CARLSBAD, Calif. – The Kansas women's golf team concluded its historic 2024-25 season with a 21st-place finish at the NCAA Championship on Sunday at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa Champions Course in Carlsbad, California. The Jayhawks posted a team score of 895 (+31) for the tournament.
"Really proud of our fight today, shooting six-over and in difficult conditions compared to the morning," Kansas head coach
Lindsay Kuhle said. "We showed up today and we finished strong. We represented KU, and to finish 21st in the rankings and 21st at the national championship is very impressive."
Stanford led the way at -23, followed by Northwestern (-8), Oregon (-2), USC (E), Florida State (+3) and Arkansas (+3) rounding out the top five.
The top 15 teams and nine individuals from non-advancing teams qualified for the fourth and final round of stroke play on Monday, May 19. From there, the top eight teams will advance to the match play portion of the championship, with the quarterfinals and semifinals set for Tuesday, followed by the championship match on Wednesday.
Senior
Lauren Clark led the way for the Jayhawks, tying for 45th place individually. Clark posted rounds of 72-76-73 (+5) and carded a team-high four birdies on Sunday.
Freshman
Ebba Nordstedt finished strong, recording a bogey-free back nine in the final round and three birdies overall. She shot 73-77-73 (+7) to tie for 63rd place.
Senior
Johanna Ebner delivered the team's lowest round on Sunday with an even-par 72, highlighted by three birdies. Ebner concluded the tournament with rounds of 77-79-72 (+12), tying for 108th place.
Junior
Amy DeKock shot 75-75-76 (+10) to finish tied for 91st, while sophomore
Lyla Louderbaugh posted rounds of 78-76-81 (+19), tying for 140th.
"I couldn't be more proud of
Lauren Clark, she really came back strong today and narrowly missed the cut by one shot," Kuhle added. "Johanna finished at even par, Ebba with a 73, and Amy with a 76. They never gave up, and that makes me so proud to be their coach. We're just really proud of the year we had and incredibly grateful for the opportunity."
Kansas capped off a historic season by setting program records for both team titles (six) and individual titles (five). The Jayhawks recently captured the first NCAA Regional championship in school history and advanced to the NCAA Championship for the first time since 2014, just the third appearance in program history.