Sophomore All-American and National Player of the Year Finalist Lottie Woad birdied the 18th hole to finish with a 1 under par score of 71 and send the Seminoles to the fourth round of stroke play at the NCAA Division I National Championship. The Seminoles earned their spot in the fourth and final round of stroke play at the National Championship Finals for the seventh time in the last eight years.
Woad enjoyed a near perfect day as she carded a 1 under par score of 71 and is in second place in the individual standings. She scored holes of par on her first 17 holes, then secured the Seminoles’ position in the top 15 with a birdie on hole No. 18. She begins play in the final round of stroke play six strokes behind Adela Cernousek of Texas A&M who has a three round total of 204 with three consecutive scores of 68-68-68. Woad has a three-round total of 210 with scores of 65-74-71. The NCAA Division I individual champion will be decided at the conclusion of Monday’s fourth round of stroke play.
The Seminoles are in 15th place in the team standings and are one of four ACC teams who will compete on the final day of stroke play. The Seminoles are joined by Clemson (fourth place), Duke (11th place), and Wake Forest (12th place) in the top 15. Texas A&M maintained its position at the top of the leaderboard and has a one stroke lead over Stanford, who is in second place in the team standings.
The top eight teams after Monday’s fourth round of stroke play will advance to match play which begins Tuesday. The team national champion will be decided on Wednesday following three rounds of match play.
Florida State begins the race to the top eight places in the final stroke play round on Monday as it looks to advance to the match play portion of the event for the fourth consecutive season. The Seminoles have earned the top three finishes in school history in the last three seasons: ninth in 2021, fifth in 2022, and fifth in 2023.
“Getting back to the round of 15 says that we are a good team,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “This team and this group of girls has a flair for the dramatic. They grinded through the round today and did what they had to do. We were the only team from the afternoon wave to make it through to the top 15 and that’s something I’m very proud of accomplishing.”
“It was a hard round of golf today. The wind was up and the greens were firm. I am happy for our girls that we have given ourselves a chance to continue to advance in the Championship Finals.”
The Seminoles have now advanced to the final 15 teams at the NCAA Championship Finals in seven of the last eight seasons. The only time the Seminoles did not advance to the top 15 at the national tournament in the last eight years was in 2017 when the championship was cut short because of weather.
Woad begins play on Monday chasing the best individual finish by a Florida State golfer in Florida State history. All-American Morgane Metraux finished in a tie for fifth place in 2018. Seminole All-American Charlotte Heath finished in a tie for seventh place in the individual standings at the NCAA Championship Finals in 2023. Woad is looking to earn the fifth top 10 individual national finish in the history of the program.
Sophomore Mirabel Ting was the Seminoles’ second leading golfer in the third round at 2-over 74.
The Seminoles begin play in the fourth and final round of stroke play at 1:30 ET on Monday from hole No. 1. The Seminoles will play with Mississippi State and Texas.
2024 NCAA Championship Finals/May 17-22, 2024
La Costa North Course/Carlsbad, Calif./Par 72
15/30.-Florida State, 889
2.-Lottie Woad, 210
T79.-Mirabel Ting, 226
T86.-Alice Hodge, 227
T98.-Charlotte Heath, 228
T144.-Katherine Cook, 238
2024 NCAA Championship Finals/May 17-22, 2024
La Costa Champions Course/Carlsbad, Calif./Par 72
1.-Texas A&M, 854
2.-Stanford, 855
3.-LSU, 863
4.-Clemson, 866
5.-Northwestern, 873
6.-UCLA, 874
T7.-Oregon, 876
T7.-Auburn, 876
9.-Arkansas, 877
10.-Southern Cal, 878
11.-Duke 883
12.-Wake Forest, 884
13.-Mississippi State, 885
14.-Texas, 887
15-Florida State, 889
16.-Arizona State, 890
T17.-Michigan State, 892
T17.-San Jose State, 892
19.-Pepperdine, 893
20.-Vanderbilt, 897
21.-Baylor, 899
22.-Oregon State, 900
23.-South Carolina, 904
T24.-SMU, 912
T24.-Oklahoma State, 912
T26.-Tulsa, 913
T26.-North Carolina, 913
28.-Virginia, 914
29.-Purdue, 916
30.-Ole Miss, 917
Woad enjoyed a near perfect day as she carded a 1 under par score of 71 and is in second place in the individual standings. She scored holes of par on her first 17 holes, then secured the Seminoles’ position in the top 15 with a birdie on hole No. 18. She begins play in the final round of stroke play six strokes behind Adela Cernousek of Texas A&M who has a three round total of 204 with three consecutive scores of 68-68-68. Woad has a three-round total of 210 with scores of 65-74-71. The NCAA Division I individual champion will be decided at the conclusion of Monday’s fourth round of stroke play.
