In 2022, Northwestern women’s golf missed out on a ticket to the NCAA Championship by a playoff tiebreaker. One year later, it was the Wildcats who narrowly made it out of the Palm Beach Regional. Although it was eliminated in the first stage of nationals last Sunday, NU tied for third at its regional showdown to punch its first ticket to Scottsdale, Arizona since 2019.
Heading into the Palm Beach Regional, the No. 15 ‘Cats were ranked as the third-best team in the 12-school field, behind No. 3 LSU and No. 10 Texas. With five bids for NCAAs at stake, Northwestern was a favorite to go through.