The three-day event begins on Monday, May 5 at Birdwood Golf Course hosted by Virginia in Charlottesville, Va.  After 54 holes, the top-5 teams and low individual (not on an advancing team) advance to the NCAA Championships at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif. from May 16-21.

In 2022, the NCAA announced the expansion from four to six regional sites, matching the same amount on the men’s side. A total of 72 teams and 36 individuals will compete overall, as the five other host schools include Arizona State, Kentucky, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Texas Tech and Virginia For more a complete list of each regional, click here.

The Gators have qualified for 31 of the 32 all-time women’s golf regionals as they were introduced in 1993. Florida has made every regional since 2000 and each year under head coach Emily Glaser. The program has won three regional titles, the first in 2008 and back-to-back in 2016 and 2017.

Last week, Florida finished runner-up at the SEC Championship, led by a lineup of all underclassmen (three sophomores & two freshmen). The Gators reached the match play finals for the second time in program history since the format was added in 2018 after defeating the No. 2 seed LSU Tigers 5-0 and the No. 6 seed and No. 2 ranked Arkansas Razorbacks 3-2. UF was edged in the finals 3.5-1.5 to the No. 1 seed and veteran (two seniors & graduate student) South Carolina Gamecocks. 

All five in the lineup had key moments in the conference tournament as Addison Klonowski highlighted her first appearance with two match-clinching point victories in the quarterfinals and semifinals while firing a final stroke play round of 3-under 67 to help UF advance to match play. Paula Francisco placed T11 in stroke play and went 2-0-1 in match play with two big putts on the 18th, one to clinch a point in the semifinals and another to keep Florida’s SEC title hopes alive in the finals.   

The Orange and Blue had a successful regular season, winning five tournament titles in nine events, including three consecutive. Florida’s four other finishes were a runner-up, a pair of 4ths and a 5th. Individually, freshman Jessica Guiser won medalist honors at the Gators Invitational, the second freshman to earn the title and first in 25 years. 

NCAA Charlottesville Regional Teams (Seeds)

No. 1 – South Carolina 

No. 2 – Virginia

No. 3 – Ole Miss

No. 4 – Florida

No. 5 – UCLA

No. 6 – UCF

No. 7 – College of Charleston

No. 8 – NC State

No. 9 – BYU

No. 10 – Princeton

No. 11 – Richmond

No. 12 – Radford