LAHAINA, Maui — Cal Poly edged out to a two-stroke lead on moving day at the 2026 Big West Women's Golf Championship at the Kaanapali Golf Resort, using a steady round to overtake UC Davis in the team standings.
Junior
Sarah Yoo came in with the Mustangs' low round of the day, firing a 1-under 71 with four birdies on the card. Yoo's two-round tally of 2-under 142 is good for second on the individual leaderboard with teammate
Sara Torres in eighth overall at 1-over 145 and
Nicole Koong in a tie for ninth at 2-over 146.
Both freshmen in the Cal Poly lineup,
Alex Flier and
Maddy Saysanasongkham, notched an eagle on the day. Flier's came on the 359-yard Par 4 fourth hole, while Saysanasongkham recorded the eagle on the sixth hole of the day, a Par 5 measuring 440 yards.
The Mustangs cumulative team score of 581 (+5) leaves UC Davis 583 (+7) in hot pursuit, also with three players in the individual top 10. Junior
Vani Karimanal coupled a first round 69 with today's 75 to sit at even-par 144 in a tie for fourth, alongside teammate
Elina Kuang, CSUN's
Kim Turgut and
Davina Xanh of Cal State Fullerton. Xanh's 4-under 68 was Monday's low round of the day, good for a 23-spot leap up the board. UC Davis senior
Lauren Calderon matched Koong's 36-hole tally to land in a tie for ninth.
Third place in the team standings and four shots back from the Aggies is Long Beach State at an aggregate of 11-over 587 as the Beach will round out the lead group on Championship Tuesday. The indivdual leader remains LBSU's
Madison Le, who coupled Sunday's program-record 63 with a 2-over 74 to stand at 7-under 137, five shots clear of Cal Poly's Yoo.
Tuesday's Championship round to determine The Big West's automatic qualifier into the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Regional field begins at 11 a.m. PT/8 a.m. HT with a split tee start.
Two of today's biggest movers, UC Irvine (+14; 4th) and Cal State Fullerton (+16; 5th) are coupled with CSUN (+20; 6th) teeing off from Hole 1 to open the action, while Hawai'i (+22; 7th), Cal State Bakersfield (+44; 8th) and UC Riverside (+47; 9th) start on Hole 10. Then, the lead grouping of Cal Poly (+5; 1st), UC Davis (+7; 2nd) and Long Beach State (+11; 3rd) go off at 11:50 a.m. PT/8:50 a.m. PT looking for a trophy-winning performance.
| Team Leaderboard |
| Place |
Team |
Score |
| 1. |
Cal Poly |
287-294–581 (+5) |
| 2. |
UC Davis |
285-298–583 (+7) |
| 3. |
Long Beach State |
287-300–587 (+11) |
| 4. |
UC Irvine |
295-295–590 (+14) |
| 5. |
Cal State Fullerton |
303-289–592 (+16) |
| 6. |
CSUN |
297-299 (+20) |
| 7. |
Hawai'i |
293-305–598 (+22) |
| 8. |
Cal State Bakersfield |
311-309–620 (+44) |
| 9. |
UC Riverside |
304-319–623 (+47) |
| Individual Top 10 |
| Place |
Player (School) |
Score |
| 1. |
Madison Le (Long Beach State) |
63-74–137 (-7) |
| 2. |
Sarah Yoo (Cal Poly) |
71-71–142 (-2) |
| 3 |
Katelyn Kong (UC Irvine) |
70-73–143 (-1) |
| T-4. |
Vani Karimanal (UC Davis) |
69-75–144 (E) |
|
Kim Turgut (CSUN) |
71-73–144 (E) |
|
Elina Kuang (UC Davis) |
73-71–144 (E) |
|
Davina Xanh (Cal State Fullerton) |
76-68–144 (E) |
| 8 |
Sara Torres (Cal Poly) |
71-74–145 (+1) |
| T-9 |
Nicole Koong (Cal Poly) |
71-75–146 (+2) |
|
Lauren Calderon (UC Davis) |
71-75–146 (+2) |
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.