Sun Devil Women’s Golf advances to NCAA Championship

GOLD CANYON, Ariz. – The eight-time NCAA champion Sun Devil women’s golf program is headed to the NCAA Championships after a steady regional that ended on Wednesday at Superstition Mountain Golf Club in Gold Canyon.

By virtue of their second-place finish, No. 8 Arizona State (-3/861) has earned one of five berths to the NCAA Championship from the Gold Canyon Regional. ASU will be one of 30 teams competing for the national title from May 16-21 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. The Maroon & Gold will be making their 39th appearance in the NCAA Championship, the most by any program in the nation.

This is the seventh championship that ASU has advanced to under Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye in the past eight years, who was at the helm when the 2017 team captured the program’s eighth National Championship. Arizona State is one of only five programs in the country to make the NCAA Championship at least 22 times since 2000 (25-year span). They are joined by USC, Duke, Stanford, and UCLA on this exclusive list.

NCAA Championship Appearances since 2000
USC, 25
Stanford, 23
Arizona State, 22
Duke, 22
UCLA, 22

The Sun Devils are advancing to the 2025 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship thanks to a total team effort over the three days at Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club. Arizona State maintained their spot in the Top-5 each of the three days, comfortably securing a spot at La Costa. With the season on the line, Coach Farr-Kaye’s team came through time-and-time again throughout the week to clinch their way to the next stage of the postseason. ASU is joined by Oregon, Oklahoma State, Mississippi State, and Cal State Fullerton in making it out of the Gold Canyon Regional.

“It’s huge to advance to the NCAA Championship,” Coach Farr-Kaye remarked. “It’s really hard to do. Regionals are difficult to get through no matter what you’ve done all year and I don’t take it for granted. It’s stressful and challenging, so I’m just really proud of our team.”

Four Sun Devils found themselves in the Top-20 when it was all said and done, led by redshirt sophomore Patience Rhodes (-9/207). She ensured her team would not miss out on a NCAA Championship appearance, coming through with the best result of any Sun Devil. Rhodes finished in second place, continuing her decorated campaign. The regional included ten of the Top-50 individuals in the latest Clipp’d rankings and Rhodes tied or beat out eight of them, trailing only Regional medalist Kiara Romero of Oregon.

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