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

TEMPE, Ariz. – The eight-time national champion Sun Devil Women’s Golf team will remain in the state of Arizona after being selected to the Gold Canyon NCAA Regional, hosted by Arizona State University running May 5-7.

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 16-21 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. The top two individuals (12 total) from non-qualifying teams from each regional will also advance to the Championship. 

Arizona State is one of six programs hosting a NCAA Regional with the event being held at Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club in Gold Canyon, Arizona. It will be the first time that Sun Devil Women’s Golf has hosted a regional since 2009. ASU hosted the NCAA West Regional at Karsten Golf Course and advanced to the NCAA Championship, where they would go on to win the title in Owing Mills, Maryland. 
 
This is the 32nd 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 33rd straight NCAA postseason berth and will be making its 42nd overall appearance. 

“It never gets old getting your name called on Selection Show Day,” Sun Devil Women’s Golf Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye mentioned. “I’m very proud of this team and how they have positioned themselves all season to make a run in the postseason.”
 
The program has claimed or shared a total of five Regional team championships, with the last coming during their National Championship run in 2017. In 2024, the Sun Devils had an impressive showing at the Cle Elum Regional, finishing fourth on their way to reaching the NCAA Championship in Carlsbad. ASU put together second place finishes at regionals in two of the last four years, also doing so at the 2023 Stillwater Regional and 2021 Columbus Regional as part of their run to NCAA Match Play that season.
 
In the fourth year of the new regional format, six sites were selected instead of the traditional four. For the third consecutive year, there is an increase in advancing teams, changing from 24 to 30. In order to clinch a berth in the NCAA Championship and advance to Carlsbad, Arizona State will have to finish in the Top-5 of the 12-team Gold Canyon Regional. Five…