Arkansas Women’s Golf Has Chance to Make More NCAA Championship History

By Taylor Hodges
Arkansas golfer Maria Jose Marin and the Razorbacks are still alive in the 2026 NCAA Championships. | Arkansas Communications
Arkansas golfer Maria Jose Marin and the Razorbacks are still alive in the 2026 NCAA Championships. | Arkansas Communications

Arkansas did exactly what it needed to do in stroke play, and the Razorbacks are moving on because of it. A 1‑over finish through four rounds put them in a tie for third at the NCAA Championship and safely into the match play bracket.

That alone marks a step forward. Before this year, Arkansas had never finished higher than fourth at the championship and had never posted a stroke‑play total better than 6‑over. This group cleared both marks and looked steady doing it.

Now comes the part that has always been the hurdle. The Hogs will face 6‑seed Oklahoma State in Tuesday morning’s quarterfinals, with the winner advancing to meet either 2‑seed USC or 7‑seed Duke in the afternoon semifinals.

Arkansas has reached match play three times since the format arrived in 2015, but the program is still searching for its first win. The last two trips ended in tight 3‑2 losses, first to Wake Forest in 2019 and then to Northwestern in 2025.

Golf Channel will have coverage starting at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, and Arkansas will try once again to break through.

NCAA DI Women’s National Championship

Team Scores

  1. Stanford (#1): -22, F — RD1 -6, RD2 -6, RD3 -9, RD4 -1 — 122.44 pts
  2. Southern California (#2): -9, F — RD1 -7, RD2 -2, RD3 -7, RD4 +7 — 94.98 pts
  3. Arkansas (#7): +1, F — RD1 -2, RD2 +2, RD3 -3, RD4 +4 — 78.13 pts
  4. Texas (#5): +1, F — RD1 E, RD2 +2, RD3 -8, RD4 +7 — 78.13 pts
  5. Eastern Michigan (#27): +2, F — RD1 -2, RD2 +7, RD3 +1, RD4 -4 — 76.62 pts
  6. Oklahoma State (#21): +3, F — RD1 -5, RD2 -2, RD3 -3, RD4 +13 — 75.14 pts
  7. Duke (#10): +7, F — RD1 +3, RD2 -2, RD3 +1, RD4 +5 — 69.49 pts
  8. Pepperdine (#11): +11, F — RD1 +8, RD2 +1, RD3 -1, RD4 +3 — 64.27 pts
  9. Iowa State (#17): +12, F — RD1 -4, RD2 +4, RD3 -3, RD4 +15 — 63.03 pts
  10. Arizona State (#23): +13, F — RD1 +1, RD2 +4, RD3 -3, RD4 +11 — 61.81 pts
  11. Florida (#3): +16, F — RD1 +9, RD2 -3, RD3 -4, RD4 +14 — 58.29 pts
  12. SMU (#16): +23, F — RD1 E, RD2 +1, RD3 +9, RD4 +13 — 51.09 pts
  13. Missouri (#32): +23, F — RD1 -1, RD2 +8, RD3 +1, RD4 +15 — 51.09 pts
  14. Northwestern (#31): +25, F — RD1 +2, RD2 +4, RD3 +6, RD4 +13 — 51.09 pts
  15. North Carolina (#12): +26, F — RD1 +5, RD2 +6, RD3 -1, RD4 +16 — 51.09 pts

