In a historic victory, Northwestern claimed the 2025 NCAA women’s golf championship by defeating Stanford at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa located in Carlsbad, California. This marked the Wildcats’ first championship title. The individual title for that year was won by Maria Jose Marin from Arkansas.
DIANNA LEE CLINCHES THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR NORTHWESTERN! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/DkT7Wm9X14
— Northwestern Athletics (@NU_Sports) May 22, 2025
The selection committee chose 72 teams, including automatic qualifiers, along with 36 individuals not part of these teams, to compete at six regional sites. Each regional site consisted of 12 teams and six individuals. From each region, five teams and the top individual not part of an advancing team moved forward to the finals.
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2025 DI Women’s Golf Championship Schedule
- Championship | May 16 – May 21 | Live scoring
- Day 6 Team Championship | Match Play Finals
- Stanford 3, vs. Northwestern 2
- Day 5 Team Championship | Match Play Semifinals | Recap
- Match 5: No. 1 Stanford 3, No. 4 Florida State 1
- Match 6: No. 3 Northwestern 3, No. 2 Oregon 2
- Day 6 Team Championship | Match Play Finals
Individual Championship Results
Individual Champion: Maria Jose Marin, Arkansas – 276
2. Mirabel Ting, Florida State – 278
3. Kelly Xu, Stanford – 280
Finalists and Regional Sites
Charlottesville Regional: South Carolina, Ole Miss, Florida, Virginia, UCLA
Columbus Regional: Kansas, Arkansas, Ohio State, UNLV, LSU
Gold Canyon Regional: Oregon, Arizona State, Oklahoma State, Mississippi State, Cal State Fullerton
In a recap of the championship history, Stanford had triumphed over UCLA to secure the 2024 title, with Adela Cernousek of Texas A&M winning the individual championship that year, marking a notable achievement in Texas A&M history.
With a storied tradition, the NCAA women’s golf championship continues to showcase exceptional talent and fierce competition, solidified with Northwestern’s triumph in 2025 and the remarkable performances from participants across all regional sites.
