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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference women’s golf spring season officially teed off earlier this week and will shift into full swing this weekend, with eight more ACC teams opening their spring seasons beginning Friday, January 30.
The spring season opened in a big way on Tuesday, January 27, as Duke freshman Rianne Malixi earned her first individual championship at the Sea Best Intercollegiate in Jacksonville, Florida. Malixi registered the victory in record fashion, carding a 9-under-par 63 in the final round and posting a 54-hole score of 16-under-par 200 to win by two strokes. The round of 63 tied for the lowest 18-hole score on a par-72 course in Duke history, while the three-day total of 200 marked the lowest score in Blue Devil lore. As a team, Duke finished runner-up at 27-under-par 837.
Eight more teams begin their spring slates this upcoming week, starting with Florida State, NC State and Virginia competing at the Collegiate Invitational at Guadalajara Country Club in Mexico. Last season, four ACC golfers claimed the top four spots in the final individual standings, while Florida State captured the team title.
Recent Results
January 26-27 – Sea Best Intercollegiate (11 teams) | Results
Duke – 2nd (837, -28)
Top-5 Individual Finishers:
Rianne Malixi, Duke – 1st (200, -16), Katie Li, Duke – 4th (210, -6), Anna Canado Espinal*, Duke – 5th (211, -5)
* – Played as an individual
Upcoming Schedule
January 30-31 – Collegiate Invitational at Guadalajara Country Club | Live Scoring
Florida State, NC State, Virginia
February 1-3 – Therese Hession Regional Challenge | Live Scoring
California, Miami
February 1-3 – Advance Golf Partner Collegiate | Live Scoring
Virginia Tech
February 1-3 – Puerto Rico Classic | Live Scoring
North Carolina
February 2-4 – Paradise Classic | Live Scoring
Clemson
ACC Notes
• The ACC has four teams ranked in the top 25 in the first spring rankings by Scoreboard powered by Clippd (Jan. 28): No. 1 Stanford, No. 5 Wake Forest, No. 12 Duke and No. 14 North Carolina.
• In the most recent Scoreboard powered by Clippd Individual Rankings (Jan. 28), eight ACC players landed in the top 25, including five in the top 10: No. 4 Megha Ganne (Stanford), No. 6 Andrea Revuelta (Stanford), No. 7 Paula Martín Sampedro (Stanford), No. 9 Chloe Kovelesky (Wake Forest), No. 10 Marie Madsen (NC State), No. 18 Macy Pate (Wake Forest), No. 20 Meja Örtengren (Stanford) and No. 23 Morgan Ketchum (Wake Forest).
• In the final fall Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll (Nov. 14), four ACC teams were ranked in the top 25, with Stanford holding the No. 1 spot. Following the Cardinal were Wake Forest (No. 5), North Carolina (No. 14) and Duke (No. 16). Florida State and SMU received votes.
• This fall, ACC teams combined to win 13 team titles, while ACC players claimed eight individual titles. Boston College, Clemson, Stanford and Wake Forest each won two tournaments.
• Seven ACC women’s golf standouts were named to the 2025–26 ANNIKA Award Presented by Stifel Final Fall Watch List, announced December 5. The list of 25 of the nation’s best players includes Stanford’s Megha Ganne, Meja Örtengren, Andrea Revuelta and Paula Martín Sampedro; Wake Forest’s Morgan Ketchum and Chloe Kovelesky; and NC State’s Marie Madsen.
• For the first time in program history, Florida State won the 2025 ACC Women’s Golf Championship by defeating Wake Forest, 3-2, in the match play final at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.
• A total of 12 ACC women’s golf teams earned bids to the 2025 NCAA Regionals, tying for the most selections among all conferences. The 12 teams broke the previous ACC record of 11 teams, which had stood since 2018.
• After three ACC teams (Stanford, Florida State and Virginia) advanced to match play at the 2025 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship, Stanford earned a spot in the national final but fell to Northwestern, 3-2.
