Women’s golf finishes tenth at NCAA Championships

The No. 23 Sun Devil women’s golf team finished tenth at the 2026 NCAA Championships at the par-72/6,297-yard Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad.

ASU (289-292-285-299) finished its four rounds of stroke play at 13-over (1,165) and missed NCAA match play by two strokes.

Our season has come to an end.@SunDevilWGolf finishes in 🔟th place at the NCAA Championship pic.twitter.com/KPwcZSglUg

— Sun Devil W. Golf (@SunDevilWGolf) May 26, 2026

Freshman wraps up first year
Fai Rubrong, who was at 5-over 149 (73-76) after the second round, delivered a bogey-free round with four birdies to lead the Sun Devils with a 4-under 68 on Sunday. She finished tied for 30th with a 2-over 290 (73-76-68-73).

Senior Beth Coulter was clutch early
Senior Beth Coulter jumped out to a fantastic two-round start and was tied for fourth after two rounds, as no other Sun Devil was in the top 80. Her 3-under 69 in the first round with no bogeys and three birdies at the 6,271-yard course in her 34th round of the season set the tone for the week. The 69 matched her lowest score of the year, as she shot a 69 in the third round of the Mason Rudolph Championship on Sept. 21 and at the Dr. Donnis Invitational in Hawaii on March 17. She finished her career tied for 23rd at 1-over 289 (69-70-73-78).

Bounce-back for Patience Rhodes in rounds two and three
A key for ASU for the first three days was Patience Rhodes bouncing back after shooting 9-over 81 in the first round. She posted sevens on two holes Friday and then got par and birdie on those same holes on Saturday and shot 1-over 73. She notched another 73 on Sunday to help ASU make the 15-team cut.

NCAA Women’s Golf Championship
May 22-27
Omni La Costa Resort & Spa
Carlsbad, Calif.
Par 72/6,271 yards
Team (Ranking/NCAA Championship Seed) Leaderboard
1. Stanford (1/1) 282-282-279-287=1,130/-22
2. USC (2/2) 281-286-281-285=1,143/-9
T3. Arkansas (7/7) 286-290-285-292=1,153/+1
T3. Texas (5/5) 288-290-280-295=1,153/+1
5. Eastern Michigan (27/21) 286-295-289-284=1,154/+2
6. Oklahoma State (21/16) 283-286-285-301=1,155/+3
7. Duke (10/9) 291-286-289-289-293=1,159/+7
8. Pepperdine (11/10) 296-289-287-291=1,164/+11

–not advancing to match play—

9. Iowa State (17/13) 284-292-285-303=1,164/+12
10. Arizona State (23/18) 289-292-285-299=1,165/+13
11. Florida (3/3) 297-285-284-302=1,168/+16
T12. SMU (16/12) 288-289-297-301=1,175/+23
T12. Missouri (32/24) 287-296-289-303=1,175/+23
14. Northwestern (31/23) 290-292-294-301=1,177/+25
15. North Carolina (12/11)…