NCAA Women’s Golf Championship: Staff picks and preview of what to watch for at Grayhawk Golf Club

The 2022 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship tees off two long weeks of college golf in the desert at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

A total of 24 teams and 12 individuals will compete for national titles, with the individual champion being decided after four rounds of stroke play Friday, May 20 to Monday, May 23. The field of teams will then be cut to eight and the format will switch to match play, with the team champion being crowed on May 25.

As the first round of competition begins, Golfweek’s college staff made predictions for the bracket and who will take home the trophies. Take a look at our picks, and follow our coverage from the championship all week – followed by coverage from the NCAA Men’s Championship, beginning on May 27.

Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings: Women’s team | Women’s individual

Beth Ann Nichols

Match play

Stanford
LSU
San Jose State
Wake Forest
Arizona State
Florida State
Michigan
Southern California

Team champion: San Jose State

Individual champion: Rose Zhang, Stanford

Lance Ringler

Match play

Stanford
Oregon
San Jose State
Wake Forest
Southern California
Florida State
Baylor
Arizona State

Team champion: San Jose State

Individual champion: Ingrid Lindblad, LSU

Adam Woodard

Match play

Oregon
Stanford
San Jose State
LSU
Wake Forest
Arizona State
USC
Florida State

Team champion: Stanford

Individual champion: Amari Avery, Southern California

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