Sport | Golf |
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Founded | 1995 |
Country | United 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]
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.
Year | Site | Host course | Team championship | Individual champion | Score | |||
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Champion | Score | Runner-up | Score | |||||
1995 | Dakota Dunes, SD | Two Rivers Golf Club | Lynn | 958 | Hardin–Simmons | 987 | Josefin Stalvant (Lynn) | 228 |
1996 | Owasso, OK | Bailey Ranch Golf Club | Lynn | 953 | Spring Hill | 1054 | Zoe Grimbeek (Lynn) | 230 |
1997 | Delray Beach, FL | Delray Beach Golf Club | Tri-State | 970 | Mobile | 980 | Hanna Krehling (Spring Hill) | 230 |
1998 | Tulsa, OK | Page Belcher Golf Club | Mobile | 971 | Southern Nazarene & Southwestern Oklahoma State | 979 | Kiki Corliss (Findlay) | 230 |
1999 | North Palm Beach, FL | North Palm Beach Country Club | Southern Nazarene | 965 | Texas Lutheran | 976 | Elizabeth Hoffman (Texas Lutheran) | 236 |
2000 | London, KY | London Country Club | Mary Hardin–Baylor | 989 | British Columbia | 998 | Denise Thiele (Mary Hardin Baylor) | 233 |
2001 | London, KY | London Country Club | British Columbia | 1285 | Oklahoma City | 1359 | Katherine Neely (Lipscomb) | 308 |
2002 | Palm Coast, FL | Pine Lakes Country Club | Southern Nazarene | 1339 | Nova Southeastern | 1359 | Itzel Nieto (Lindenwood) | 322 |
2003 | Palm Coast, FL | Pine Lakes Country Club | Northwood (FL) | 1263 | Oklahoma City | 1268 | Dana Langdon (Brescia) | 303 |
2004 | Daytona Beach, FL | LPGA International | British Columbia | 1249 | Oklahoma City | 1254 | Nicole Wildes (Berry) | 293 |
2005 | South Bend, IN | Blackthorne Golf Club | Oklahoma City | 1226 | British Columbia | 1275 | Emily Albrektson (Oklahoma City) | 297 |
2006 | South Bend, IN | Blackthorne Golf Club | Oklahoma City | 1215 | British Columbia | 1249 | Ashley Sholer (Oklahoma City) | 296 |
2007 | San Marcos, CA | Lake San Marcos Country Club | Oklahoma City | 1237 | Lindsey Wilson | 1255 | Krista Burton (Lindsey Wilson) | 295 |
2008 | San Marcos, CA | Lake San Marcos Country Club | Oklahoma City | 1267 | Embry–Riddle | 1270 | Shanna Page (Bethel (IN)) | 308 |
2009 | Rapid City, SD | Meadowbrook Golf Club | Oklahoma City | 1228 | Bethel (IN) | 1261 | Sydney Cox (Oklahoma City) | 297 |
2010 | Rapid City, SD | Meadowbrook Golf Club | British Columbia | 1224 | Oklahoma City | 1231 | Nathalie Silva (California Baptist) | 301 |
2011 | Greeneville, TN | Link Hills Country Club | California Baptist | 1252* | Embry–Riddle | 1252 | Kylie Barros (British Columbia) | 297 |
2012 | Greeneville, TN | Link Hills Country Club | British Columbia | 1211 | SCAD Savannah | 1213 | Megan Woodland (Victoria (BC)) | 292 |
2013 | Lincoln, NE | Wilderness Ridge Golf Club | Oklahoma City | 1224 | British Columbia | 1236 | Jessica Schiele (Oklahoma City) | 295 |
2014 | Lincoln, NE | Wilderness Ridge Golf Club | Oklahoma City | 1209* | SCAD Savannah | 1209 | Alazne Urizar (SCAD Savannah) | 291 |
2015 | Pooler, GA | Savannah Quarters Country Club | Northwood (FL) | 1211 | Dalton State, SCAD Savannah, & William Woods | 1233 | Julia McQuilken (Dalton State) | 292 |
2016 | Pooler, GA | Savannah Quarters Country Club | Keiser† | 599 | SCAD Savannah & William Woods | 610 | Kaitlyn Riley (Cumberlands) | 140 |
2017 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | PGA National | Oklahoma City | 925 | Embry–Riddle | 933 | Courtney Dye (Indiana Tech) | 222 |
2018 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | PGA National | SCAD Savannah | 909 | William Woods | 928 | Maria Paula Otero (SCAD Savannah) | 216 |
2019 | Oklahoma City, OK | Lincoln Park Golf Course | British Columbia | 1175 | Keiser | 1180 | Michela Tjan (Keiser) | 284 |
2020 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
2021 | Edmond, OK | Tour 18 at Rose Creek | Keiser | 1184 | Taylor | 1203 | Gracie Parrott (Campbellsville) | 287 |
2022 | Oklahoma City, OK | Lincoln Park Golf Club | British Columbia | 860 | Oklahoma City | 865 | MinJi Kang (Truett McConnell) | 204 |
2023 | Silvis, IL | TPC Deere Run | British Columbia | 1,199 | Keiser† | 1,228 | MaKayla Tyrell (Oklahoma City) | 294 |
2024 | Silvis, IL | TPC Deere Run | Keiser† | 1,194 | Oklahoma City | 1,210 | Hoi Ki Lau (Keiser) | 289 |
Note:
†Keiser University formerly competed as Northwood University–Florida
* Won in a playoff
The following schools have won an NAIA team championship:
Team | NAIA titles | Years won |
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Oklahoma City | 8 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2017 |
British Columbia | 7 | 2001, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
Keiser | 5 | 2003, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2024 |
Lynn | 2 | 1995, 1996 |
Southern Nazarene | 2 | 1999, 2002 |
California Baptist | 1 | 2011 |
Mary Hardin–Baylor | 1 | 2000 |
Mobile | 1 | 1998 |
SCAD Savannah | 1 | 2018 |
Trine | 1 | 1997 |
No golfers have won more than one NAIA Championship.
The following schools have produced more than one individual champion:
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