Individual Scores

  1. Farah O’Keefe, Texas (#1): -12, F — RD1 -3, RD2 -3, RD3 -4, RD4 -2 — 120.32 pts
  2. Megha Ganne, Stanford (#7): -10, F — RD1 -4, RD2 -1, RD3 -3, RD4 -2 — 106.18 pts
  3. Rianne Malixi, Duke (#8): -9, F — RD1 +1, RD2 -3, RD3 -4, RD4 -3 — 99.74 pts
  4. Catherine Park, Southern California (#10): -8, F — RD1 -2, RD2 -1, RD3 -7, RD4 +2 — 93.70 pts
  5. Maria Jose Marin, Arkansas (#3): -7, F — RD1 E, RD2 -4, RD3 -1, RD4 -2 — 88.02 pts
  6. Kyra Van Kan, Tennessee (#47): -7, F — RD1 -3, RD2 -1, RD3 -3, RD4 E — 88.02 pts
  7. Ellie Bushnell, Oklahoma State (#125): -6, F — RD1 -4, RD2 +1, RD3 -4, RD4 +1 — 82.69 pts
  8. Marta Silchenko, Oklahoma State (#21): -5, F — RD1 -2, RD2 -2, RD3 -3, RD4 +2 — 77.68 pts
  9. Reagan Zibilski, Arkansas (#46): -5, F — RD1 -1, RD2 +2, RD3 -4, RD4 -2 — 77.68 pts
  10. Kirstin Angosta, TCU (IND): -5, F — RD1 -3, RD2 -2, RD3 -1, RD4 +1 — 77.68 pts
  11. Jasmine Koo, Southern California (#18): -4, F — RD1 -1, RD2 -1, RD3 -2, RD4 E — 72.97 pts
  12. Thanana Kotchasanmanee, Princeton (IND) (#59): -3, F — RD1 -3, RD2 -1, RD3 -2, RD4 +3 — 68.55 pts
  13. Savannah de Bock, Eastern Michigan (#146): -3, F — RD1 -1, RD2 +1, RD3 E, RD4 -3 — 68.55 pts
  14. Siuue Wu, Florida (#32): -2, F — RD1 +4, RD2 -8, RD3 -2, RD4 +4 — 64.40 pts
  15. Baiyok Sukterm, Eastern Michigan (#79): -2, F — RD1 E, RD2 E, RD3 -1, RD4 -1 — 64.40 pts
  16. Kelly Xu, Stanford (#14): -2, F — RD1 -1, RD2 +3, RD3 -1, RD4 -3 — 64.40 pts
  17. Meja Örtengren, Stanford (#12): -2, F — RD1 -2, RD2 -4, RD3 -3, RD4 +7 — 64.40 pts
  18. Dianna Lee, Northwestern (#62): -1, F — RD1 +2, RD2 -2, RD3 -1, RD4 E — 60.50 pts
  19. Kajsalotta Svarvar, Ole Miss (#44): -1, F — RD1 -3, RD2 -3, RD3 E, RD4 +5 — 60.50 pts
  20. Sophia Fullbrook, Florida State (#19): E, F — RD1 -2, RD2 +1, RD3 -3, RD4 +4 — 56.83 pts
  21. Paula Martín Sampedro, Stanford (#2): E, F — RD1 +1, RD2 -1, RD3 -2, RD4 +2 — 56.83 pts
  22. Eunseo Choi, Pepperdine (#27): E, F — RD1 +5, RD2 -3, RD3 -4, RD4 +2 — 56.83 pts
  23. Taylor Kehoe, Michigan State (#68): +1, F — RD1 -2, RD2 +1, RD3 E, RD4 +2 — 53.39 pts
  24. Bailey Shoemaker, Southern California (#16): +1, F — RD1 -2, RD2 E, RD3 E, RD4 +3 — 53.39 pts
  25. Andie Smith, Duke (#77): +1, F — RD1 +2, RD2 -2, RD3 E, RD4 +1 — 53.39 pts
  26. Beth Coulter, Arizona State: +1, F — RD1 -3, RD2 -2, RD3 +1, RD4 +5 — 53.39 pts
  27. Pimkwan Chookaew, Iowa State (#54): +1, F — RD1 -2, RD2 +2, RD3 -2, RD4 +3 — 53.39 pts
  28. Jaclyn LaHa, Virginia (#34): +1, F — RD1 E, RD2 -1, RD3 -1, RD4 +3 — 53.39 pts
  29. Janae Leovao, Eastern Michigan (#55): +1, F — RD1 -1, RD2 +3, RD3 +1, RD4 -2 — 53.39 pts
  30. Ebba Liljeberg, Missouri (#82): +2, F — RD1 E, RD2 +1, RD3 -1, RD4 +2 — 50.52 pts
  31. Pimpisa Rubrong, Arizona State (#115): +2, F — RD1 +1, RD2 +4, RD3 -4, RD4 +1 — 50.15 pts
  32. Thanchanok Iadpluem, North Carolina (#147): +2, F — RD1 +5, RD2 -1, RD3 -1, RD4 -1 — 50.15 pts
  33. Taylor Riley, LSU (#150): +2, F — RD1 E, RD2 +3, RD3 -3, RD4 +2 — 50.52 pts

