Sun Devil Women’s Golf Earns No. 2 Seed in Raleigh Regional

TEMPE, Ariz. – The eight-time national champion Sun Devil Women’s Golf team will head to Lonnie Poole Golf Course in Raleigh, North Carolina after being selected to the Raleigh NCAA Regional, hosted by NC State running May 8-10.

GOLF Channel announced the regionals during their NCAA Women’s Golf Selection Show earlier today. Each regional will feature 12 teams and six individuals, with a total of 30 teams advancing to the National Championships to be played May 19-24 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. The top two individuals (12 total) from non-qualifying teams from each regional will also advance to the Championship. 

 

This is the 30^th consecutive year that Sun Devil Women’s Golf has qualified for a regional, doing so every time since the format was instituted. ASU has not missed a NCAA postseason since 1991. The program earned their 31st straight NCAA postseason berth and will be making it’s 40th overall appearance. 

 

The program has claimed or shared a total of five Regional team championships, with the last coming during their National Championship run in 2017. A season ago, the Sun Devils had an impressive showing at the Stillwater Regional, finishing second on their way to reaching NCAA Championship at Grayhawk in Scottsdale. ASU has put together back-to-back second place finishes at regionals, also doing so back at the 2021 Columbus Regional as part of their run to NCAA Match Play that season.

 

In the second year of the new regional format, six sites were selected instead of the typical four. New this year is an increase in advancing teams, changing from 24 to 30. In order to clinch a berth in the NCAA Championship and advance to Grahyawk, Arizona State will have to finish in the Top-5 of the 12-team Raleigh Regional. Five teams from each of the six regionals form the group that advances to play in the 2023 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship.

Arizona State will be the No. 2 seed in a regional that features No. 1 seed Wake Forest. The regional also includes No. 3 seed Florida State, No. 4 Florida, No. 5 Arizona, No. 6 North Texas (C-USA Champion), No. 7 TCU, host school No. 8 NC State, No. 9 Purdue, No. 10 Nebraska, No. 11 Campbell (Big South Champion), and No. 12 Richmond (Patriot League Champion).

Arizona State is one of only three schools to receive a Top-2 seed in each of the last three NCAA Regional selections. They are joined by only Wake Forest and South Carolina in this exclusive group, an indicator…