NCAA Columbus Regional Next Up for Buckeyes
5/3/2025 3:50:00 PM | Women's Golf
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 14 Ohio State women's golf team will host the NCAA Columbus Regional at the OSU Scarlet Course Monday, May 5-Wednesday, May 7.
Tournament Info
Tournament Info
- The tournament will feature three rounds of stroke play, with one round played each day. Tee times will begin at 8:00 a.m. each day.
- In regional play, six 54-hole regional competitions will be played to determine the participants in the championship finals. In each regional, 12 teams and six individuals not on those teams will compete. The low five teams and the individual not on those teams will advance to the finals.
- Live scoring will be provided by Clippd.
- The OSU Scarlet Course is a 6,319-yard par 72.
- The Buckeyes are the No. 3 seed in the Columbus Regional. The other competing teams in Columbus, in order of seed, are Arkansas, LSU, Kansas, Houston, SMU, UNLV, Illinois, Kent State, Illinois State, Xavier and Oakland, with an one individual competing from Minnesota, Harvard, Eastern Michigan, Michigan, Youngstown State and Bradley.
- The Buckeyes' lineup will be Kary Hollenbaugh, Faith Choi, Nellie Ong, Marina Joyce-Moreno and Mandy Song. Kavya Ajjarapu will serve as a substitute.
- Ohio State has earned NCAA Regional berths in all four of head coach Lisa Strom's seasons at the helm. In 2024, the Buckeyes competed at the Bryan Regional, where they placed sixth.
- The Buckeyes placed fourth at the Big Ten Championships with a 54-hole team score of 873 (+9).
- Hollenbaugh won four individual titles during the spring season, which is tied for the most wins in a single season in program history. She tied for second place at the Big Ten Championships with a 54-hole score of 212 (-4). Hollenbaugh leads the Buckeyes with a career-best 70.77 scoring average and all 27 of her rounds played this season have counted toward the team score. She has fired a team-best 13 rounds in the 60s and leads the Buckeyes in birdies with 94.
- Choi is averaging a score of 7.266 per round and 26 of her 27 rounds played have counted toward the team score. She has shot three rounds in the 60s this season and has finished in the top 20 six times. She is second on the team in birdies with 84. Choi tied for 10th place at the Big Ten Championships, shooting an event 216 over three rounds.
- Ong is also averaging a round score of 72.66 and 26 of her 27 rounds have counted toward the team score. She has carded three rounds in the 60s this season and is third on the team in birdies with 78. She has finished in the top 20 at six tournaments.
- Joyce-Moreno is averaging an 18-hole score of 74.23. She has fired four rounds in the 60s, which is the second-most on the team. She has 67 birdies and has finished in the top 20 three times.
- Song is averaging a score of 76.41 per round. She has 55 birdies.
- The Buckeyes have a 94-28-3 overall head-to-head record this season.
- The NCAA Championships will be held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif. May 17-21.
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