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NCAA Championship Stroke Play
No. 5 Women’s Golf’s O’Keefe wins individual NCAA Championship
05.25.2026 | Women's Golf
Farah O’Keefe becomes third player in program history to win the NCAA individual title and the Longhorns advance to NCAA Match Play.
CARLSBAD, Calif. – Farah O'Keefe claimed the third NCAA individual championship in Texas women's golf history and the Longhorns clinched a spot in match play on Monday at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa.
O'Keefe carded a final round of 2-under and finished at 12-under for the tournament with scores of 69-69-68-70.
O'Keefe joins Heather Bowie (1997) and Charlotta Sorenstam (1993) as NCAA individual champions. Debbie Petrizzi won an AIAW individual title in 1978.
"It's a feeling of all the hard work I've put in coming to fruition," O'Keefe said. "I was telling my coach on the way up from 18 after I finished that this is great, but I want to win a team national championship. It would mean the world for me to bring a national championship home to Austin with me being from Austin. It would be the highlight of my life. I think job is not finished. I was really glad that I was able to figure out this golf course. The last couple years has been a bit of a struggle, but I thought I had a good strategy in place coming into this week."
The Longhorns finished stroke play at 1-over and claimed the No. 4 seed in match play and will take on Eastern Michigan in the quarterfinals. That match will get underway tomorrow at 9:40 a.m. CT.
"Today's conditions were really difficult and I was really proud of how the women stayed really composed through the round," Texas head coach Laura Ianello said. "We didn't get off to a great start, but everyone showed their Texas fight today. The fight the whole way was inspiring. We have been working so hard as a team and to see them push through today was great."
The Lineup
Farah O'Keefe made six birdies over her final 18 holes and earned a 2-shot victory. This is her fourth victory this season and her fifth victory of her collegiate career. O'Keefe birdied her final two holes including sinking a 20-foot putt for birdie on 18.
Selina Liao carded a score of 1-over 73 and finished at 4-over for the tournament. Liao carded a round of 5-under 67 in the third round of the championship. Liao made four birdies over her final 18 holes including a birdie to finish on 18.
Cindy Hsu finished at 7-over for the tournament. Her best round of the tournament came in the opening round of play where she carded a 1-under 71.
Lauren Kim carded a final round of 2-over 74 and finished at 10-over for the tournament. Kim made four birdies for her final round of the tournament. The best round for Kim came in the opening round with a 1-under 71.
Angela Heo birdied hole 16 in her final round of play. The best round for Heo came in the third round of an even par 72.
