Pepperdine University
NCAA Regionals
No. 9 Women’s Golf Set for NCAA Regionals at Stanford
5/9/2026 10:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
MALIBU, Calif. — No. 9 Pepperdine women's golf is set to contest the NCAA Stanford Regional, held at Stanford Golf Course from May 11-13 in Palo Alto, Calif.
The Waves enter as the No. 2 seed in the region with host Stanford being the top seed. The full 12-team field for the region features Stanford, Pepperdine, Vanderbilt, Arizona State, Missouri, Arizona, Cal State Fullerton, Illinois, Oregon State, Cal Poly, South Dakota State and Navy.
The top five teams following 54 holes of stroke play will advance to the NCAA Championships in Carlsbad, Calif., from May 22-27.
Live streaming for the tournament can be found here with live scoring throughout the week here.
"The team is ready and excited to compete at the 2026 NCAA Stanford Regional," said head coach Laurie Gibbs. "The players have been preparing all year for the post season and look forward to playing a great course that we know well."Â Â
The Waves will tee off in the first pairings of the day from hole one for Monday's opening round. Play will begin at 8 a.m. with Pepperdine set to play alongside Stanford and Vanderbilt.
Pepperdine enters the NCAA postseason after a dominant showing in West Coast Conference play, sweeping the WCC major awards while winning the team and individual titles by wide margins at the WCC Championship.
Sophomore Eunseo Choi was named WCC Player of the Year after earning Medalist honors at the WCC Championship, where she set a new conference record for low score with a -9 mark for the tournament. Choi also collected an individual win at the Fresno State Classic and was fourth at the Yale Invitational West. The sophomore was named to the WCC All-Academic Team as well following the regular season.
Kylee Choi earned WCC Freshman of the Year following a top-5 finish at the WCC Championship. Choi logged six top-10 finishes throughout her freshman campaign, solidifying her season as one of the top in the nation among first-years.
In addition, Laurie Gibbs earned WCC Coach of the Year honors for the 17th time in her storied career. Gibbs was also named to the WGCA National Coach of the Year Watch List earlier this week, as one of 20 finalists for the award.Â
The senior duo of Jeneath Wong and Yingzhi Zhu along were each WCC All-Conference honorees, while sophomore Grace Anderson tabbed honorable mention, marking all five Waves in the lineup receiving postseason accolades from the conference.
Pepperdine Lineup (round one tee time)
1. Kylee Choi (8:44 a.m.)
2. Eunseo Choi (8:33 a.m.)
3. Jeneath Wong (8:22 a.m.)
4. Yingzhi Zhu (8:11 a.m.)
5. Grace Anderson (8 a.m.)
Irene Kim — Substitute
Pepperdine previously played at the Stanford Golf Course in October at the Stanford Intercollegiate, where the Waves placed fourth among 19 teams.
The Waves have played in 27 consecutive NCAA Regionals, qualifying for the NCAA Championships on 14 occasions, most recently in 2024.
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 14 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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