The Arizona Wildcats women's golf is considered one of the best in all of women's collegiate golf, dating back to their first season in 1979. Since they have won three national championships in 1996, 2000, and 2018. The Wildcat Women have also had four individual national champions with Susan Slaughter in (1990), Annika Sörenstam in (1991), Marisa Baena in (1996) and Jenna Daniels in (2000).
| Arizona Wildcats women's golf | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1979 |
| University | University of Arizona |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Athletic director | Dave Heeke |
| Head coach | Giovana Maymon (1st season) |
| Location | Tucson, Arizona |
| Course | Tucson Country Club Par: 72 Yards: 7,022 |
| Nickname | Arizona |
| Colors | Cardinal and Navy |
| NCAA champions | |
| 1996, 2000, 2018 | |
| NCAA individual champions | |
| Susan Slaughter (1990) Annika Sörenstam (1991) Marisa Baena (1996) Jenna Daniels (2000) | |
| NCAA runner-up | |
| 2002 | |
| NCAA match play | |
| 2018 | |
| NCAA Championship appearances | |
| 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023 | |
| Conference champions | |
| Pac-10/12 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2015 | |
| Individual conference champions | |
| Pac-10/12 Annika Sorenstam (1992) Leta Lindley (1994) Marisa Baena (1996) Jenna Daniels (1998) Lorena Ochoa (2001) | |
On August 4, 2023, Arizona announced it would join the Big 12 Conference along with Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah beginning in the 2024-25 academic year.[1]
Members of the Wildcat women's program have gone on to success on the LPGA Tour, led by 8-time LPGA Player of the Year Annika Sörenstam and 4-time LPGA Player of the Year Lorena Ochoa. Sörenstam is regarded as one of the best female golfers in history.[2] Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she had won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer with the most wins to her name. She has won 72 official LPGA Tour tournaments including ten majors and 18 other tournaments internationally, and she tops the LPGA's career money list with earnings of over $22 million—over $2 million ahead of her nearest rival while playing 187 fewer events.[3] The winner of a record eight Player of the Year awards, and six Vare Trophies given to the LPGA player with the lowest seasonal scoring average, she is the only female golfer to shoot a 59 in competition. She holds various all-time scoring records including the lowest season scoring average: 68.6969 in 2004. Representing Europe in the Solheim Cup on eight occasions between 1994 and 2007, Sörenstam was the event's all-time leading points earner until her record was surpassed by England's Laura Davies during the 2011 Solheim Cup. Sörenstam also was captain of the 2017 European Solheim Cup team. In 2003, Sörenstam played in the Bank of America Colonial tournament to become the first woman to play in a PGA Tour event since 1945.
Lorena Ochoa was the top-ranked female golfer in the world for 158 consecutive and total weeks (both are LPGA Tour records), from April 23, 2007, to her retirement on May 2, 2010, at the age of 28 years old. As the first Mexican golfer of either gender to be ranked number one in the world,[4] she is considered the best Mexican golfer and the best Latin American female golfer of all time.[5][6] Ochoa was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2017.[7]
Yearly record
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| Season | Coach | Conference | NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pac-10/12 | |||
| 1981 | JoAnne Lusk | 4th | 14th |
| 1982 | JoAnne Lusk | 3rd | 13th |
| 1983 | JoAnne Lusk | 3rd | 11th |
| 1984 | Kim Haddow | 4th | |
| 1985 | Kim Haddow | 4th | |
| 1986 | Kim Haddow | 5th | |
| 1987 | Kim Haddow | 4st | 12th |
| 1988 | Kim Haddow | 5th | 8th |
| 1989 | Kim Haddow | 3rd | 4th |
| 1990 | Kim Haddow | 2nd | 7th |
