No. 2 USC Women’s Golf Finishes Third at Stanford Intercollegiate

Sunday, October 18

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Elise Lee looks left during the NCAA Championships

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No. 2 USC Women’s Golf Finishes Third at Stanford Intercollegiate

October 18, 2026 | Women's Golf

Final Results

The Trojans fired a final-round 277 (-7), the lowest team score in the field Sunday.

STANFORD, Calif. — The No. 2 USC Women's Golf Team wrapped up the Stanford Intercollegiate on Sunday, firing a field-low 7-under 277 in the final round to finish third in the 17-team field at Stanford Golf Course.

Despite posting the lowest round of the day, USC remained in third, finishing two shots behind No. 4 Virginia and 21 shots behind tournament champion and host No. 12 Stanford. The Women of Troy posted the tournament's best par-3 scoring average at 2.92 and made the second-fewest bogeys.

Elise Lee led the Trojans throughout the weekend, finishing tied for third. After rounds of 69 and 68, Lee fired a bogey-free 67 (-4) to secure her best finish of the season. She opened with birdies on Nos. 1 and 3 before adding two more on Nos. 12 and 14. Lee birdied No. 1 in all three rounds.

Sarah Hammett finished her weekend strong with a 3-under 68 on Sunday. Hammett opened with a birdie on No. 1 before making a bogey on No. 2. She then made eight consecutive pars before carding three straight birdies on Nos. 11-13. A bogey on No. 16 followed by a birdie on No. 17 wrapped up Hammett's weekend as she finished 11th.

Bailey Shoemaker also fired a 68, making six birdies of her own to jump up 22 spots on the leaderboard, finishing in a tie for 25th. After a birdie on No. 1 and a bogey on No. 3, Shoemaker rattled off three consecutive birdies on Nos. 4-6. After a front-nine 32, Shoemaker added two more birdies on Nos. 10 and 11 before dropping two shots over her final six holes.

Kylie Chong and Kaili Xiao both turned in final-round 74s (+3). Chong struggled early, making three consecutive bogeys on Nos. 1-3. She bounced back with a birdie on No. 4, but a back-nine 37 left her tied for 33rd. Xiao's final round included two birdies, two bogeys and a triple bogey, leaving her tied for 47th.

Next, the Trojans will head to Georgia for the East Lake Cup at East Lake Golf Club from Oct. 26-28. The Trojans were victorious at the East Lake Cup in 2024. All pertinent updates can be found on the women's golf team's schedule page on usctrojans.com.

INDIVIDUAL SCORES
T3. Elise Lee, -9 (69-68-67=204)
11. Sarah Hammett, -3 (68-74-68=210)
T25. Bailey Shoemaker, +3 (78-70-68=216)
T33. Kylie Chong, +6 (70-75-74=219)
T47. Kaili Xiao, +10 (76-73-74=223)

TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. No. 12 Stanford, -28 (271-273-280=824)
2. No. 4 Virginia, -9 (276-280-287=843)
3. No. 2 USC, -7 (283-285-277=845)
4. No. 35 Northwestern, +10 (287-286-289=862)
5. No. 24 Kansas, +13 (287-288-290=865)
T6. No. 42 SMU, +16 (285-289-294=868)
T6. No. 8 UCLA, +16 (291-284-293=868)
8. No. 17 Iowa State, +18 (291-286-293=870)
9. No. 28 Pepperdine, +19 (287-290-294=871)
T10. Santa Clara, +35 (301-295-291=887)
T10. No. 48 California, +35 (296-297-294=887)
12. UC Davis, +36 (293-298-297=888)
13. San Jose State, +41 (297-290-306=893)
14. Michigan, +47 (298-302-299=899)
T15. Colorado, +49 (299-293-309=901)
T15. Cal State Fullerton, +49 (308-290-303=901)
17. Oregon State, +53 (309-294-302=905)