No. 2 Razorbacks Punch Ticket to NCAA Championship, Finish Runner-Up at Columbus Regional
COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 2 Arkansas women’s golf advanced to the program’s 13th NCAA Championship with a runner-up finish (-3, 861) at the Columbus Regional hosted by the Ohio State University Golf Club.
Arkansas will compete in next week’s NCAA Championship at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, beginning May 16.
Three Hogs finished inside the top 10: Maria José Marin (T2, -4), Clarisa Temelo (T2, -4) and Kendall Todd (T10, E). José Marin and Temelo each shot 6-under 66s in Wednesday’s final round.
The Razorbacks entered the day in sole possession of first place but No. 23 Kansas, led by sophomore Lyla Louderbaugh (1st, -12), fired a tournament best 12-under third round to win the regional by three strokes.
José Marin, the 2024-25 SEC Player of the Year, birdied five of her first six holes to start her best round of the week and only bogeyed once at the par 4 No. 11, the toughest hole on the course with a 4.49 stroke average. The sophomore birdied two more times to finish the day 6-under.
Temelo entered Wednesday tied for 13th and rose 11 spots after tying her career low 18-hole of 66. The Querétaro, Mexico native parred her first eight holes before her first birdie fell at No. 9. On the back nine, Temelo shot 5-under par including three of her last four. The T-2 placement is the highest of her collegiate career.
Senior Kendall Todd picked up her eighth top 10 finish this season at T-10 and led Arkansas for the first two rounds. Todd went in at 3-over in the final 18 holes and ended the week at even par. Junior Reagan Zibilski scored a 2-over 74 each day to put all four of the Razorbacks’ counting scores in the top 30.
Along with Arkansas and Kansas, No. 14 Ohio State, No. 39 UNLV and No. 10 LSU advanced to Carlsbad from the Columbus Regional.
The Razorbacks
T2. Maria José Marin 70-76-66 (-4)
T2. Clarisa Temelo 71-75-66 (-4)
T10. Kendall Todd 67-74-75 (E)
T26. Reagan Zibilski 74-74-74 (+6)
T35. Abbey Schutte 75-75-76 (+10)
Up Next
Arkansas will head to Carlsbad, California, for the championship set for May 16-21 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa. The format in Carlsbad will include 30 teams and six individuals completing 54 holes of stroke play, and then the top 15 teams along with the top nine individuals not on an advancing team competing for one additional day of stroke play to determine the top eight teams for match play competition and the 72-hole stroke play individual champion. The top eight teams then compete in match play for the team national championship to be decided May 21. GOLF Channel will provide live coverage of the final three days.
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