CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA – Maria José Marin became the third individual medalist in Arkansas program history, winning the 2025 Ƶ Division I Women’s Golf Championship title by two strokes over Mirabel Ting of Florida State on the North Course at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa (6,330 yards/par 72). The championship was the fourth collegiate tournament win for the Razorback junior.
In addition, defending national champion Stanford produced another strong outing to secure the top-seed position going into team match play on Tuesday. The Cardinal set an Ƶ women’s golf championship four-round all-time best score in relation to par 27-under (1,125). Stanford’s 21-shot margin of victory in stroke play is tied for third all-time, tied with Arizona in 2000. Teams advancing to the eight-team match play portion of the championship that starts Tuesday morning include in seed order, Stanford, Oregon, Northwestern, Florida State, Southern California, Arkansas, Texas, and Virginia, with the Cavaliers securing the No. 8 seed with a four-round total of 15-over-par 1,167.
José Marin, the 2025 SEC Player of the Year, posted a 72-hole total of 12-under-par 276 (70-72-65-69). Her score was only four strokes shy of the all-time Ƶ championship record of 16-under-par by Virginia Elena Carta of Duke in 2016 and matched last year’s champion, Adela Cernousek from Texas A&M.
“That last putt was nerve-wracking,” said José Marin. “I did know what was happening, but didn’t know entirely what was going on. I was focused on my game, but also on what my team was doing. It meant a lot to sink that putt, for the score and for me personally. I have a mix of emotions right now, but I am so happy.”
“She’s been an amazing rock for our team; when she came in last year as a freshman, I think she elevated all of us. I am not surprised she was in a position to win this tournament this week,” said Arkansas head coach Shauna Taylor. “Maria works extremely hard; she’s an elite ball hitter and had a really awesome flatstick the first four days. We’re hopefully going to keep that thing hot running into match play and make a good run with our team.”
Florida State’s Mirabel Ting, the No. 1-ranked golfer entering play, ended with a 10-under-par 278, two strokes back of José Marin. This is the second straight year the Seminoles have had an individual runner-up.
“I was trying to play my game and do what I do on a golf course,” said Ting. “Once I am in the right headspace, I am able to play well and I did today. Made a couple mistakes on the front nine, but able to stroke five under on the back nine.”
This marks the fifth-straight year Stanford has claimed the No. 1 seed entering the Ƶ match play championship. It marks the sixth overall time that the Cardinal has earned the No. 1 seed entering match play, as Stanford also claimed the top seed in 2015. Stanford is the only Division I program (men or women) to advance to match play every year (dating back to 2009). The Cardinal will play No. 8 Virginia in the first quarterfinal match on Tuesday.
“I'm most excited about the Ƶ record because I feel like now, with the tournament format, the strictly champions are often forgot, even though they deserve to be considered, because it's such a big deal to come into the field with the top teams and play over four days and finish at the top of the leaderboard,” said Stanford head coach Anne Walker. “So I'm very excited for this group, especially who won every stroke play tournament that they played in, that they can come here this week, finish number one, and walk away with an Ƶ scoring record.”
Oregon, which started the day in third place, came from six strokes back of Northwestern to start the day to grab the No. 2 seed.
“We've battled a little adversity this week with some back soreness, and so it's really been a true team effort, with our six player substitutions stepping up, and, you know, really giving us two great rounds,” said Oregon head coach Derek Radley. “We had our normal starting five this afternoon, which it was great to see them out and be healthy again, but just extremely proud, you know, finishing in that second-place seed after stroke play. Saw some really, really great things. I thought we really stuck to our game plan. So really excited and thankful to be back and see what we can do tomorrow.”
Quarterfinal and semifinal match play will be played on Tuesday, May 20, beginning at 6:50 a.m. PT. In addition to the Stanford-Virginia quarterfinal match, No. 2 Oregon will take on No. 7 Texas, No. 3 Northwestern will play No. 6 Arkansas and No. 4 Florida State will play No. 5 Southern California. The four teams advancing to the semifinals will play at either 1:15 or 2:05 p.m. PT on Tuesday. Golf Channel will provide live coverage of the quarterfinal and semifinal matches.
The national championship match of the 2025 championship will take place on Wednesday, May 21, at 2:25 p.m. PT at La Costa.
2025 MATCH PLAY SCHEDULE (Times Local - PT)
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, May 20
6:50 a.m.
Match #1
#1 Stanford vs. #8 Virginia (1st tee)
Paula Martin Sampedro (Stanford) vs. Kennedy Swedick (Virginia), 7:40 a.m.
Meja Örtengren (Stanford) vs. Megan Propeck (Virginia), 7:50 a.m.
Kelly Xu (Stanford) vs. Jaclyn LaHa (Virginia), 8 a.m.
Megha Ganne (Stanford) vs. Amanda Sambach (Virginia), 8:10 a.m.
Andrea Revuelta (Stanford) vs. Rebecca Skoler (Virginia), 8:20 a.m.
Match #2
#4 Florida State vs. #5 Southern California (10th tee)
Lottie Woad (Florida State) vs. Jasmine Koo (Southern California), 7:40 a.m.
Kaylah Williams (Florida State) vs. Xin (Cindy) Kou (Southern California), 7:50 a.m.
Mirabel Ting (Florida State) vs. Bailey Shoemaker (Southern California), 8 a.m.
Sophia Fullbrook (Florida State) vs. Kylie Chong (Southern California), 8:10 a.m.
Alexandra Gazzoli (Florida State) vs. Catherine Park (Southern California), 8:20 a.m.
7:40 a.m.
Match #3
#2 Oregon vs. #7 Texas (1st tee)
Kiara Romero (Oregon) vs. Bohyun Park (Texas), 6:50 a.m.
Tong An (Oregon) vs. Lauren Kim (Texas), 7 a.m.
Suvichaya Vinijchaitham (Oregon) vs. Cindy Hsu (Texas), 7:10 a.m.
Karen Tsuru (Oregon) vs. Farah O’Keefe (Texas), 7:20 a.m.
Ting-Hsuan Huang (Oregon) vs. Angela Heo (Texas), 7:30 a.m.
Match #4
#3 Northwestern vs. #6 Arkansas (10th tee)
Elise Lee (Northwestern) vs. Kendall Todd (Arkansas), 6:50 a.m.
Dianna Lee (Northwestern) vs. Reagan Zibilski (Arkansas), 7 a.m.
Ashley Yun (Northwestern) vs. Abbey Schutte (Arkansas), 7:10 a.m.
Lauren Nguyen (Northwestern) vs. Clarisa Temelo (Arkansas), 7:20 a.m.
Hsin Tai Lin (Northwestern) vs. Maria José Marin (Arkansas), 7:30 a.m.
GOLF Channel – 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PT
Semifinals – Tuesday, May 20
1:15 p.m. - Match #5 (winners of match #1 and #2)
2:05 p.m. – Match #6 (winners of match #3 and #4)
GOLF Channel – 3 to 7 p.m. PST
Championship – Wednesday, May 21
2:05 p.m. – Match #7 (winners of match #5 and #6)
GOLF Channel – 3 to 7 p.m. PT