 

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2026 Razorback Football

Sat, Sep 5vs North AlabamaW 31-14
Sat, Sep 12@ UtahL, 43-10
Sat, Sep 19GeorgiaL, 45-17
Sat, Sep 26Tulsa7:00 PM
SECN+
Sat, Oct 3@ Texas A&M6:00 PM
ESPN or ESPN2
Sat, Oct 10TennesseeTBA
Sat, Oct 17@ VanderbiltTBA
Sat, Oct 31vs MissouriTBA
Sat, Nov 7@ AuburnTBA
Sat, Nov 14South CarolinaTBA
Sat, Nov 21@ TexasTBA
Sat, Nov 28vs LSUTBA
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2026 High School Standings

OVERALLRecordPts
1.Bentonville (15)3-01861
2.Conway2-11552
3.Shiloh Christian (2)3-01463
4.Bentonville West (1)3-01324
5.Joe T. Robinson3-01038
6.Searcy3-0837
7.North Little Rock3-0799
6.Bryant (1)0-3526
9.Benton1-3305
10.Fayetteville2-1510
Others receiving votes: Sylvan Hills 12, El Dorado 12, HS Lakeside 8, Springdale Har-Ber 7, Greenwood 6, Stuttgart 5, Pulaski Academy 4, Sheridan 3, Mountain Home 2.
CLASS 7A
1.Bentonville (15)3-0911
2.Conway2-1642
3.Shiloh Christian (2)3-0524
4.Bentonville West (1)3-0493
5.North Little Rock3-0143
Others receiving votes: Bryant (1) 13, Fayetteville 1, Springdale Har-Ber 1.
CLASS 6A
1.Searcy (16)3-0921t
2.Benton (1)1-2591t
3.Sylvan Hills (1)2-1513
4.El Dorado (1)3-0344
5.Mountain Home2-1225
Others receiving votes: Sheridan 19, Van Buren 8.
CLASS 5A
1.Joe T. Robinson (19)3-0951
2.Greenwood1-2542
3.Greenbrier2-1443
5.Farmington3-0354
4.Hot Springs Lakeside (1)2-1305
Others receiving votes: LR Parkview 12, Jacksonville 9, Valley View 6.
CLASS 4A
1.Stuttgart (16)3-0891
2.Nashville (2)3-0673
3.Gosnell (1)3-0324
4.Arkadelphia2-1285t
5.Elkins2-1232
Others receiving votes: Ozark 14, Hamburg 13, Fountain Lake 8, Gravette 7, Bauxite 2, Pottsville 1, Booneville 1.

CLASS 3A
1.Fordyce (16)1-1901
2.Bismarck (1)2-1582
3.Mansfield2-238—
4.Rivercrest (1)3-0314
5.Smackover (2)2-1213
Others receiving votes: Glen Rose 19, Walnut Ridge (1) 11, Rison 11, Palestine-Wheatley 4, Newport 2.
CLASS 2A
1.Mount Ida (17)3-0891
2.Baptist Prep (1)3-0553
3.Junction City1-3292
4.Hazen3-026—
5.East Poinsett Co.2-1155
Others receiving votes: Poyen 17, Gurdon 14, Bigelow 11, Earle (1) 8, Dierks 7, Marked Tree 6, Hector 2, Des Arc 3, Cross County 2, Bearden 1.
8-MAN SANCTIONED
2.Corning (8)3-0322
1.Cedar Ridge (6)4-0311
3.Izard County3-010—
Others receiving votes: Magazine 9, Woodlawn 5, Rose Bud 2, Strong 1.

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