Wolverines Selected for Third Straight NCAA Regional
4/26/2023 3:14:00 PM
// Tom Wywrot
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan women’s golf team has earned its third straight NCAA postseason bid (15th overall) following the NCAA announcement show Wednesday (April 26) on the Golf Channel’s College Central show. As the No. 8 seed, the Wolverines will head to Westfield, Ind., for regional play on Monday through Wednesday, May 8-10 at the Club at Chatham Hills, hosted by Indiana.
“It’s an honor to compete in the NCAA Championship, and we are thrilled to be heading to Chatham Hills,” said U-M head coach Jan Dowling. “Women’s collegiate golf keeps getting deeper and deeper, and getting our third consecutive postseason bid is a testament to our players and hard work as a group. We relish this time of year, and work hard to peak for these moments. The NCAA regional is an absolute blast! We love this time of year, and look forward to once again representing the University of Michigan on the national stage.”
Each of the six regional sites will feature 12 teams as well as six invited individuals. The top five teams (30 total) and the low two individuals not on an advancing team (12 individuals) will head to the national championships Friday through Wednesday (May 20-25) at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
The five additional regional sites include:
• Palm Beach Gardens Regional at the PGA National Resort (host Florida Atlantic)
• Raleigh Regional at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course (host NC State)
• Athens Regional at the University of Georgia Golf Course (host Georgia)
• San Antonio Regional at the TPC San Antonio (San Antonio, Texas)
• Pullman Regional at the Palouse Ridge Golf Club (Pullman, Wash.)
Michigan has 15 NCAA postseason selections with 11 team appearances (2001, ’02, ’05, ’07, ’09, ’11, ’12, ’16, ’17, ’21, ’22) along with four invited individuals: Laura Olin (2004), Amy Schmucker (2006), Ashley Bauer (2010) and Ashley Lau (2019).
The Wolverines have advanced out of the regional five times in program history, including twice in back-to-back years (2016, ’17 and 2021, ’22). U-M has posted NCAA Finals finishes of 17th in 2002 (Washington National), tying for 18th in 2016 (Oregon Country Club), tying for 16th in 2017 (Rich…
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