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DAVIS, Calif. – UC Davis women’s golf is set to get the spring championship season underway, and with the San Diego Classic set to get going from Feb. 9-10 the Aggies can now set their sights on a return to the NCAA Championships.
 
HOW TO FOLLOW/TEE TIMES
San Diego State Classic | San Deigo, Calif. (Bernardo Heights Country Club)
Feb. 9-10 – (54 holes; par 72) | Live Stats | @ucdaviswgolf
Tee Times – Round One (Feb. 9): 8 a.m.; Round Two (Feb. 9): 12:30 p.m.; Round Three (Feb. 10): 8 a.m.
 
HO FINDS THE RECORD BOOK ON THE FARM Michelle Ho tied a program record with the third lowest round in UC Davis women’s golf history, shooting 67 (-4) during the second round of the Stanford Intercollegiate, held at Stanford over the weekend of Oct. 17-19, 2025. Ho nailed five birdies during her round, scoring under par at holes six, seven, nine, 13 and 14 to power her round. She shot -2 over the front nine and added to that with another -2 on the back nine, finishing her round with three-straight pars after back-to-back birdies at holes 13 and 14.
 
CALDERON TAKES THE MIDWEST: Lauren Calderon had herself a solid day at the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational over the two-day tournament (Oct. 6-7, 2025), finishing third after shooting +2 (215). Calderon shot even par in the first round, using six birdies to carry her day along and set a strong foundation after 18 holes.
 
The second round needed to be finished the morning of Oct. 7, but it did not affect Calderon who carried over from the Oct. 6 start of the second round to shoot -1 after nailing four birdies in the tournament. Three more birdies helped Calderon stay inside the top three after shooting +3 in the final round to end her 54 holes at +2 and in third place overall
 

BAI LEADS THE WAY IN FORT COLLINS: Yu “Yoyo” Bai led the Aggies at their most recent tournament, finishing 16th overall, shooting +2 over two rounds in the weather shortened Colonel Wollenberg Ptarmigan Ram Classic (Sept. 22-23, 2025). Ho ended her two rounds at +3 to come across the finish in 24th to give UC Davis a pair of golfers in the top 25.
 

AGGIES GET IT DONE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: UC Davis used two solid final rounds to climb the leaderboard at the Leadership & Golf Invitational (Sept. 15-16, 2025) and finish fifth in the tournament. Hosted at the Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Wash., the Aggies shot +1 and +2 over the final two round respectively so make big strides up the leaderboard after struggling in the opening round.
 
Incoming Aggie Ho led the Aggies with a seventh-place finish, shooting -2 on the final day with six birdies. Vani Karimanal shot up the board on the final day, going from 58th to 24th using four birdies and only one bogey to wrap up an impressive day.
 

WELL EARNED HEAD JOB: After leading UC Davis women’s golf to the NCAA Regionals and taking them within one stroke of qualifying for the NCAA Championships Amelia Hicks-Beltran was promoted to head coach of the Aggies. During the 2024-25 season Hicks-Beltran held the title of interim head coach after taking over the roll following the departure of Cal Aggie Hall of Famer Demi Runas after the 2023-24 season. Under Hicks-Beltran UC Davis set three team records and had two individuals set program records. The Aggies saw Karimanal have a top five finish at the Big West Championships and they finished among the top six at the NCAA Regionals held in Lubbock, Texas.
 

SEASON NOTES


Powered by a career-low opening round Calderon was crowned the 2025 California Women’s Champion after finishing three rounds with a score of -3 (210). Calderon’s championship performance came at the Ojai Valley Inn over 54 holes and three days from August 20-22.

ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS: UC Davis, the No. 2 ranked public university by the Wall Street Journal, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked No. 1 in Agriculture and Forestry as well as No. 1 in Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026–27.
 
 

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