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College golf: 2023 NCAA women's conference championship dates and results

Clemson women's golf won the 2023 ACC Championship. (Photo: Clemson Athletics)

Conference championship season is underway in women’s college golf, with all roads leading to the NCAA Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, next month.

Teams who win their conference title score an Automatic Qualifying spot in NCAA Regionals, which is a big deal for any team that might find itself on the bubble for an at-large postseason selection. A win earns you a postseason bid and gets you closer to a spot in the NCAA Championship.

And this year, 30 women’s teams will make it to Grayhawk, matching the men for the first time.

Conference championships are listed below along with the date and venue, and we’ll continue to update the list with winners and storylines as tournaments wrap up.

Conference USA

Date: April 13-15
Host: PGA National Resort (Palm Beach, Florida)

North Texas held off Western Kentucky to capture the Conference USA title, finishing at 14 over, three shots clear of the Hilltoppers. It’s the third straight CUSA title for North Texas. Catie Craig from Western Kentucky won the individual title, finishing at 1 under. She was the only golfer under par.

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North Texas women’s golf team won the Conference USA title in 2023. (Photo: UNT Athletics)

Big South Conference

Date: April 12-14
Host: The Links at Stoney Point (Greenwood, South Carolina)

For the seventh straight year, Campbell won the Big South Conference title. Campbell finished at 42 over par, five strokes clear of High Point, in the stroke play portion. Then in match play, Campbell topped High Point 3-2-0 to win the crown. Individually, High Point’s Sarah Kahn won at 1 over, three shots ahead of Campbell’s Tomita Arejola.

Campbell women's golf

Campbell women’s golf won the Big South title in 2023. (Photo: Campbell Athletics)

SEC

Date: April 12-16
Host: Greystone Golf and Country Club (Birmingham, Alabama)

Texas A&M, which finished third in the stroke-play portion, captured the SEC Championship after beating Florida, South Carolina and Mississippi State in match play. LSU won stroke play but fell in the semifinals against Mississippi State. Individually, Mississippi State’s Julia Lopez Ramirez shot 4 under in the final round to finish at 4 under and beat Auburn’s Megan Schofill by one shot for medalist honors.

Texas A&M women's golf

Texas A&M women’s golf won the 2023 SEC Championships. (Photo: Texas A&M Athletics)

ACC

Date: April 13-16
Host: Sedgefield Country Club (Greensboro, North Carolina)

Clemson captured the ACC Championship after beating Virginia in the match play final. Both the Tigers and Cavaliers knocked off the top-seeded teams after stroke play, with Clemson beating Duke and Virginia knocking off Wake Forest, ranked second in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings. Individually, Virginia’s Amanda Sambach won the individual championship, shooting 14 under and beating Duke’s Phoebe Brinker by two shots.

Clemson women's golf

Clemson women’s golf won the 2023 ACC Championship. (Photo: Clemson Athletics)

Colonial Athletic Association

Date: April 14-16
Host: St. James Plantation (Greensboro, North Carolina)

College of Charleston ran away with Colonial Athletic Association’s 2023 Championship, finishing at 16 over after three rounds. Charleston beat Delaware by 17 shots to capture the crown for the second straight year. Emma Schimpf won the individual title, shooting 3 under and winning by five shots. 

College of Charleston Women's Golf

College of Charleston Women’s Golf won the Colonial Athletic Association’s 2023 Championships. (Photo: COC women’s golf)

Big West

Date: April 16-18
Host: Spanish Trail Country Club (Las Vegas, Nevada)

For the third straight year, Cal Poly captured the Big West Conference title. Cal Poly shot 29 over, beating Long Beach State by 11 shots en route to the title. Long Beach State’s Jasmine Leovao won the individual title, shooting even-par 216 over 54 holes, winning by three shots.

Cal Poly women's golf

Cal Poly women’s golf won the 2023 Big West Championship. (Photo: Big West Conference)

Atlantic Sun

Date: April 16-18
Host: Hampton Cove Highlands Course (Owens Crossroads, Alabama)

For the first time in program history, Lipscomb captured the 2023 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship. Lipscomb shot 7 over during the final round, coming from behind to pass four schools and 36-hole leader Florida Gulf Coast to capture the championship. Lauren Thompson also won individual honors for Lipscomb, shooting 2 over and winning by one shot over Jacksonville State’s Claire Vermette and North Florida’s Christin Eisenbeiss.

Lipscomb women's golf

Lipscomb women’s golf won the 2023 ASUN conference championship. (Photo: Lipscomb Athletics)

Missouri Valley

Date: April 16-18
Host: Annbriar Golf Course (Waterloo, Illinois)

Missouri State led wire-to-wire and claimed its first conference championship since 2018. The Bears finished at 79 over as a team, nine shots better than second-place Evansville. Kate Petrova of Evansville earned medalist honors after winning a playoff against Kristen Giles of Drake and Payton Carter of Murray State. The three finished at 15 over overall.