| 1991 | Kim Haddow | 2nd | 3rd |
| 1992 | Kim Haddow | 1st | 2nd |
| 1993 | Kim Haddow | 8th | 14th |
| 1994 | Kim Haddow | 6th | |
| 1995 | Kim Haddow/Rick LaRose | 4th | 12th |
| 1996 | Rick LaRose | T-3rd | 1st |
| 1997 | Rick LaRose | 1st | 3rd |
| 1998 | Rick LaRose | 1st | 3rd |
| 1999 | Todd McCorkle | 2nd | 4th |
| 2000 | Todd McCorkle | 1st | 1st |
| 2001 | Greg Allen | 1st | 8th |
| 2002 | Greg Allen | 1st | 7th |
| 2003 | Greg Allen | 2nd | 7th |
| 2004 | Greg Allen | 3rd | T-15th |
| 2005 | Greg Allen | 4th | |
| 2006 | Greg Allen | 5th | 17th |
| 2007 | Greg Allen | 4th | T-14th |
| 2008 | Shelly Haywood | 4th | 23rd |
| 2009 | Shelly Haywood | 4th | 16th |
| 2010 | Shelly Haywood/Laura Ianello | 1st | 5th |
| 2011 | Laura Ianello | 2nd | 15th |
| 2012 | Laura Ianello | 3rd | |
| 2013 | Laura Ianello | T-4th | 8th |
| 2014 | Laura Ianello | T-2nd | T-7th |
| 2015 | Laura Ianello | 1st | T-5th |
| 2016 | Laura Ianello | 4th | T-9th |
| 2017 | Laura Ianello | 4th | |
| 2018 | Laura Ianello | T-3rd | 1st |
| 2019 | Laura Ianello | 2nd | 6th |
| 2020 | Laura Ianello | Season canceled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic | |
| 2021 | Laura Ianello | 4th | T-7st |
| 2022 | Laura Ianello | T-5th | |
| 2023 | Laura Ianello | 4th | T-9th |
| 2024 | Laura Ianello | 6th | |
| Total | Pac-10/12:8 | 3 | |
Team tournament wins (84)
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- 1982 Lady Aztec Invitational
- 1983 Wildcat Invitational
- 1988 Washington Invitational
- 1988 Dick McGuire Invitational
- 1988 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational
- 1989 Wildcat Invitational
- 1989 Shiseido Cup International
- 1989 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational
- 1990 Border Conference Championship
- 1990 Oregon Invitational
- 1991 Stanford Invitational
- 1991 Wildcat Invitational
- 1991 UCF Rotary Classic
- 1991 Golfsmith Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational
- 1991 Rainbow Wahine Invitational
- 1991 Dick McGuire Invitational
- 1991 Lady Sun Devil Invitational
- 1991 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational
- 1992 Wildcat Invitational
- 1992 Golfsmith Betsy Rawls Classic
- 1992 Rainbow Wahine Invitational
- 1992 Pac-10 Championships (1)
- 1996 LSU Fairwood Invitational
- 1996 Rainbow Wahine Invitational
- 1996 Buckeye Invitational
- 1996 NCAA West Regional
- 1996 NCAA Championships (1)
- 1996 Dick McGuire Invitational
- 1996 Rolex NCAA Preview
- 1997 LSU Fairwood Invitational
- 1997 PING/ASU Invitational
- 1997 Pac-10 Championships (2)
- 1997 Rolex NCAA Preview
- 1998 Pac-10 Championships (3)
- 1998 NCAA West Regional
- 1998 Stanford Intercollegiate
- 1998 Golf World Invitational
- 1999 Arizona Invitational
- 1999 Rainbow Wahine Invitational
- 1999 Dick McGuire Invitational
- 2000 Golf World Invitational
- 2000 TRW Regional Challenge
- 2000 Wildcat Invitational
- 2000 Rainbow Wahine Invitational
- 2000 PING/ASU Invitational
- 2000 Pac-10 Championships (4)
- 2000 NCAA West Regional
- 2000 NCAA Championships (2)
- 2000 Dick McGuire Invitational
- 2000 Stanford Pepsi Invitational
- 2001 TRW Regional Challenge
- 2001 Wildcat Invitational
- 2001 Pac-10 Championships (5)
- 2001 NCAA West Regional
- 2002 Pac-10 Championships (6)
- 2003 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational
- 2010 Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown
- 2010 Pac-10 Championships (7)
- 2010 NCAA West Regional
- 2010 Topy Cup
- 2011 Wildcat Invitational
- 2012 Wildcat Invitational
- 2012 UNLV Invitational
- 2012 Mason Rudolph Championship
- 2012 Windy City Collegiate Classic
- 2013 Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational
- 2014 SunTrust Gator Invitational
- 2015 SunTrust Gator Invitational
- 2015 PING/ASU Invitational
- 2015 Pac-12 Championships (8)
- 2016 Wildcat Invitational
- 2017 Mountain View Collegiate
- 2018 Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational
