NAIA women's golf championship

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NAIA women's golf championship
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg
Sport Golf
Founded1995
CountryUnited States and Canada
Most recent
champion(s)
Keiser (5)
Official website NAIA.com

The NAIA women's golf championship is the annual tournament since 1995 to determine the national champions of women's NAIA collegiate golf in the United States and Canada. [1] It has been a 72-hole tournament since 2001. [2]

Contents

The most successful program is Oklahoma City, with eight NAIA national titles.

Keiser are the reigning national champions, winning their fifth national title in 2024.

Results

NAIA women's golf championships
YearSiteHost courseTeam championshipIndividual championScore
ChampionScoreRunner-upScore
1995 Dakota Dunes, SD Two Rivers Golf Club Lynn 958 Hardin–Simmons 987Josefin Stalvant
(Lynn)
228
1996 Owasso, OK Bailey Ranch Golf Club Lynn 953 Spring Hill 1054Zoe Grimbeek
(Lynn)
230
1997 Delray Beach, FL Delray Beach Golf Club Tri-State 970 Mobile 980Hanna Krehling
(Spring Hill)
230
1998 Tulsa, OK Page Belcher Golf Club Mobile 971 Southern Nazarene &
Southwestern Oklahoma State
979Kiki Corliss
(Findlay)
230
1999 North Palm Beach, FL North Palm Beach Country Club Southern Nazarene 965 Texas Lutheran 976Elizabeth Hoffman
(Texas Lutheran)
236
2000 London, KY London Country Club Mary Hardin–Baylor 989 British Columbia 998Denise Thiele
(Mary Hardin Baylor)
233
2001 London, KY London Country Club British Columbia 1285 Oklahoma City 1359Katherine Neely
(Lipscomb)
308
2002 Palm Coast, FL Pine Lakes Country Club Southern Nazarene 1339 Nova Southeastern 1359Itzel Nieto
(Lindenwood)
322
2003 Palm Coast, FL Pine Lakes Country Club Northwood (FL) 1263 Oklahoma City 1268Dana Langdon
(Brescia)
303
2004 Daytona Beach, FL LPGA International British Columbia 1249 Oklahoma City 1254Nicole Wildes
(Berry)
293
2005 South Bend, IN Blackthorne Golf Club Oklahoma City 1226 British Columbia 1275Emily Albrektson
(Oklahoma City)
297
2006 South Bend, IN Blackthorne Golf Club Oklahoma City 1215 British Columbia 1249Ashley Sholer
(Oklahoma City)
296
2007 San Marcos, CA Lake San Marcos Country Club Oklahoma City 1237 Lindsey Wilson 1255Krista Burton
(Lindsey Wilson)
295
2008 San Marcos, CA Lake San Marcos Country Club Oklahoma City 1267 Embry–Riddle 1270Shanna Page
(Bethel (IN))
308
2009 Rapid City, SD Meadowbrook Golf Club Oklahoma City 1228 Bethel (IN) 1261Sydney Cox
(Oklahoma City)
297
2010 Rapid City, SD Meadowbrook Golf Club British Columbia 1224 Oklahoma City 1231Nathalie Silva
(California Baptist)
301
2011 Greeneville, TN Link Hills Country Club California Baptist 1252* Embry–Riddle 1252Kylie Barros
(British Columbia)
297
2012 Greeneville, TN Link Hills Country Club British Columbia 1211 SCAD Savannah 1213Megan Woodland
(Victoria (BC))
292
2013 Lincoln, NE Wilderness Ridge Golf Club Oklahoma City 1224 British Columbia 1236Jessica Schiele
(Oklahoma City)
295
2014 Lincoln, NE Wilderness Ridge Golf Club Oklahoma City 1209* SCAD Savannah 1209Alazne Urizar
(SCAD Savannah)
291
2015 Pooler, GA Savannah Quarters Country Club Northwood (FL) 1211 Dalton State,
SCAD Savannah, &
William Woods
1233Julia McQuilken
(Dalton State)
292
2016 Pooler, GA Savannah Quarters Country Club Keiser599 SCAD Savannah &
William Woods
610Kaitlyn Riley
(Cumberlands)
140
2017 Palm Beach Gardens, FL PGA National Oklahoma City 925 Embry–Riddle 933Courtney Dye
(Indiana Tech)
222
2018 Palm Beach Gardens, FL PGA National SCAD Savannah 909 William Woods 928Maria Paula Otero
(SCAD Savannah)
216
2019 Oklahoma City, OK Lincoln Park Golf Course British Columbia 1175 Keiser 1180Michela Tjan
(Keiser)
284
2020Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Edmond, OK Tour 18 at Rose Creek Keiser 1184 Taylor 1203Gracie Parrott
(Campbellsville)
287
2022 Oklahoma City, OK Lincoln Park Golf Club British Columbia 860 Oklahoma City 865MinJi Kang
(Truett McConnell)
204
2023 Silvis, IL TPC Deere Run British Columbia 1,199 Keiser1,228MaKayla Tyrell
(Oklahoma City)
294
2024 Silvis, IL TPC Deere Run Keiser1,194 Oklahoma City 1,210Hoi Ki Lau
(Keiser)
289

Note:
Keiser University formerly competed as Northwood University–Florida
* Won in a playoff

Team titles

The following schools have won an NAIA team championship:

TeamNAIA titlesYears won
Oklahoma City 82005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2017
British Columbia 72001, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2019, 2022, 2023
Keiser 52003, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2024
Lynn 21995, 1996
Southern Nazarene 21999, 2002
California Baptist 12011
Mary Hardin–Baylor 12000
Mobile 11998
SCAD Savannah 12018
Trine 11997

Multiple winners

Individual champion

No golfers have won more than one NAIA Championship.

Individual champion's school

The following schools have produced more than one individual champion:

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References

  1. "NAIA Women's Golf Championship Results" (PDF). NAIA Honors. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  2. "NAIA 2009 Spring Media Guide, p. 44" (PDF). Retrieved December 7, 2009.[ permanent dead link ]