Missouri State women's golf

Missouri State women’s golf won the 2023 Missouri Valley Conference title. (Photo: Missouri State Athletics)

Ohio Valley

Date: April 16-18
Host: Fighting Joe Course (Muscle Shoals, Alabama)

For the second time in program history and first time since 2011, Morehead State won the Ohio Valley Conference Championship. The Eagles finished at 41 over after 54 holes, 15 shots better than Little Rock. Ruth Toennessen won the individual title at 6 over.

Morehead State women's golf

Morehead State women’s golf won the 2023 Ohio Valley Conference title. (Photo: Morehead State Athletics)

Sun Belt

Date: April 16-18
Host: LPGA International (Daytona Beach, Florida)

It took until the second playoff hole, but Louisiana Monroe captured its second straight Sun Belt Conference title, topping Texas State. Both teams finished at 16 over after 54 holes of competition, but ULM defended its title in extra holes. Old Dominion’s Leah Onosato finished at 2 under, the only golfer under par, to win medalist honors.

ULM women's golf

Louisiana Monroe’s women’s golf team won the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Championship. (Photo: ULM Athletics)

Southern

Date: April 16-18
Host: Moss Creek South (Hilton Head, South Carolina)

It was a sweep for Furman at the 2023 Southern Conference Championship. The Paladins captured the team and individual titles in South Carolina. Furman finished at 30 over, 19 shots better than Mercer. Individually, Anna Morgan was 2 under and won by four shots over teammate Chloe Johnson.

Furman women's golf

Furman women’s golf won the 2023 Southern Conference Championship. Photo: Furman Athletics)

American Athletic

Date: April 17-19
Host: Southern Hills Golf Club (Brooksville, Florida)

SMU carded a final-round score of 14 under to pull away and capture the 2023 American Athletic Conference Championship. SMU finished at 25 under as a team, with UCF placing second at 11 under. In the individual competition, SMU’s Michelle Zhang shot 15 under to win medalist honors.

SMU women's golf

SMU women’s golf won the 2023 American Athletic Conference Championship. (Photo: SMU Athletics)

Big East

Date: April 17-19
Host: Riverton Pointe Golf and Country Club (Hardeeville, South Carolina)

Xavier captured the 2023 Big East Conference championship for the fourth straight year. Xavier finished at 29 over for the tournament, 15 shots clear of second-place Georgetown. Creighton’s Katherine Lemke won the individual title for the second straight year, the first golfer to do so in Big East history. She finished at 3 over, two shots in front of Georgetown’s Gabriella Gilrowski.

Xavier women's golf

Xavier women’s golf wno the 2023 Big East Conference Championship. (Photo: Big East Conference)

Southwestern Athletic Conference

Date: April 17-19
Host: Refuge Golf Course (Flowood, Mississippi)

Texas Southern captured the 2023 SWAC Championship, finishing at 70 over and 21 shots clear of Prairie View A&M. Texas Southern’s Sadanun Sitanoah topped teammate Ashlie Hobbs by one shot, finishing at 12 over, to win the individual conference title.

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Texas Southern’s women’s golf won the 2023 SWAC Conference Championship. (Photo: SWAC Conference)

Southland

Date: April 17-19
Host: Hill Country Golf Club (San Antonio, Texas)

Augusta came from behind then narrowly held off Incarnate Word to win the Southland Conference Championship. Augusta finished at 46 over for the tournament and 10 over in the final round. Meanwhile, Incarnate Word was at 47 overall and 16 over in the final round. Incarnate Word’s Alex Giles shot 3 over to win the individual title by three shots over Mirabel Ting from Augusta.

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Augusta women’s golf won the 2023 Southland Conference Championship. (Photo: Southland Conference)

Big Sky

Date: April 17-19
Host: Talking Stick (Scottsdale, Arizona)

Sacramento State was the only team to shoot under par, and it was plenty enough to win the Big Sky Conference Championship. Sacramento State finished at 8 under, 16 shots in front of Montana State. Caitlin Maurice captured the individual title for Sacramento State at 5 under, beating Eastern Washington’s Jaelin Ishikawa by one.

Sacramento State women's golf

Sacramento State women’s golf won the 2023 Big Sky Conference Championship. (Photo: Big Sky Conference)

Pac-12

Date: April 17-19
Host: Papago Golf Course (Phoenix, Arizona)

Southern California held off Oregon, Stanford and others to win the Pac-12 Conference Championship. USC shot 15 under, beating Oregon by seven shots and Stanford, the defending national champion, by eight. Rose Zhang captured the individual title, finishing at 12 under in record-setting fashion. Arizona State’s Beth Coulter finished second at 5 under.

