Women’s Golf Coaches Association

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women’s collegiate golf coaches. The WGCA was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the WGCA represents over 650 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.

Dallas Baptist remains No. 1 in WGCA Division II Coaches Poll

Dallas Baptist remains No. 1 in Division II after it received all but one first-place vote.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) has announced the results of the most recent WGCA Coaches Poll. This is the second poll of the 2021 fall season.

Dallas Baptist remains No. 1 in Division II. DBU received all but one first-place vote, while Lynn received the remaining first-place vote to hold steady at No. 2. Indianapolis remains at No. 3, while Anderson and Barry enter the top five at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points
1	Dallas Baptist (11)	299
2	Lynn (1)	288
3	Indianapolis	276
4	Anderson	243
5	Barry	227
6	Limestone	226
7	St. Mary’s (Texas)	204
8	Missouri-St. Louis	184
9	Findlay	174
10	Florida Southern College	163
11	Henderson State	138
12	Tampa	135
13	Lee	118
T14	Grand Valley State	112
T14	Nova Southeastern	112
T14	Texas A&M – Commerce	112
17	West Texas A&M	109
18	Arkansas Tech	102
19	Rollins College	87
20	California State San Marcos	77
21	Rogers State	70
22	Flagler College	68
23	Texas A&M International	67
24	Oklahoma Christian	65
25	Carson-Newman	42
Others Receiving Votes: Northeastern State (31); Arkansas Fort Smith (26); Saint Leo (24); Central Missouri (21); North Georgia (21); West Florida (15); Wingate (15); Central Oklahoma (13); West Georgia (12); Biola (7); Midwestern State (4); Arkansas, Monticello (4); Western Washington (3); Harding (2); Southwestern Oklahoma State (2); Lincoln Memorial (1); Nebraska-Kearney (1)

About the Women’s Golf Coaches Association

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women’s collegiate golf coaches. The WGCA was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the WGCA represents over 650 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.

Carnegie Mellon takes over top spot in WGCA Division III Coaches Poll

In Division III, Carnegie Mellon claims the No. 1 spot with four first-place votes.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) has announced the results of the most recent WGCA Coaches Poll. This is the second poll of the 2021 fall season.

In Division III, Carnegie Mellon claims the No. 1 spot with four first-place votes, while Methodist trails closely behind after also receiving four-first place votes. George Fox received one first-place vote to remain at No. 3, while Emory jumped three spots to No. 4 with two-first place votes. Williams College remains at No. 5 after receiving one first-place vote.

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points
1	Carnegie Mellon (4)	337
2	Methodist (4)	323
3	George Fox (1)	314
4	Emory (2)	288
5	Williams College (1)	266
6	University of Redlands	264
7	Centre College	235
8	St. Catherine	213
9	Washington and Lee	185
10	New York University (2)	183
11	Illinois Wesleyan	168
12	Pomona-Pitzer	165
13	Berry College	162
14	Mary Hardin-Baylor	148
15	Amherst College	131
16	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	128
17	Christopher Newport	90
18	Carthage College	87
19	Chapman	76
20	Carleton College	74
21	Rhodes College	73
22	California-Santa Cruz	72
23	Bethel	70
24	Washington University in St. Louis	65
25	Texas at Dallas	61
Others Receiving Votes: York College of Pennsylvania (52); Gustavus Adolphus College (44); Grinnell College (40); Trinity (33); Hamilton College (31); Denison (27); Middlebury College (27); Rose Hulman Institute of Technology (21); Southwestern (19); Wisconsin-Whitewater (15); Sewanee: The University of the South (13); DePauw (11); California Lutheran (10); Saint Mary’s College (10); Oglethorpe (6); Hope College (5); Central College (3); Wisconsin-Stout (2); Whitman College (2); Wittenberg (1)

About the Women’s Golf Coaches Association

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women’s collegiate golf coaches. The WGCA was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the WGCA represents over 650 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.