CARLSBAD, Calif. \u2014 After a windy afternoon of play, the No. 2 USC Women’s Golf team is in second place and is one of three teams below par after the second round of the 2026 NCAA Championships, held at The Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif. on Saturday, May 23.<\/p>\n
Teeing off at the first tee time of the day, USC avoided strong winds later in the afternoon that\u00a0caused the field to struggle at the par-72, 6,271-yard course. Although the Trojans posted another round below par with a 286 (-2), the No. 1 Stanford Cardinal fired another 282 (-6) to go ahead by three strokes\u00a0with a 564 (-12).<\/p>\n
USC’s 567 (-9) total is two strokes ahead of third-place No. 21 Oklahoma State and well clear of the 15th-place cutline that will occur tomorrow. After Sunday’s round, the top 15 teams and the top nine players on non-advancing teams will advance to the final round of stroke play on Monday, May 25.<\/p>\n
“Even though the greens were a bit softer today, this course showed a little more bite,” Head Coach Justin Silverstein<\/a> said. “It still rewarded well-executed shots while penalizing the poor ones. Our group was able to hang in there early in the round and close pretty well. We will need to turn up our discipline tomorrow in order to continue playing well.”<\/p>\n Senior Catherine Park<\/a> continues to lead the way with a two-round total of 141 (-3), which is tied for 12th after she fired a 71 (-1) on Saturday. Park remained at par until she birdied the par-4 No. 7, but found trouble with a bogey on the par-4 No. 11 on the back side. However, she brought her score under par with a birdie on the par-5 No. 18 to remain in the top 15. Park is three strokes behind Texas’ Farah O’Keefe, Ole Miss’ Kajsalotta Svarvar and Stanford’s Meja \u00d6rtengren, who are tied for the lead at -6.<\/p>\n Sophomore Jasmine Koo<\/a> moved into a tie for 16th place after firing her second consecutive 71 (-1), making her one of just two Trojans with multiple rounds under par. Koo’s second round started strong with two birdies in the first four holes, but she found trouble with a bogey on the par-4 No. 5. After making the turn, she birdied the par-5 No. 10, but the back side was rocky for the sophomore with two bogeys and two birdies in the span of five holes. Her 142 (-2) total is in a five-way tie for 16th place.<\/p>\n Junior Bailey Shoemaker<\/a> is also tied for 16th with a 142 (-2) total after firing an even-par 72 on Saturday. Shoemaker had just one birdie and one bogey in the second round on the front side before she stayed at par for the last 12 holes.<\/p>\n Sophomore Kylie Chong<\/a> slid back into a tie for 38th place with a 145 (+1) total after firing a 75 (+3) on Saturday. She had two birdies, three bogeys and one double-bogey on the par-3 No. 16.<\/p>\n Rounding out the Trojans, sophomore Elise Lee<\/a> improved in her second-round 72 (E) to move up into a tie for 109th place with a 150 (+6) total.\u00a0<\/p>\n USC begins the third round at 6:30 a.m. PT tomorrow. The round will be livestreamed via Babygrande Golf, which requires a subscription. A link to the live stream and live results can be found on the women’s golf team’s schedule page on usctrojans.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS<\/p>\n THE OMNI LA COSTA RESORT & SPA<\/p>\n CARLSBAD, CALIF.<\/p>\n MAY 23, 2026\/PAR 72\/6,271 YARDS<\/p>\n INDIVIDUAL SCORES TEAM LEADERBOARD TEE TIMES FOLLOW THE TROJANS
\nT12. Catherine Park<\/a>, -3 (70-71=141)
\nT16. Jasmine Koo<\/a>, -2 (71-71=142)
\nT16 Bailey Shoemaker<\/a>, -2 (70-72=142)
\nT38. Kylie Chong<\/a>, +1 (70-75=145)
\nT109. Elise Lee<\/a>, +6 (78-72=150)<\/p>\n
\n1. No. 1 Stanford, -12 (282-282=564)
\n2. No. 2 USC, -9 (281-286=567)
\n3. No. 21 Oklahoma State, -7 (283-286=569)
\nT4. No. 17 Iowa State, E (284-292=576)
\nT4. No. 7 Arkansas, E (286-290=576)
\nT6. No. 16 SMU, +1 (288-289=577)
\nT6. No. 10 Duke, +1 (291-286=591)
\n8. No. 5 Texas, +2 (288-290=578)
\nT9. Eastern Michigan, +5 (286-293=581)
\nT9. No. 23 Arizona State, +5 (289-292=581)
\nT11. Northwestern, +6 (290-292=582)
\nT11. No. 3 Florida, +6 (297-285=582)
\n13. Missouri, +7 (287-296=583)
\n14. No. 11 Pepperdine, +9 (296-289=585)
\nT15. No. 18 Tennessee, +10 (291-295=586)
\nT15. No. 4 Texas A&M, +10 (289-297=586)
\nT15. No. 22 Florida State, +10 (292-294=586)
\n\u2014 Projected Cutline (Ties will be resolved) \u2014\u00a0
\nT18. No. 12 North Carolina, +11 (293-294=587)
\nT18. No. 8 Wake Forest, +11 (300-287=587)
\nT20. No. 11 Baylor, +12 (289-299=588)
\nT20. No. 6 Auburn, +12 (302-286=588)
\nT20. Virginia, +12 (289-299=588)
\n23. LSU, +13 (288-301=589)
\n24. Houston, +15 (294-297=591)
\n25. No. 25 Ohio State, +16 (297-295=592)
\nT26. No. 20 Ole Miss, +19 (301-294=595)
\nT26. Michigan State, +19 (298-297=595)
\n28. Kentucky, +21 (298-299=597)
\nT29. Texas Tech, +24 (296-304=600)
\nT29. Oregon State, +24 (300-300=600)<\/p>\n
\n6:30 a.m. PT, hole 1 \u2014 Elise Lee<\/a>
\n6:41 a.m. PT, hole 1 \u2014 Kylie Chong<\/a>
\n6:52 a.m. PT, hole 1 \u2014 Bailey Shoemaker<\/a>
\n7:03 a.m. PT, hole 1 \u2014 Jasmine Koo<\/a>
\n7:14 a.m. PT, hole 1 \u2014 Catherine Park<\/a><\/p>\n
\nFor more information on the USC women’s golf team, a complete schedule and results, please visit USCTrojans.com. Fans of the Trojans can follow the team on Instagram and on X @USCWomensGolf.
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