USC women's golf

USC women’s golf won the 2023 Pac-12 Conference Championship. (Photo: USC Women’s golf)

Mountain West

Date: April 18-20
Host: Mission Hills Country Club (Rancho Mirage, California)

New Mexico finished at 11 under, the lowest 54-hole mark in Mountain West Conference Championship history, to win the title, beating San Jose State by five shots. SJSU led by four entering the final round, but UNM shot 8 under on Thursday. Napat Lertsadwattana from UNM won the individual title at 7 under, beating SJSU’s Kajsa Arwefjall by two. 

New Mexico women's golf

New Mexico women’s golf won the 2023 MWC Championship. (Photo: New Mexico Athletics)

West Coast Conference

Date: April 20-22
Host: Golf Mountain Golf Course (Bremerton, Washington)

Pepperdine captured the West Coast Conference title for the 20th time, finishing at 12 under and 17 shots clear of second-place BYU. Kaleiya Romero topped teammate Lion Higo by one shot for the individual title, finishing at 7 under.

Pepperdine women's golf

Pepperdine women’s golf won the West Coast Conference Title. (PhotoL: Pepperdine Athletics)

Big 12

Date: April 21-23
Host: Dallas Athletic Club (Dallas, Texas)

Oklahoma State claimed team and medalist honors at the Big 12 women’s conference tournament.

OSU won by seven shots over Baylor, while Maddison Hinson-Tolchard earned a one-stroke win over Iowa State’s Pimkwan Chookaew.

Patriot League

Date: April 21-23
Host: Naval Academy Golf Course (Annapolis, Maryland)

Richmond captured the Patriot League Championship, finishing at 10 over par, 16 strokes better than Boston University. However, Boston U’s Christy Chen won the individual title, finishing at 4 under and five strokes in front of Richmond’s Vicky Zhu. 

Richmond Women's Golf

Richmond Women’s Golf won the 2023 Patriot League Conference Championship. (Photo: Patriot League)

Big 10

Date: April 21-23
Host: Fox Chapel Golf Club (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

It was a record-setting performance Crystal Wang at Illinois. Wang shot a final-round 62 to lead the Illini women’s golf team to its first-ever Big Ten Championship at Fox Chapel Golf Club in Pittsburgh.

Wang won medalist honors after winning by 12 strokes and posting the lowest winning score (12-under 201) in a 54-hole championship in tournament history.

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Crystal Wang, during the second round of the 2023 Augusta National Women’s Amateur at Champions Retreat. (Photo: Katie Goodale/USA TODAY NETWORK)

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Date: April 21-23
Host: Disney’s Palm Golf Course (Lake Buena Vista, Florida)

For the third straight year, Quinnipiac won the 2023 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title, finishing at 9 over and 28 strokes better than second-place Albany. Fuge Zhang won the individual title at 2 under par, and her Quinnipiac teammates, Kaylee Sakoda and Leeyen Peralta also placed second and third.

Quinnipiac women's golf

Quinnipiac women’s golf won the 2023 MAAC Championship. (Photo: Quinnipiac Athletics)

Ivy League

Date: April 21-23
Host: The Ridge at Back Brook (Ringoes, New Jersey)

In an upset, Penn won the 2023 Ivy League Championship, finishing at 42 over. Penn topped Harvard by four shots and Dartmouth by 10 to earn the automatic qualifying spot for NCAA regional competition. Harvard’s Isabella Gomez won the individual title, shooting 3-over 219.

Penn women's golf

Penn women’s golf won the 2023 Ivy League Championship. (Photo: Penn Athletics)

Mid American Conference

Date: April 21-23
Host: Kalamazoo Country Club (Kalamazoo, Michigan)

Kent State continued an incredible streak, winning the MAC Conference title for the 24th straight time. The Golden Flashes are the only team to win the MAC title in the history of the conference. Kent State finished at 11 over, 33 strokes in front of Northern Illinois, and Leon Takagi won the individual title.

Western Athletic Conference

Date: April 23-25
Host: Semiahmoo Golf and Country Club (Blaine, Washington)

Sam Houston won the Western Athletic Conference Championship, finishing at 19 over. Seattle placed second at 27 over, and New Mexico State was third a shot behind. In the individual race, California Baptist’s Hailey Loh won the individual championship in a four-way playoff.

Horizon League

Date: April 23-25
Host: Mission Inn Resort and Club Las Colinas Course (Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida)

For the first time in team history, Green Bay has won the Horizon League Conference Championship. The Phoenix finished at 50 over par, beating second-place Oakland by 12 shots. Cleveland State’s Sabrina Coffman won the individual title at 4 over, winning by three shots.

Summit League

Date: April 23-25
Host: Wilderness Ridge Golf Course (Lincoln, Nebraska)

Denver captured the Summit League Championship, finishing at even par over 54 holes. South Dakota placed second and was 16 shots behind. Denver’s Anna Cathrine Krekling ran away with the individual title, shooting 9 under and beating teammate Anna Zanusso by nine shots. 

Denver women's golf

Denver women’s golf won the 2023 Summit League Conference Championship. (Photo: Denver Athletics)

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