Wake Forest Athletics
Women's Golf Headed To West Regional
4/28/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
April 28, 2014
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By Gary Petit, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeWGolf)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest women's golf team has been selected as the No. 6-seed at the NCAA West Regional which is being played at the Tumble Creek Club in Cle Elum, Wash. The 54-hole regional is set to get underway on Thursday, May 8, and run through Saturday, May 10.
The top eight teams and two individuals not on those eight teams at the end of 54-holes will advance to the NCAA Championships at the Tulsa Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., on May 20-23.
Defending NCAA Champion Southern Cal is the top-seed in the West Region followed by Arizona State (No. 2), Oklahoma (No. 3), Washington (No. 4) and Clemson (No. 5). The Deacs have gone head-to-head with nine of the 23 teams in the regional so far this season and hold a 13-10 record against those teams.
Wake Forest has qualified for and has been selected to the NCAA Regionals every year since the NCAA switched to the regional format in 1993. This will be the Demon Deacons' first trip to the West Regional and its first appearance at the Tumble Creek Club.
Out of the Demon Deacons' 21 previous appearances at the NCAA Regionals, Wake has advanced on to the NCAA Championships 13 times, including five out of the last eight seasons. Wake Forest won the East Regional in both 1994 and 1995, for its only two regional victories. In both tournaments, the Demon Deacons overcame three-shot deficits on the final day.
The 1994 regional was played in East Lansing, Mich., on the campus of Michigan State. The Deacs used a final round 304 to overtake fellow ACC-rival Duke by five strokes. Stephanie Neill followed her second-place showing at the ACC Championships two weeks earlier with another runner-up finish after rounds of 70-75-74. Sonia Bauer, Laura Philo (Diaz) and Kim Marshall chipped in with 11th, 13th and 14th place finishes, respectively.
In 1995, The Demon Deacons again came from three shots down entering the final round to win its second-straight regional title. Wake carded a final round 297, which was the lowest round of the day. The Deacs were led by Stephanie Neill, who finished third overall with a three-day total of 216. Alexandra Armas finished in a tie for 10th while Laura Philo (Diaz) finished 12th. Wake Forest went on to finish third at the NCAA Championships in 1995, which is the best finish in school history.
The first round of the Central Regional will begin at 7:30 a.m. on the morning of Thursday, May 5. Wake will be in the first group in the afternoon wave off the first tee beginning at 1:00 p.m., ET. The Deacs are paired with Coastal Carolina and TCU.
West Regional (Tumble Creek Club, Cle Elum, Wash.) 1. Southern California
2. Arizona State
3. Oklahoma (Big 12)
4. Washington
5. Clemson
6. Wake Forest
7. Northwestern
8. Michigan State (Big Ten)
9. Iowa State
10. GRU-Augusta
11. Oregon
12. Texas A&M
13. UC Davis (Big West)
14. Denver (The Summit League)
15. San Diego State
16. Wisconsin
17. Gonzaga
18. Notre Dame
19. Tennessee
20. Chattanooga (Southern Conference)
21. New Mexico (Mountain West)
22. New Mexico State (Western Athletic Conference)
23. Portland State (Big Sky)
24. Detroit (Horizon)
