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Day 1 Results
LAHAINA, Maui — UC Davis leads the standings after Round 1 of the 2026 Big West Women's Golf Championship at Ka'anapali Golf Resort, posting a team score of 285 (-3) after a warm and sunny day by the West Maui shore. The Aggies' consistent performances across the lineup were key, with three players finishing the first round in the top 10. Junior
Vani Karimanal is tied for second in the individual standings with a score of 3-under 69, while senior
Lauren Calderon is in a grouping of five tied for fifth with at 1-under 71.
The individual showstopper round came from Long Beach State senior
Madison Le after carding a remarkable round of bogey free golf to fire off a program record 9-under 63. Le, a product of Garden Grove, Calif., played the first five holes at even par and came to the turn with three birdies on the round to set a blistering pace. After adding three more, Le capped the first 18 holes with a birdie-birdie-birdie finish to roll the lowest round for a LBSU women's golfer and claim a six-stroke lead over the duo of Karimanal and Hawai'i senior
Maline Kraus.
The Beach are knotted in second in the team standings at 287 (-1), two strokes back from UC Davis and even with Cal Poly. The Mustangs first-day success was seen with a trio firing off rounds of 1-under 71 with
Nicole Koong,
Sarah Yoo and
Sara Torres leading the consistent group as freshman
Alex Flier finished the day in 15th at 2-over.
Also firing off under-par rounds to lead their respective squads was UC Irvine's
Katelyn Kong (-2) and
Kim Turgut of CSUN (-1) as the two are in top-five positioning on the individual leaderboard through the first 18. All told, 11 golfers in the field of 45 finished the round at even par or better.
After repairing based on team scores Monday’s second round begins at 1:30 p.m. PT/10:30 a.m. HT with defending champion Cal State Fullerton (+15; 7th) taking to the course alongside UC Riverside (+16; 8th) and Cal State Bakersfield (+23; 9th).
Then, the trio of Hawai'i (+5; 4th); UC Irvine (+7; 5th) and CSUN (+9; 6th) tee off beginning at 2:20 p.m. PT/11:20 a.m. HT, ready to make a move in the second round, but not if the Championship leaders have anything to say about it. UC Davis, Cal Poly and Long Beach State go out in the afternoon starting at 3:10 p.m. PT/12:10 p.m. HT with just two strokes separating the grouping with 36 holes remaining in the quest for the automatic berth into the NCAA Division I Womens' Golf Regional field.
Gallery: (4-19-2026) 2026 WGOLF Champs - First Round
| Team Leaderboard |
| Place |
Team |
Score |
| 1. |
UC Davis |
285 (-3) |
| T-2. |
Long Beach State |
287 (-1) |
|
Cal Poly |
287 (-1) |
| 4. |
Hawai'i |
293 (+5) |
| 5. |
UC Irvine |
295 (+7) |
| 6. |
CSUN |
297 (+9) |
| 7. |
Cal State Fullerton |
303 (+15) |
| 8. |
UC Riverside |
304 (+16) |
| 9. |
Cal State Bakersfield |
311 (+23) |
| Individual Top 10 |
| Place |
Player (School) |
Score |
| 1. |
Madison Le (Long Beach State |
63 (-9) |
| T-2. |
Maline Kraus (Hawai'i) |
69 (-3) |
|
Vani Kariminal (UC Davis) |
69 (-3) |
| 4. |
Katelyn Kong (UC Irvine) |
70 (-2) |
| T-5. |
Nicole Koong (Cal Poly) |
71 (-1) |
|
Sarah Yoo (Cal Poly) |
71 (-1) |
|
Sara Torres (Cal Poly) |
71 (-1) |
|
Kim Turgut (CSUN) |
71 (-1) |
|
Lauren Calteron (UC Davis) |
71 (-1) |
| T-10. |
Yu Bai (UC Davis) |
72 (E) |
|
Jasmine Wong (Hawai'i) |
72 (E) |
About Ka’anapali Golf Courses
Built on 300 acres of land once home to Hawaiian royalty (Royal Chiefs of Maui), Ka‘anapali Golf Courses offers pristine conditions and panoramic views of Lana‘i, Molokai, the Pacific Ocean and West Maui Mountains.
Opened in 1962 and designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., the par-71, 6,700-yard Royal Ka‘anapali Course features wide fairways and undulating greens which make it distinctive and demanding. The tournament-tested layout has welcomed Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman, Fred Couples, Jan Stephenson, Betsy King and other legends.
High-profile events have included Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf (1964), Canada Cup (1964), LPGA’s Kemper Open (1982-85), PGA TOUR Champions’ Ka‘anapali Classic (1987-2000) and SKINS Game (2008-11), and Hawaii High School Athletic Association Golf State Championships (1998, 2009, ’13, ’17, ’22).
Complementing Royal Ka‘anapali is the modernized Kai Course, which hosted Golf Channel’s “Big Break Ka‘anapali” in 2008. The 6,400-yard, par-70 layout boasts an array of strategically placed bunkers, contoured fairways and resurfaced greens.
More information:
www.kaanapaligolfcourses.com and 808-661-3691.
About Troon
Ka‘anapali Golf Courses are managed by Indigo Sports, a Troon company. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., Troon is the world’s largest golf and golf-related hospitality management company providing services at 950-plus locations in 45-plus states and 40-plus countries, including operational responsibility for 575-plus 18-hole equivalent golf courses. In addition to golf, Troon specializes in homeowner association management, private residence clubs, estate management and associated hospitality venues. Troon’s award-winning food and beverage division operates and manages 600-plus food and beverage operations located at golf resorts, private clubs, daily fee golf courses and recreational facilities. Troon’s family of brands includes Troon Golf, Troon Privé, Troon International, Indigo Sports, CADDIEMASTER, ClubUp, Cliff Drysdale Tennis, True Club Solutions, RealFood Hospitality, Strategy & Design and RF DesignStudio, ICON Management and Eventive Sports. For additional news and information, visit
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About The Big West
The Big West is an NCAA Division I member with 11 members with the shared goal of empowering every student-athlete in competition and in life and uniting its university communities through championship experiences. Formed in 1969, The current Big West membership consists of Cal Poly, Cal State Bakersfield, Cal State Fullerton, CSUN, Hawai‘i, Long Beach State, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara. Future full member Sacramento State is an associate member in men’s soccer and beach volleyball and are set to enter the league with California Baptist and Utah Valley in July 2026.
The Big West is united in the pursuit of boundless opportunities, enduring integrity, bold activism, fearless innovation and the pacific spirit of freedom, exploration and progress.
The Big West sponsors 21 sports at the NCAA Division I level: baseball, softball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s volleyball, women’s beach volleyball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field, men’s and women’s water polo and men’s and women’s swimming and diving which made its return last season.
Historically, Big West women's golf teams have won three NCAA team championships and one individual title with three runner-up team finishes in the stroke-play era, with 32 All-American selections and four Academic All-Americans.