Women's Golf

Action begins Sunday at the #SummitWGF Championship

MESA, ARIZ. – The 2026 Summit League Women’s Golf Championship is scheduled for April 26-28 at the Longbow Golf Course in Mesa. The tournament marks the league’s second straight year hosting its postseason in Arizona, with all three rounds set for 7 a.m. MST starts.

Need to know
Date: Sunday-Tuesday, April 26-28
Start times: All three rounds will tee off at 7 a.m. MST.
Location: Longbow Golf Course | Mesa, Ariz.
Par: 71
Yardage: 6,138
Host: The Summit League
Live Results: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/240162/scoring/team

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Championship Seeding (First Round Starting Tee Times)
  1. Denver (7:50 a.m. MST; No. 1 tee)
  2. North Dakota State (7:50 a.m. MST; No. 1 tee)
  3. Oral Roberts (7:50 a.m. MST; No. 1 tee)
  4. South Dakota State (7:00 a.m. MST; No. 1 tee)
  5. South Dakota (7:00 a.m. MST; No. 1 tee)
  6. St. Thomas (7:00 a.m. MST; No. 1 tee)
  7. Omaha (7:00 a.m. MST; No. 10 tee)
  8. North Dakota (7:00 a.m. MST; No. 10 tee)

Championship Notes
  • The 2026 Women’s Golf Championship marks the second consecutive year at Longbow Golf Course, with this year’s 54-hole event played on a par-71, 6,138-yard layout.
  • Denver will aim for its seventh consecutive title and 11th in 13 years as a league member. The Pioneers claimed the 2025 championship with a 54-hole total of 859 (+7).
  • Pacing the Pioneers at the 2025 Championship was Clara Gestsdottir who carded a final-round 67 (-4) to successfully defend her 2024 title, finishing at 209 (-4) over 54 holes.
  • The Pioneers enter this year’s championship with the third-best stroke average at 300.3 and have recorded two top-five team finishes this season.
  • Oral Roberts returns 2025 First Team All-Summit and All-Tournament selection Avery Blake, who holds a 74.0 scoring average this season.
  • Joining Blake as returning All-Tournament selections are NDSU’s Madi Hicks, DU’s Logan Hale and OMA’s Katie Ruge, each of whom leads their team in scoring average this season.
  • The Bison own two different first place finishers in Norah Roberts (75.52 stroke average) and Lily Vincelli (78.63 stroke average).
  • With a field-best 73.5 scoring average, South Dakota State senior McKenzie Mages has tallied two wins, three top-five finishes and five top-10 finishes this season.
  • At the forefront for the Mavericks, Ruge leads a team with a 302.4 scoring average and enters the season as the reigning Newcomer of the Year.
  • St. Thomas compiled a 302.4 team stroke average this season, highlighted by a fourth-place finish at the Jackrabbit Invitational.
  • South Dakota matched the Tommies with a 302.4 scoring average this season. The Coyotes recorded two runner-up team finishes, while Ella Greenberg captured an individual title at the Ozarks National Invitational.
  • North Dakota brings momentum into the championship after placing sixth in a 10-team field at the Stampede at the Creek.
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