For the first time this century, the San José State women's golf team is a No. 1 seed at a regional as the Spartans travel to the Ann Arbor Regional to play May 9-11, at the U-M Golf Course.The Spartans are making their 26th regional appearance after earning the automatic bid by winning the Mountain West Championship.
Practice over. First round at the Ann Arbor Regional begins Monday at 8 am ET/5 am PT.
— San Jose State Women's Golf (@SanJoseStWGOLF) May 8, 2022
Hear from @DanaDormann about the course and the challenges for the Spartans. #SpartanUp pic.twitter.com/grJlJ04B51
With this year's six-region format, 12 teams and six individuals will compete at each regional. The top-four teams and top-two individuals not on an advancing team in each region will advance to the NCAA Championship, May 20-25, at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. The other five regionals will be played in Albuquerque, N.M. (UNM Championship Course), Franklin, Tenn. (Vanderbilt Legends Club), Stanford, Calif. (Stanford Golf Course), Stillwater, Okla. (Karsten Creek Golf Club) and Tallahassee, Fla. (Seminole Legacy Golf Club).
The Spartans have won three national championships – 1987, 1989 and 1992. The program has played three times at the championships in the past 12 years – 2010 (Wilmington, N.C.), 2013 (Athens, Ga.) and 2019 (Fayetteville, Ark.)
The Spartans will play 18 holes each day, starting the tournament Monday with tee times beginning at 8 a.m. ET/5 a.m. PT The team plays with Virginia and Michigan for the first round.
Live scoring - https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=25452
Spartan Lineup
Natasha Andrea Oon
Antonia Malate
Kajsa Arwefjäll
Lucia Lopez Ortega
Louisa Carlbom
The Spartans are playing in their 26th NCAA Regional since the format started in 1993. The school has won two regional titles - 1994 in Albuquerque and 1995 in Tucson. The team has finished second twice - 1996 & 2000.
Four Spartans rank among the top-150 players in the country on Golfstat: 4. Natasha Andrea Oon - Record vs. Top-100 players - 55-2 30. Antonia Malate - Record vs. Top-100 players - 36-21 43. Kajsa Arwefjäll - Record vs. Top-100 players -32-25 133. Lucia Lopez Ortega
Four San José State players are currently ranked among the top 200 amateur players on the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR): 10th - Natasha Andrea Oon 62nd - Kajsa Arwefjäll 124th - Antonia Malate 180th - Lucia Lopez Ortega
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