CARLSBAD, Calif. — In the third round of stroke play at the NCAA Championship, top-seeded Stanford women’s golf continued to make history. After a remarkable bounce-back from rounds one to two, the Cardinal set the NCAA Championship single-round scoring record, shooting an incredible 18-under 270 on Sunday at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa. This has Stanford in prime position to enter match play as the top overall seed for the fifth year in a row.
There were a lot of circles on the scorecard for Stanford. The team recorded 29 birdies compared to just nine bogeys, with seven different instances of a golfer recording consecutive birdies.
Never has a team shot 18-under in a single round at the NCAA Championship. The previous record was -15, which Stanford accomplished in the second round of the 2023 NCAA Championship. Sitting at -23 as a team through three rounds, Stanford is currently four strokes better than the all-time NCAA Championship scoring record of -19, set by USC in 2013.
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— Stanford Women’s Golf (@StanfordWGolf) May 18, 2025
“I’m in awe of what this team accomplished today,” Margot and Mitch Milias Director of Women’s Golf, Anne Walker said following Sunday’s electric performance. “Their poise and patience were world-class, and that resulted in a tremendous amount of birdies and key par saves. They have had a fantastic year and deserve this NCAA scoring record honor.”
The Cardinal heads into the final round of stroke play, competing against 14 other teams after the field was cut following the third round. Northwestern posted the second-best round of the day at 8-under to hold onto second place, still 15 strokes behind Stanford. Oregon is third at 2-under while USC is even at par.
Paula Martín Sampedro is in second through three rounds and has been nearly flawless over the last 36 holes. Since Saturday morning, she has 10 birdies and just one bogey. Her 5-under 67 on Sunday is a personal best at the NCAA Championship, and it got started fast, with birdies on her first two holes. She added consecutive birdies again on 11 and 12 to solidify her standing at the top of the leaderboard, putting herself in position to make history on Monday. A two-time winner this season, Martín Sampedro has never won a postseason event in her Cardinal career but sits just one stroke behind Maria Jose Marin of Arkansas for the lead.
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