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Friday, May 22
Champions Course – Omni La Costa Resort and Spa – Carlsbad, Calif.
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NCAA Championships
PREVIEW: Women’s Golf Ready at NCAA Championships
5/21/2026 7:37:00 AM | Women's Golf
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#29 Cougars make first appearance as team in program history at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on Friday
CARLSBAD, Calif. – The University of Houston Women's Golf program opens play at the NCAA Championships when it tees off Friday morning on the North Course at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa.
The 29th-ranked Cougars earned their first trip as a team to the NCAA Championships after finishing second at the NCAA Simpsonville Regional at Louisville Golf Club on May 11-13. Houston posted a team-score of 11-under 853, including a school-record-low 275 in NCAA Regional play in the Second Round, to punch their ticket to the nation's premier collegiate event.
FORMAT
All schools will play 18 holes each day on the 6,373-yard, par- 72 course beginning at 8:30 a.m. (PDT), Friday and continuing through Sunday. Following the first three rounds, the Top-15 teams and Top-Nine individuals not on a qualifying team advance to the Final Round of stroke play.
The top individual following the Final Round of stroke play will be crowned the NCAA individual national champion.
The Top-Eight teams following the Final Round of stroke play advance to match play. The Match Play Quarterfinals and Semifinals will be held Tuesday, May 26 with the National Championship match beginning in the afternoon on Wednesday, May 27.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at the Championships by clicking here.
TUNE IN
Fans can watch coverage of the NCAA Championships first three rounds of stroke play as well as pre-linear during the final round of stroke play and the Quarterfinal round of match play prior to Golf Channel's televised broadcasts.
All Babygrande-produced coverage can be found on BabygrandeGolf.com and will be simulcast across Golf Channel digital platforms. A subscription fee may be required.
Golf Channel is the exclusive television home of the NCAA Championships. Live broadcasts of the Final Round of stroke play begins Monday with coverage of all three match-play rounds on Tuesday and Wednesday. A subscription to Golf Channel may be required to view the live stream.
MEET the COUGARS
Under the leadership of Carolyn Macow Leatherwood Head Coach Lydia Lasprilla, the Cougars will be represented by Svedenskiöld, Kim, Saint Germain, senior Alexa Saldaña and sophomore Emilia Väistö. Freshman Sadie Adams will make her postseason debut as a substitute as needed.
This season, Svedenskiöld leads the Cougars with a 72.00 scoring average. The Helsingborg, Sweden, native paces the team with five Top-10 finishes and has finished among the Top-20 in seven of her last eight events.
Saint Germain stands second on the squad with a 72.20 average and is tied for the team lead with junior Maelynn Kim with 18 rounds of par or lower. The Prague native captured the individual title at the Jim West Challenge in October, thanks to three straight rounds in the 60s, and was the only Cougar to shoot par or better in all three rounds at the NCAA Simpsonville Regional.
Kim is third on the squad with a 72.44 average. The Katy, Texas, native was the only Cougar to shoot par or better in all three rounds at the Big 12 Championship and has earned three Top-Five individual finishes to tie with Saint Germain for the team lead.
TEAM FIELD
The Cougars will compete in a 30-team field with all 30 programs among the nation's Top 50.
Houston will face #1 (1 seed) Stanford, #2 (2) USC, #3 (3) Florida, #4 (4) Texas A&M, #5 (5) Texas, #6 (6) Auburn, #7 (7) Arkansas, #8 (8) Wake Forest, #10 (9) Duke, #11 (10) Pepperdine, #12 (11) North Carolina, #16 (12) SMU, #17 (13) Iowa State, #18 (14) Tennessee, #20 (15) Mississippi, #21 (16) Oklahoma State, #22 (17) Florida State, #23 (18) Arizona State, #25 (19) Ohio State, #26 (20) Baylor, #27 (21) Eastern Michigan, #31 (23) Northwestern, #32 (24) Missouri, #33 (25) Kentucky, #34 (26) LSU, #35 (27) Virginia, #38 (28) Michigan State, #46 (29) Oregon State and #49 (30) Texas Tech.
Isabella McCauley (Minnesota), Thanana Kotchasanmanee (Princeton), Sheridan Clancy (Indiana), Emma Bunch (New Mexico State), Johanna Sjursen (ULM) and Kirstin Angosta (TCU) will compete as individual qualifiers.
TEE TIMES
For Monday's First Round, the Cougars will compete in groups with student-athletes from Northwestern and Missouri with a split-tee start.
Väistö begins the day off No. 10 at 9:25 a.m. (CDT) with Saldaña (9:36 a.m. CDT), Saint Germain (9:47 a.m. CDT), Kim (9:58 a.m. CDT) and Svedenskiöld (10:09 a.m. CDT) following.
The Cougars also will play with Northwestern and Missouri for the Second Round beginning at 2:45 p.m. (CDT) Saturday.
Fans can find complete NCAA Championships tee times and pairings by clicking here.
HOUSTON in NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
While this is the first time that Houston will compete as a team at the NCAA Championships, it's not the first time Houston has been represented at the nation's top collegiate tournament.
Current senior Moa Svedenskiöld qualified as an individual from the NCAA Columbus Regional a year ago and will make her second appearance. All-American Karen Fredgaard tied for 28th as an individual at the 2021 NCAA Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., and became the first Cougar to compete in all four rounds of stroke play.
All-American Leonie Harm was the first Cougar to compete in multiple NCAA Championships, qualifying for the 2018 and 2016 events.
