AUBURN, Ala. – The Auburn women's golf team is looking to book its fourth straight trip to the NCAA Championship. To do that, the Tigers will have to finish fourth or better this week at the NCAA Stillwater Regional.
The regional features 12 teams vying for four spots and tees off Monday from Karsten Creek Golf Club (Par 72; 6,303 yards) in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Auburn, ranked No. 19 nationally, earned the fourth seed at the regional and will compete against the likes of Oklahoma State (6), Arizona State (7), Baylor (17), Michigan State (30), Clemson (31), Campbell (42), Furman (44), North Carolina State (54), California (55), Tulane (87) and Illinois State (145).
The Tigers are coming off a first-place finish in stroke play at the SEC Championship where junior Megan Schofill finished as the individual runner-up. Schofill will be No. 1 in the lineup this week, followed by sophomore Anna Foster and the team's three super seniors – Mychael O'Berry, Kaleigh Telfer and Julie McCarthy.
Schofill, Foster, O'Berry and Telfer all played a part in last year's regional, helping Auburn rally in the third round to clinch their ticket to the NCAA Championship.
Telfer is the lone Tiger to play in each of the last three NCAA Regionals and was part of the team that played the NCAA Championship at Karsten Creek Golf Club in 2018.
Auburn will tee off at 8 a.m. CT on Monday and will play the opening round alongside Michigan State and Clemson. Live scoring can be found on golfstat.com.
LINEUP
1. Megan Schofill
2. Anna Foster
3. Mychael O'Berry
4. Kaleigh Telfer
5. Julie McCarthy
LAST TIME OUT
Coming in as the reigning SEC champs, Auburn made it back to the semifinals of match play before falling to Florida, 3-2-0. The Tigers won the stroke play portion, finishing at even par after three rounds, and proceeded to take out Tennessee, 4-0-1, in the quarterfinal match.
Schofill earned individual runner-up honors after shooting three straight rounds under par. The junior set Auburn's all-time 54-hole record at the SEC Championship with a score of 207 (-9). O'Berry also finished in the top 10, carding an even-par 216 for the tournament.
Auburn begins postseason run at NCAA Stillwater Regional
