Via FSU sports information:
The Florida State Women’s Golf team finished in fifth place at the NCAA Raleigh Regional Championship at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course and has advanced to the NCAA Championship Finals for a school-record seventh consecutive year. The Seminoles have played in the championship finals in each year since 2016 (there was no championship in 2020) and have now finished in the top five of seven consecutive regional championship.
Florida State finished the third and final round of the regional championship with a 3 over par team score of 291 and totaled a 6 over par score of 870 for the 54-hole tournament. As one of the teams who played in the first wave of the round, the Seminoles completed their round, then had to wait anxiously for the entire field to finish play to officially punch their ticket to the NCAA Championship Finals. No. 3 seeded Florida State finished just three strokes ahead of Purdue for the fifth and final spot in the final team standings.
“I’m very proud of the way each player on our team played today,” FSU coach Amy Bond. “It wasn’t easy, but ultimately they did what they had to do to get into the top five.”
NC State, the host team, won their first ever NCAA Regional Championship. The Wolfpack finished just two strokes ahead of Arizona for the regional championship. Wake Forest finished third, with TCU completing play in fourth and the Seminoles earning the fifth spot. Dorota Zalweski of Chattanooga won the individual title with a 12 under par score of 204.
Freshman Lottie Woad led the Seminoles as she finished in a tie for seventh place in the individual standings with a 2 under par score of 214. She carded scores of 67-73-74 to earn her eight top-10 finish in her 10 events this year. Senior Amelia Williamson finished in a tie for 12th place with a three-round total of even par 216 and junior Charlotte Heath finished in a tie for 15th place with a 1 over par score of 217.
Williamson led the Seminoles on the final day with a 1 under par score of 71. She was exceedingly consistent over the course of the final round with two birdies, 17 holes played at par or better and only one bogey. Williamson birdied her third hole of the round and stayed under par for the remainder of the round. She was 2 under par over her first 11 holes and closed the round with six consecutive holes scored at par.
Williamson totaled scores of 72-73-71 for her score of 216. She has now earned three top-12 NCAA Regional finishes in her stellar postseason Florida State – tied for 12th at Raleigh (2023), tied for ninth at Tallahassee (2022) and tied for second at Louisville (2021). Williamson will make her school-record tying fourth NCAA Championship Finals appearance at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. (May 19-24).
Woad finished as Florida State’s leading golfer for the seventh time, and finished with an under par tournament score, also for the seventh time. She finished with a team-high four birdies in the final round (11 for the championship) and will play in her first career NCAA Finals event. Woad finished in a tie for seventh place in the final individual standings – the eighth top-10 finish of her freshman season.
Heath, who was playing in her third career regional championship, earned her best career regional finish at tied for 16th. She carded scores of 70-73-74 for a 1 over par total of 217. Heath finished in a tie for 21st place in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional Championship in 2022.
Florida State’s most impressive score of the final round was carded by sophomore Kaylah Williams who finished with an even par score of 72 – a total that tied her career-best score. She was on fire on her front nine with four birdies and was 4 strokes under par when she made the turn. Alice Hodge, who was inserted into Florida State’s lineup for the third and final of the regional, carded a 74.
“Anytime that your team is still playing at this time of the year, it’s pretty special,” said Bond. We’ve had our ups and downs this year but we now have a shot at winning a national championship. This is the position each of our girls has worked so hard to reach. I am very proud of this group of girls.”
NCAA Raleigh Regional Championship/May 8-10, 2023
Lonnie Poole Golf Club/Raleigh, N.C./Par 72
5/12.-Florida State, 870
T7. -Lottie Woad, 214
T12.-Amelia Williamson, 216
T15.-Charlotte Heath, 217
T36.-Kaylah Williams, 224
63.-Alice Hodge, 74
NCAA Raleigh Regional Championship/May 8-10, 2023
Lonnie Poole Golf Club/Raleigh, N.C./Par 72
1.-NC State, 857
2.-Arizona, 859
3.-Wake Forest, 864
4.-TCU, 866
5.-Florida State, 870
6.-Purdue, 873
7.-Arizona State, 874
8.- Florida, 878
9.-Nebraska, 893
10.-Campbell, 901
11.-North Texas, 911
12.-Richmond, 943
The Florida State Women’s Golf team finished in fifth place at the NCAA Raleigh Regional Championship at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course and has advanced to the NCAA Championship Finals for a school-record seventh consecutive year. The Seminoles have played in the championship finals in each year since 2016 (there was no championship in 2020) and have now finished in the top five of seven consecutive regional championship.
