FSU women’s golf dominate Lexington regional, win third title

Florida State women’s golf won the NCAA Lexington regional and booked a spot in the NCAA women’s golf championship.

The No. 2 Seminoles and regional top seed are headed to Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, for the NCAA Championships after winning their regional with a team score of -15, led by Lottie Woad and Mirbel Ting, who both shot -10.

This is the third regional title in program history, all of which have been won in the last five years. FSU previously won the Louisville regional in 2021 and the Tallahassee Regional in 2022.

“All of the girls played really good golf this week, and I’m so proud of all of them,” said Seminoles head coach Amy Bond in a press release. “Advancing from the regional championship is one of the goals we set for ourselves when the season began. The girls took a lot of stress out of the week because they all played well.

“To make it to the national championship is what we’ve worked all spring to do. Now we have the opportunity to test ourselves against the best teams in the nation as one of the last 30 teams standing.”

Both Woad and Ting, FSU’s top golfers and the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked amateurs in the world, finished tied second behind Kansas State’s Carla Bernet, who shot -12 and -6 in the final round to win the individual title at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Kentucky.

The Seminoles finished five strokes ahead of second-place Kansas State and Georgia Southern, who shot -10. FSU was the only team under par after round one and was one of two programs under par heading into the final round.

They finished as just one of four teams in red numbers.

FSU has now claimed an ACC championship and regional title in the program’s quest for an NCAA title. Opening round action of the NCAA Championship is set for May 16, and the tournament runs until May 21.

FSU women’s golf NCAA Regional scores

Team score of the top five advancing programs

• FSU: -15
• Georgia Southern: -10
• Kansas State: -10
• USC (Southern California): -7
• Vanderbilt: +2

FSU individual scores

• T2 – Lottie Woad: -10
• T2 -Mirabel Ting: -10
• 17 – Kaylah Williams: E
• 39 – Sophia Fullbrook: +7
• Subs
• Alexandra Gazzoli: +14 (Rounds 1/2)
• Layla Pedrique: +4 (Round 3)

Liam Rooney covers Florida State athletics for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at [email protected] or on Twitter @__liamrooney