NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships


The NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship, played in the month of May, is the annual competition in women's collegiate golf for individuals and teams from universities in Division I. Golf was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981-82 school year. From its inception through 2014, it was a stroke play team competition with an additional individual award. Beginning in 2015, after 72 holes of stroke play, the top eight teams play in single-elimination match play to determine the team champion.
Many individual winners have gone on to have successful careers on the LPGA Tour, including 1991 champion Annika Sörenstam and 1999 champion Grace Park.
The Division I competition started in 1982. A combined Division II and Division III championship was held from 1996 to 1999, splitting into separate championships starting in 2000.

Results

Stroke play (1982–2014)

Stroke and match play (2015–present)

Appearances

This list consists of the top 25 women's college golf teams in terms of appearances in the NCAA Division I Women's Championship.
RankTeamAppearances
1Arizona State35
2Stanford34
3Southern Cal32
4Arizona31
4Duke31
4UCLA31
7Florida28
7Texas28
9Georgia22
9Ohio State22
11Oklahoma State21
11San Jose State21
13Furman19
13Tulsa19
15Auburn18
16Purdue17
16South Carolina17
18North Carolina16
18Wake Forest16
20New Mexico15
21Alabama14
21Tennessee14
21Washington14
24LSU13
24Michigan State13
24Texas A&M13

as of 2019

Team titles

Winners of both NCAA and U.S. Amateur

The following women have won both the NCAA individual championship and the U.S. Women's Amateur. Only Vicki Goetze managed the feat in the same year.
PlayerU.S. AmateurNCAA
Pat Hurst19901989
Vicki Goetze1989, 19921992
Grace Park19981999
Virada Nirapathpongporn20032002
Emma Talley20132015