The Seminoles are in 15th place in the team standings and are one of four ACC teams who will compete on the final day of stroke play. The Seminoles are joined by Clemson (fourth place), Duke (11th place), and Wake Forest (12th place) in the top 15. Texas A&M maintained its position at the top of the leaderboard and has a one stroke lead over Stanford, who is in second place in the team standings.
The top eight teams after Monday’s fourth round of stroke play will advance to match play which begins Tuesday. The team national champion will be decided on Wednesday following three rounds of match play.
Florida State begins the race to the top eight places in the final stroke play round on Monday as it looks to advance to the match play portion of the event for the fourth consecutive season. The Seminoles have earned the top three finishes in school history in the last three seasons: ninth in 2021, fifth in 2022, and fifth in 2023.
“Getting back to the round of 15 says that we are a good team,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “This team and this group of girls has a flair for the dramatic. They grinded through the round today and did what they had to do. We were the only team from the afternoon wave to make it through to the top 15 and that’s something I’m very proud of accomplishing.”
“It was a hard round of golf today. The wind was up and the greens were firm. I am happy for our girls that we have given ourselves a chance to continue to advance in the Championship Finals.”
The Seminoles have now advanced to the final 15 teams at the NCAA Championship Finals in seven of the last eight seasons. The only time the Seminoles did not advance to the top 15 at the national tournament in the last eight years was in 2017 when the championship was cut short because of weather.
Woad begins play on Monday chasing the best individual finish by a Florida State golfer in Florida State history. All-American Morgane Metraux finished in a tie for fifth place in 2018. Seminole All-American Charlotte Heath finished in a tie for seventh place in the individual standings at the NCAA Championship Finals in 2023. Woad is looking to earn the fifth top 10 individual national finish in the history of the program.
Sophomore Mirabel Ting was the Seminoles’ second leading golfer in the third round at 2-over 74.
The Seminoles begin play in the fourth and final round of stroke play at 1:30 ET on Monday from hole No. 1. The Seminoles will play with Mississippi State and Texas.
2024 NCAA Championship Finals/May 17-22, 2024
La Costa North Course/Carlsbad, Calif./Par 72
15/30.-Florida State, 889
2.-Lottie Woad, 210
T79.-Mirabel Ting, 226
T86.-Alice Hodge, 227
T98.-Charlotte Heath, 228
T144.-Katherine Cook, 238
2024 NCAA Championship Finals/May 17-22, 2024
La Costa Champions Course/Carlsbad, Calif./Par 72
1.-Texas A&M, 854
2.-Stanford, 855
3.-LSU, 863
4.-Clemson, 866
5.-Northwestern, 873
6.-UCLA, 874
T7.-Oregon, 876
T7.-Auburn, 876
9.-Arkansas, 877
10.-Southern Cal, 878
11.-Duke 883
12.-Wake Forest, 884
13.-Mississippi State, 885
14.-Texas, 887
15-Florida State, 889
16.-Arizona State, 890
T17.-Michigan State, 892
T17.-San Jose State, 892
19.-Pepperdine, 893
20.-Vanderbilt, 897
21.-Baylor, 899
22.-Oregon State, 900
23.-South Carolina, 904
T24.-SMU, 912
T24.-Oklahoma State, 912
T26.-Tulsa, 913
T26.-North Carolina, 913
28.-Virginia, 914
29.-Purdue, 916
30.-Ole Miss, 917
