PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida — Northwestern women’s golf tees off the NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional on Monday morning at PGA National (6,312 yards, Par 72), aiming to secure a spot in the 2023 NCAA Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club (Scottsdale, Arizona).
TEAM Leaderboard – NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional (Golfstat)
INDIVIDUAL Leaderboard – NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional (Golfstat)
The Wildcats finished the regular-season ranked No. 15 in the nation, and enter Monday’s opening round as the third seed, paired with No. 3 LSU and No. 10 Texas, the Regional’s other top two seeds. The ‘Cats enter the NCAA postseason as one of the hottest teams in the country, with five Top-3 results in the previous six tournaments, including back-to-back wins at the PING/ASU Invitational and the Silverado Showdown.
Big Ten Coach of the Year Emily Fletcher and assistant Beth Miller have guided the Wildcats to 13 consecutive NCAA Regional appearances and will bring an experienced lineup into PGA National this week, including four First Team All-Big Ten honorees.
This week marks the fourth NCAA Regional appearance of Kelly Sim’s decorated career, after representing the Wildcats at the 2022 and 2021 Stanford Regionals, and the 2019 Cle Elum Regional. It is the third for Jieni Li (2022, 2021) and the second for both Lauryn Nguyen (2022) and Irene Kim (2021). Rookie Dianna Lee makes her NCAA postseason debut this week in south Florida.
Northwestern is seeking its eighth trip since 2013 to the NCAA Championships.
Round 1 Tee Times
8:00am ET – Irene Kim
8:11am ET – Dianna Lee
8:22am ET – Jieni Li
8:33am ET – Kelly Sim
8:44am ET – Lauryn Nguyen
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