- 2018 PING/ASU Invitational
- 2018 NCAA Championships (3)
- 2019 Pac-12 Preview
- 2019 UNLV Rebel Beach Invitational
- 2019 Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational
- 2020 Pac-12 Preview
- 2020 Wildcat Invitational
- 2022 NCAA Raleigh Regional
- 2023 Gators Invitational
Individual champions
editSource:[10]
NCAA
editArizona has had four individuals claim the NCAA Individual Championship on four occasions.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Susan Slaughter |
| 1991 | Annika Sörenstam |
| 1996 | Marisa Baena |
| 2000 | Jenna Daniels |
Regional
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Conference
editArizona has had five separate golfers win a conference title on five separate occasions.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Annika Sörenstam |
| 1994 | Leta Lindley |
| 1996 | Marisa Baena |
| 1998 | Jenna Daniels |
| 2001 | Lorena Ochoa |
National honors
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Individual scoring record
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| Player | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Haley Moore | Oct 26, 2017 | 64 (−8) |
| Therese Warner | Mar 8, 2021 | 65 (−7) |
| Gigi Stoll | 65 (−7) | |
| Wanasa Zhou | Mar 11, 2017 | 65 (−7) |
| Haley Moore | Sep 13, 2016 | 65 (−7) |
| Player | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Haley Moore | Oct 26, 2017 | 64 (−8) |
| Therese Warner | Mar 8, 2021 | 65 (−7) |
| Gigi Stoll | 65 (−7) | |
| Wanasa Zhou | Mar 11, 2017 | 65 (−7) |
| Haley Moore | Sep 13, 2016 | 65 (−7) |
| Player | Season | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Wanasa Zhou | 2016–17 | 203 (−13) |
| Manon Gidali | 2011–12 | 204 (−12) |
| Haley Moore | 2016–17 | 206 (−10) |
| Lorena Ochoa | 2001–02 | 206 (−10) |
| Krystal Quihuis | 2016–17 | 206 (−10) |
| Player | Season | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Wanasa Zhou | 2016–17 | 203 (−13) |
| Manon Gidali | 2011–12 | 204 (−12) |
| Haley Moore | 2016–17 | 206 (−10) |
| Lorena Ochoa | 2001–02 | 206 (−10) |
| Krystal Quihuis | 2016–17 | 206 (−10) |
| Player | Average | Years | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorena Ochoa | 70.85 | 2000–02 | 60 |
| Vivian Hou | 71.95 | 2019–21 | 41 |
| Erica Blasberg | 72.32 | 2002–04 | 61 |
| Haley Moore | 72.45 | 2015–19 | 118 |
| Yu-Sang Hou | 72.48 | 2017–21 | 96 |
| Player | Years | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorena Ochoa | 70.13 | 2001–02 | 30 |
| Vivian Hou | 70.68 | 2019–20 | 19 |
| Vivian Hou | 71.40 | 2016–17 | 30 |
| Lorena Ochoa | 71.56 | 2000–01 | 30 |
| Jenna Daniels | 71.70 | 1999–00 | 34 |
References
edit- ^ Robbins, Robert C. (August 4, 2023). "University of Arizona Will Join the Big 12 Conference in 2024–25". University of Arizona Athletics.
- ^ "Official Career Wins" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 25, 2007. Retrieved March 7, 2007.
- ^ "LPGA Tour Career Money List". LPGA Tour. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ Shapiro, Leonard (April 27, 2007). "Say Hello to the Ochoa Era". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 27, 2007.
- ^ Lane, Harper (September 15, 2010). "5 Great Hispanic Golfers". Man Made. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ Ceballos, Juan Ignacio (June 16, 2011). "La familia Ochoa, del golf al tenis". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ "Love III gets Hall of Fame call: Woosnam, Mallon, Ochoa, Longhurst also included in Class of 2017". PGA Tour. October 18, 2016.
- ^ "Arizona women's golf MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). Arizona Wildcats.
- ^ "Arizona Women's Golf Media Guide" (PDF). p. 7.
- ^ "Arizona Women's Golf Media Guide - Page 8" (PDF).
- ^ "2021-22 Arizona Women's Golf Media Guide" (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. p. 9.
- ^ "2021–22 Arizona Women's Golf Media Guide" (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. p. 12.