Florida State finished the third and final round of the regional championship with a 3 over par team score of 291 and totaled a 6 over par score of 870 for the 54-hole tournament. As one of the teams who played in the first wave of the round, the Seminoles completed their round, then had to wait anxiously for the entire field to finish play to officially punch their ticket to the NCAA Championship Finals. No. 3 seeded Florida State finished just three strokes ahead of Purdue for the fifth and final spot in the final team standings.
“I’m very proud of the way each player on our team played today,” FSU coach Amy Bond. “It wasn’t easy, but ultimately they did what they had to do to get into the top five.”
NC State, the host team, won their first ever NCAA Regional Championship. The Wolfpack finished just two strokes ahead of Arizona for the regional championship. Wake Forest finished third, with TCU completing play in fourth and the Seminoles earning the fifth spot. Dorota Zalweski of Chattanooga won the individual title with a 12 under par score of 204.
Freshman Lottie Woad led the Seminoles as she finished in a tie for seventh place in the individual standings with a 2 under par score of 214. She carded scores of 67-73-74 to earn her eight top-10 finish in her 10 events this year. Senior Amelia Williamson finished in a tie for 12th place with a three-round total of even par 216 and junior Charlotte Heath finished in a tie for 15th place with a 1 over par score of 217.
Williamson led the Seminoles on the final day with a 1 under par score of 71. She was exceedingly consistent over the course of the final round with two birdies, 17 holes played at par or better and only one bogey. Williamson birdied her third hole of the round and stayed under par for the remainder of the round. She was 2 under par over her first 11 holes and closed the round with six consecutive holes scored at par.
Williamson totaled scores of 72-73-71 for her score of 216. She has now earned three top-12 NCAA Regional finishes in her stellar postseason Florida State – tied for 12th at Raleigh (2023), tied for ninth at Tallahassee (2022) and tied for second at Louisville (2021). Williamson will make her school-record tying fourth NCAA Championship Finals appearance at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. (May 19-24).
Woad finished as Florida State’s leading golfer for the seventh time, and finished with an under par tournament score, also for the seventh time. She finished with a team-high four birdies in the final round (11 for the championship) and will play in her first career NCAA Finals event. Woad finished in a tie for seventh place in the final individual standings – the eighth top-10 finish of her freshman season.
Heath, who was playing in her third career regional championship, earned her best career regional finish at tied for 16th. She carded scores of 70-73-74 for a 1 over par total of 217. Heath finished in a tie for 21st place in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional Championship in 2022.
Florida State’s most impressive score of the final round was carded by sophomore Kaylah Williams who finished with an even par score of 72 – a total that tied her career-best score. She was on fire on her front nine with four birdies and was 4 strokes under par when she made the turn. Alice Hodge, who was inserted into Florida State’s lineup for the third and final of the regional, carded a 74.
“Anytime that your team is still playing at this time of the year, it’s pretty special,” said Bond. We’ve had our ups and downs this year but we now have a shot at winning a national championship. This is the position each of our girls has worked so hard to reach. I am very proud of this group of girls.”
NCAA Raleigh Regional Championship/May 8-10, 2023
Lonnie Poole Golf Club/Raleigh, N.C./Par 72
5/12.-Florida State, 870
T7. -Lottie Woad, 214
T12.-Amelia Williamson, 216
T15.-Charlotte Heath, 217
T36.-Kaylah Williams, 224
63.-Alice Hodge, 74
NCAA Raleigh Regional Championship/May 8-10, 2023
Lonnie Poole Golf Club/Raleigh, N.C./Par 72
1.-NC State, 857
2.-Arizona, 859
3.-Wake Forest, 864
4.-TCU, 866
5.-Florida State, 870
6.-Purdue, 873
7.-Arizona State, 874
8.- Florida, 878
9.-Nebraska, 893
10.-Campbell, 901
11.-North Texas, 911
12.-Richmond, 943
