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Maria Jose Marin Wins NCAA Women’s Golf Title, Arkansas Advances to Match Play

The Arkansas sophomore secured her first NCAA individual championship and a U.S. Women’s Open berth as her team earned a spot in the match play quarterfinals.

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Kansas State's Carla Bernat watches her tee shot during last week's NCAA Lexington Regional. Bernat and teammate Alenka Navarro made a charge in the fourth round of the NCAA Championship on Monday to finish in a tie for 14th place.

Overview

  • Maria Jose Marin, a sophomore from Arkansas, claimed the NCAA individual title with a 12-under 276 finish at La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, California.
  • Her final-round 3-under 69 included a clutch birdie on the 18th hole, securing a two-shot victory over Florida State’s Mirabel Ting.
  • Marin became the third Arkansas golfer to win the NCAA individual championship, joining Stacy Lewis (2007) and Maria Fassi (2019).
  • Arkansas advanced to the match play portion of the tournament for the first time, joining top-seeded Stanford and six other teams in the quarterfinals.
  • Stanford, the defending champion and five-time top seed, dominated stroke play with a 27-under finish, 21 strokes ahead of second-place Oregon.