Pepperdine University
NCAA Championship
Women's Golf Advances to Final Round of Stroke Play at NCAA Championship
5/24/2026 8:00:00 PM | Women's Golf
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Pepperdine women's golf shot 1-under par in the third round of the NCAA Championship, advancing into tomorrow's final round of stroke play as the Waves now sit in a tie for 11th place.
The Waves moved to 8-over for the tournament, four strokes ahead of the cut line as the top 15 teams advance into tomorrow's fourth round.
Pepperdine will look to break into the top-eight tomorrow to advance to the match play portion of competition beginning Tuesday. The Waves are six strokes behind Florida, Duke, and Arizona State, who sit in a three-way tie for seventh. The individual champion will also be crowned following tomorrow's round.
Pepperdine was one of 10 teams in the field to go under par on the day, as the Waves moved up three spots on the leaderboard after entering the day tied for 14th. The Waves have secured a top-15 finish at the NCAA Championship for the 12th time in program history.
Stanford holds the team lead at 12-under while USC's Catherine Park and Texas' Farah O'Keefe hold the individual lead at 10-under.
Eunseo Choi led the way with a 68 (-4) on the day, as she is one of eight in the field to have multiple rounds of 69 or lower this week. Her 68 also matched the lowest round in program history at the NCAA Championship, becoming the fourth Wave to do so.
"Making the top 15 at Nationals is a great accomplishment for this team," said head coach Laurie Gibbs. "The players are ready to compete tomorrow to make the top eight for match play. Let's go Waves!"
The Waves will tee off of hole 10 tomorrow at 10:41 a.m., playing alongside Missouri and Eastern Michigan.
Eunseo Choi continued her strong play after firing a bogey-free round Saturday, shooting 4-under on the front nine with four birdies. She remained steady on the back nine, logging a birdie and bogey to finish with a 68. Choi now sits in a tie for 20th individually at 2-under.
Jeneath Wong had her strongest round of the week, finishing with a 71 (-1). Wong made the turn at 2-over, before carding four birdies on the back nine, including consecutive birdies to finish her round. She now sits at 3-over for the tournament and in a tie for 51st individually.Â
Yingzhi Zhu remained steady for the Waves with a 73 (+1) on the day. Zhu traded three bogeys for two birdies back and forth throughout her round, finishing with four straight pars to post the 73. Zhu is now even par for the tournament which puts her in a tie for 28th individually.
Kylee Choi logged a 75 (+3) in the third round, moving to 7-over on the week. Choi posted a 40 on the front nine before finishing strong with a pair of birdies on the back, getting in with the 75.
Grace Anderson posted a 76 (+4) for the second straight round, moving to 13-over through the opening 54 holes.
Coverage for tomorrow's round on the Golf Channel will begin at 2:30 p.m. Fans can tune in on babygrandegolf.com to catch the morning action, with live scoring available here.
Team Leaderboard
1. Stanford (-21)
2. USC (-16)
3. Oklahoma State (-10)
4. Texas (-6)
T5. Iowa State (-3)
T5. Arkansas (-3)
T7. Duke (+2)
T7. Arizona State (+2)
T7. Florida (+2)
10. Eastern Michigan (+6)
T11. Pepperdine (+8)
T11. Missouri (+8)
T13. SMU (+10)
T13. North Carolina (+10)
15. Northwestern (+12)
CUT
T16. Wake Forest (+13)
T16. LSU (+13)
T18. Tennessee (+15)
T18. Virginia (+15)
20. Houston (+16)
21. Auburn (+17)
22. Texas A&M (+18)
T23. Florida State (+21)
T23. Kentucky (+21)
25. Baylor (+22)
26. Ole Miss (+23)
27. Ohio State (+29)
28. Michigan State (+31)
29. Texas Tech (+35)
30. Oregon State (+37)
Pepperdine Leaderboard
T20. Eunseo Choi (-2) — 77-69-68
T28. Yingzhi Zhu (-1) — 72-71-73
T51. Jeneath Wong (+3) — 73-75-71
T96. Kylee Choi (+7) — 74-74-75
T134. Grace Anderson (+13) — 77-76-76
ABOUT PEPPERDINE WOMEN'S GOLF
Pepperdine women's golf has consistently been one of the top collegiate programs in the country under head coach Laurie Gibbs, exemplified by the current streak of 27 straight seasons with an NCAA Regional appearance. Having advanced to the NCAA Championships on 15 of those occasions, the Waves also boast 22 WCC Championships since 1998. Since the year 2000, 15 athletes have garnered All-American honors with a total of 31 selections.
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