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LAHAINA, Maui — The Cal Poly women's golf team triumphed in the 2026 Big West Women's Golf Championship at the Royal Ka'anapali Course, securing the title with a cumulative score of 866 (+2). 

Entering the final round with a two-stroke advantage over their nearest competitors, the Mustangs capitalized on a strong final round - their best 18 of the Championship at 3-under 285 - to claim a six-stroke victory and their fifth Big West title. The win marks a fourth trophy in the last six seasons, with all of their wins coming since the 2017 season.

With the victory, Cal Poly claims The Big West's automatic berth into the NCAA Division I Golf Championships regional round, learning their location and seeding on April 29 at 3 p.m. on the Golf Channel. 

The Mustangs were led by two All-Tournament Team performances, as junior Sarah Yoo finished with a three-round score of 1-under 215 and sophomore Nicole Koong put together an even-par week, one of five golfers to tie for fifth on the individual leaderboard. Freshman duo Maddy Sayanasongkham and Alex Flier both landed in a grouping tied for 14th with Sayanasongkham improving eight places after carding a 70 in Tuesday's final round. 

UC Davis closed the day in second with the trio of Vani Karimanal, Elina Kuang and Lauren Calderon knotted in fifth. Third in the team standings went to defending champion and 41st ranked Cal State Fullerton as the Titans slid up two spots on the leaderboard with Davina Xanh finishing as back-to-back runner-up, after a final round 7-under 65 put the senior one stroke back from the individual medalist. Junior Zara Ali completed the five-way tie at fifth to earn All-Tournament team honors and help Cal State Fullerton improve their final positioning. 

Also making a leap up the team standings, CSUN improved to a tie for fourth highlighted by Maui native Ariya Soldwisch's closing 68, a 3-under 69 for senior Kim Turgut, a 1-under round for substitute Meghan Paracuelles and an even-par outing for senior Gracia Piar in the five-count-four format. Turgut's three-day tally of 3-under 213 was good for third individually. The Matadors' combined score of 8-under 280 was the low round for the Championship, one stroke better than the Titans' Tuesday effort.

In the individual standings, Madison Le of Long Beach State captured the spotlight by winning the individual title in wire-to-wire fashion with an impressive total score of 8-under 208, one stroke shy of The Big West Championship record set in 2011 (Alice Kim; UC Davis). The performance was highligted by an opening round of 9-under 63 to set a high standard, and Le was able to fend off a charging Xanh to earn individual medalist honors by one stroke. Le is the seventh LBSU individual winner, and the sixth in the last eight Championships contested. 

Le earns The Big West's individual exemption into the regional field and will join the Mustangs in awaiting a guaranteed spot in the national postseason. The league will be watching the selections closely for additional at-large team or individual possibilities based on overall season performance. 

Team Leaderboard
Place	Team	Score
1.	Cal Poly	287-294-285–866 (+2)
2.	UC Davis	285-298-289–872 (+8)
3.	Cal State Fullerton	303-289-281–873 (+9)
T-4.	CSUN	297-299-280–876 (+12)
	Long Beach State	287-300-289–876 (+12)
6.	UC Irvine	295-295-289-879 (+15)
7.	Hawai'i	293-305-292–890 (+26)
T-8.	Cal State Bakersfield	311-309-293–913 (+49)
	UC Riverside	304-319-290–913 (+49)

Individual Top 10
Place	Player (School)	Score
1.	Madison Le (Long Beach State)	63-74-71–208 (-8)
2.	Davina Xanh (Cal State Fullerton)	76-68-65–209 (-7)
3.	Kim Turgut (CSUN)	71-73-69–213 (-3)
4.	Sarah Yoo (Cal Poly)	71-71-73–215 (-1)
T-5.	Nicole Koong (Cal Poly)	71-75-70–216 (E)
	Zara Ali (Cal State Fullerton)	73-74-69–216 (E)
	Vani Karimanal (UC Davis)	69-75-72–216 (E)
	Lauren Calderon (UC Davis)	71-75-70–216 (E)
	Elina Kuang (UC Davis)	73-71-72–144 (E)
T-10.	Maline Kraus (Hawai'i)	69-78-71–218 (+2)
	Jasmine Wong (Hawai'i)	72-75-71–218 (+2)
	Jenny Chang (UC Irvine)	74-74-70–218 (+2)

*top five finishers and ties named the All-Tournament Team

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 www.Troon.com, TroonMagazine.com or connect with Troon on Facebook, X, and Instagram.  
  
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.