Welcome back to Golf Thursday, everyone.
Here in Pittsburgh, the Great Thaw is upon us. Balmy mid-40s February temperatures are attempting to melt at least some of the snow still littering the streets. But in the land of NCAA Division I golf, warmer weather has been the norm.
The DI college golf spring season started at the beginning of February, with many teams traveling south or west to kick off the year. Most northeast, north and midwest DII and DIII schools won’t start their seasons until March.
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But let’s check in with some of our top-ranked DI teams, starting with No. 1 Stanford’s dominant win at the Arizona Thunderbird Intercollegiate on Feb. 10.
The Cardinal soared to a wire-to-wire team victory, leading after all three rounds of the tournament. As a team, Stanford finished at 16-under-par, the only team to do so in the tournament. It finished 5-under and 11-under in the second and third rounds.
Stanford’s fiery round three consisted of three under-par rounds from its top three golfers. Meja Örtengren posted a 5-under 67, and Paula Martín Sampedro and Anna Song both posted 3-under 69s. These low numbers helped Stanford to climb a whopping 35 strokes ahead of second-place Baylor, tying the program record for largest margin of victory. It seems like every tournament, a Stanford record is being chased, tied or broken.
On the individual side, Andrea Revuelta, playing as an individual, claimed her third collegiate victory. Revuelta finished at 11-under-par, four strokes ahead of teammate and compatriot Sampedro. Revuelta set herself up for a stunning week of golf with a bogey-free 66 (-6) in Round 1. That clean card consisted of six birdies. In Round 2, Revuelta overcame back-to-back bogeys on Nos. 3 and 4 to finish with a 3-under 69.
A 2-under 70 proved to be all Revuelta needed to fend off Sampedro’s pressure. An eagle on the par-5 13th hole was the highlight of her third round, which solidified her place at the top of the leaderboard.
Stanford has rocketed off to a fine start, to say the least. The three-time NCAA national champions are looking poised to make a mark in some of their most influential players’ junior and senior seasons.
The No. 2 team in the country, USC, kicked off its season with a match play swing against LA rival UCLA in the Battle of LA. The Trojans won 3.5-1.5.
USC’s first stroke play tournament concluded last week at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes Estates, California. The Trojans had a tough showing there, though, as they finished tied for sixth place. LA rival and No. 23 UCLA took home the trophy in that contest, being the only team in the tournament to finish under par.
That seesaw just shows you how different match play and stroke play tournaments are. The National Championship employs both of these formats, so that’s where real grit and talent come to the forefront. Any team has a chance to win. The golfers just need to be on their games.
Another highlight this spring season was No. 4 Arkansas’ win at the Purdue Puerto Rico Classic in Rio Grande from Feb. 1–3. Arkansas finished 23-under-par, six shots ahead of No. 15 Mississippi and No. 10 Vanderbilt. Razorback junior Abbey Schutte notched her second career individual win, finishing at 10-under-par. This victory earned Schutte SEC Golfer of the Week honors.
These teams will look to keep their hot streaks rolling as they near the biggest stage: the NCAA National Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.
Next week, the LPGA Tour begins its three-tournament Asia swing with the Honda LPGA Thailand. See you then, golf fans.
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Five at The IX: Quotes ahead of the 2026 Ladies European Tour season opener, the PIF Saudi Ladies International
The LET kicks off its 2026 season Feb. 11–14 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with the PIF Ladies International. Charley Hull, Shannon Tan and Gabriella Cowley provided some comments ahead of the tournament.
Charley Hull on her affinity toward Riyadh Golf Club
“I like how you can be quite aggressive around here. It’s quite a scoreable golf course. It’s a fun track to play. I’ve got a few good memories around here, so every time I come back, it makes me smile, and I just enjoy it.
“You can play aggressively. If you hit it out of line, you’re on the sand. On the 15th last year, I was in the waste bunker on the left, and I hit it to 10 feet. That was an unbelievable shot, and I don’t know how I hit it there.”
Hull on the course’s condition
“The golf course is a lot lusher and lot greener than we’ve had before. It takes a golf course a few years to settle in, and I feel like this golf course has really settled in now, and you’re starting to get a character to this golf course. This is definitely the best I have seen this golf course. It’s nice to be back here and see it grow into itself.”
Hull on the event’s expansion
“The support of Golf Saudi has put us on a bigger stage, and having the $5 million event is bringing more eyes. It’s pretty cool to have an equal prize fund with the men; that’s really important. I remember the first time I came out here, in the Pro-Am, there were no girls on the driving range, and now, there are quite a few.”
2025 Order of Merit winner Shannon Tan on how she prepared for 2026
“I went to Australia for about three weeks after that and saw my coach and my gym trainer. We looked at what happened last year, I worked on those things and grinded it out in January, and now we’re here. I played a few rounds at Kooyonga, which is going to host the Australian Women’s Open in March. I got to see that course three times, which is nice.”
Gabriella Cowley, who returns to tour for the first time in nearly 11 months this week, on her mentality during her recovery
“Being at home and being in that situation of not competing and not being around everyone, I did have a lot of time to reflect and to learn. From being at home a little bit more, I feel like I learned a lot about myself, and I did a lot of work on myself in that respect.
“As a professional athlete, you’re travelling all the time, you put so much pressure on yourself, and as golfers, you’re perfectionists, and you want the best. It’s more about enjoying it and being happy and content with what you’re actually doing.
“You just put yourself under so much pressure, it really made me realise that life is too short. I made golf my life instead of life being me. Although it was a really hard 10 months, I learned so much about how I can progress as a person. My mind was on the comeback. It’s still about pushing and working hard to reach that dream of mine.”
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