SUPPORT YOUR COOGS
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Women's Golf by providing NIL opportunities and by joining the P.A.R. 4 Club, which provides financial support directly to Houston Women's Golf for needs beyond its operating budget.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarWGolf on X and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarWGolf or on the team's Instagram page at UHCougarWGolf.
The 29th-ranked Cougars earned their first trip as a team to the NCAA Championships after finishing second at the NCAA Simpsonville Regional at Louisville Golf Club on May 11-13. Houston posted a team-score of 11-under 853, including a school-record-low 275 in NCAA Regional play in the Second Round, to punch their ticket to the nation's premier collegiate event.
FORMAT
All schools will play 18 holes each day on the 6,373-yard, par- 72 course beginning at 8:30 a.m. (PDT), Friday and continuing through Sunday. Following the first three rounds, the Top-15 teams and Top-Nine individuals not on a qualifying team advance to the Final Round of stroke play.
The top individual following the Final Round of stroke play will be crowned the NCAA individual national champion.
The Top-Eight teams following the Final Round of stroke play advance to match play. The Match Play Quarterfinals and Semifinals will be held Tuesday, May 26 with the National Championship match beginning in the afternoon on Wednesday, May 27.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at the Championships by clicking here.
TUNE IN
Fans can watch coverage of the NCAA Championships first three rounds of stroke play as well as pre-linear during the final round of stroke play and the Quarterfinal round of match play prior to Golf Channel's televised broadcasts.
All Babygrande-produced coverage can be found on BabygrandeGolf.com and will be simulcast across Golf Channel digital platforms. A subscription fee may be required.
Golf Channel is the exclusive television home of the NCAA Championships. Live broadcasts of the Final Round of stroke play begins Monday with coverage of all three match-play rounds on Tuesday and Wednesday. A subscription to Golf Channel may be required to view the live stream.
MEET the COUGARS
Under the leadership of Carolyn Macow Leatherwood Head Coach Lydia Lasprilla, the Cougars will be represented by Svedenskiöld, Kim, Saint Germain, senior Alexa Saldaña and sophomore Emilia Väistö. Freshman Sadie Adams will make her postseason debut as a substitute as needed.
This season, Svedenskiöld leads the Cougars with a 72.00 scoring average. The Helsingborg, Sweden, native paces the team with five Top-10 finishes and has finished among the Top-20 in seven of her last eight events.
Saint Germain stands second on the squad with a 72.20 average and is tied for the team lead with junior Maelynn Kim with 18 rounds of par or lower. The Prague native captured the individual title at the Jim West Challenge in October, thanks to three straight rounds in the 60s, and was the only Cougar to shoot par or better in all three rounds at the NCAA Simpsonville Regional.
Kim is third on the squad with a 72.44 average. The Katy, Texas, native was the only Cougar to shoot par or better in all three rounds at the Big 12 Championship and has earned three Top-Five individual finishes to tie with Saint Germain for the team lead.
TEAM FIELD
The Cougars will compete in a 30-team field with all 30 programs among the nation's Top 50.
Houston will face #1 (1 seed) Stanford, #2 (2) USC, #3 (3) Florida, #4 (4) Texas A&M, #5 (5) Texas, #6 (6) Auburn, #7 (7) Arkansas, #8 (8) Wake Forest, #10 (9) Duke, #11 (10) Pepperdine, #12 (11) North Carolina, #16 (12) SMU, #17 (13) Iowa State, #18 (14) Tennessee, #20 (15) Mississippi, #21 (16) Oklahoma State, #22 (17) Florida State, #23 (18) Arizona State, #25 (19) Ohio State, #26 (20) Baylor, #27 (21) Eastern Michigan, #31 (23) Northwestern, #32 (24) Missouri, #33 (25) Kentucky, #34 (26) LSU, #35 (27) Virginia, #38 (28) Michigan State, #46 (29) Oregon State and #49 (30) Texas Tech.
Isabella McCauley (Minnesota), Thanana Kotchasanmanee (Princeton), Sheridan Clancy (Indiana), Emma Bunch (New Mexico State), Johanna Sjursen (ULM) and Kirstin Angosta (TCU) will compete as individual qualifiers.
TEE TIMES
For Monday's First Round, the Cougars will compete in groups with student-athletes from Northwestern and Missouri with a split-tee start.
Väistö begins the day off No. 10 at 9:25 a.m. (CDT) with Saldaña (9:36 a.m. CDT), Saint Germain (9:47 a.m. CDT), Kim (9:58 a.m. CDT) and Svedenskiöld (10:09 a.m. CDT) following.
The Cougars also will play with Northwestern and Missouri for the Second Round beginning at 2:45 p.m. (CDT) Saturday.
Fans can find complete NCAA Championships tee times and pairings by clicking here.
HOUSTON in NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
While this is the first time that Houston will compete as a team at the NCAA Championships, it's not the first time Houston has been represented at the nation's top collegiate tournament.
Current senior Moa Svedenskiöld qualified as an individual from the NCAA Columbus Regional a year ago and will make her second appearance. All-American Karen Fredgaard tied for 28th as an individual at the 2021 NCAA Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., and became the first Cougar to compete in all four rounds of stroke play.
All-American Leonie Harm was the first Cougar to compete in multiple NCAA Championships, qualifying for the 2018 and 2016 events.
SUPPORT YOUR COOGS
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Women's Golf by providing NIL opportunities and by joining the P.A.R. 4 Club, which provides financial support directly to Houston Women's Golf for needs beyond its operating budget.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarWGolf on X and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarWGolf or on the team's Instagram page at UHCougarWGolf.
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