USC Women's Golf National Champions
2003 NCAA CHAMPIONS
The USC women's golf team -- led by NCAA individual champion Mikaela Parmlid -- shot a final round 296 to capture its first-ever national title at the 2003 NCAA Women's Golf Championships held at Purdue's Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.
USC, in the first NCAA team championship - women's or men's - in USC golf history, led wire-to-wire in the tournament and finished with a 72-hole total of 45-over 1197. Pepperdine was second, 15 strokes behind with a score of 1212.
"We peaked at the right time and played our hearts out the last seven rounds (including the NCAA West Regional Championships)," said USC head coach Andrea Gaston. "Obviously we're extremely excited to bring home the national championship."
Parmlid won a sudden-death playoff over Florida's Andrea Vander Lende to join Jennifer Rosales as the second Women of Troy golfer to win the NCAA individual title. Parmlid shot 297 (+9) on her way to establishing then-USC records for wins in a season (4) and in a career (5).
"This is a great way to go out," said Parmlid, a senior. "I wanted this so much for the team and for the school. This is really special."
Parmlid shot 5-over in the final round to tie with Vander Lende, then defeated her in the one-hole playoff by two strokes. USC got crucial contributions from its fourth and fifth golfers as freshman Irene Cho finished tied for third - just one stroke back from Parmlid with a score of 298 (+10) - and junior Anna Rawson shot 301 to tie for 11th. Cho and Rawson shot 72 and 73, respectively, in the final round to help keep the Women of Troy afloat.
Also for USC, senior Becky Lucidi shot 305 to finish tied for 28th, while freshman Tanya Dergal shot 310 to tie for 55th.
2008 NCAA CHAMPIONS
A tournament that was played in heat, cold, wind, hail and rain -- one played in the disappearing light of dusk and with lightning often in the background -- finally found some calm during the final round's last nine holes.
The skies cleared and the sun returned, the winds stopped and the grass dried off. What was left was the No. 1 USC women's golf team, fighting to maintain a small lead in the 2008 NCAA Women's Golf Championships against crosstown rival UCLA, a team that refused to give an inch.
But the Women of Troy were up to the fight. Beginning the final round with a three-stroke lead, USC never buckled under the pressure and kept the Bruins at bay during six hours of battle to win the 2008 NCAA team title at the University of New Mexico Championship G.C. in Albuquerque, N.M.
Troy led after each round for a wire-to-wire win. Going back to the 2008 Pac-10 and NCAA West Regional Championships, USC finished its last nine rounds in first.
"Back in December, we had a party for the team and I had a cake made that said, `Believe in the Dream,'" USC 12th-year Head Coach Andrea Gaston said. "I told them throughout the season to believe in the dream. We talked about it all year long. And it came true. It's incredible."
With little room for error in the final round, USC made few, going 1-over 289 for a 72-hole 16-over 1168 (284-300-295-289), Troy's lowest ever NCAA Championships total. UCLA finished second at 22-over 1174 (289-295-298-292) while three-time defending national champion Duke rallied with the best round of the tournament to finish third at 28-over 1180 (299-300-300-281). Senior Dewi Claire Schreefel, the 2006 NCAA Champion and a two-time All-American entering the tournament, clinched her third top 10 NCAA finish of her career, tying for eighth at 4 -over 292 (73-78-72-69). For the second day in a row, Schreefel was USC's top performer from start to finish. Freshman Lizette Salas, the 2008 Pac-10 Freshman of Year, maintained her steady demeanor that has been a hallmark of her game all season. When it counted most, the freshman turned in an even round of 72 to tie for 15th at 7-over 295 (73-77-73-72). Senior Paola Moreno, who tied for second at the 2007 NCAAs, tied for 20th at 8-over 296 (70-77-75-74). Sophomore Belen Mozo finished fourth at 2-over 290 (69-71-75-75). Sophomore Stefanie Endstrasser tied for 34th at 12-over 300 (72-75-79-74).
2013 NCAA CHAMPIONS
No. 1 USC won its third NCAA team title and freshman Annie Park claimed Troy's fourth individual NCAA crown - both in dominating fashion - as the Trojans completed a remarkable postseason run by capturing the 2013 NCAA Women's Golf title at the University of Georgia G.C. in Athens, Ga.
The Trojans finished at 19-under 1133 (284-276-285-288), shattering the previous NCAA Championship record for most strokes under par, which was previously four (UCLA, 2004).
USC began the day with a 17-stroke lead over second-place Duke and finished with a 21-shot margin of victory, the biggest at the NCAA Championships since Arizona won by the same amount in 2000. Duke finished second at 2-over 1154 while Purdue was third at 21-over 1173.
The Trojans remarkably placed all five players in the top 17. In addition to Park at the top at 10-under 278 (70-67-70-71), freshman Kyung Kim (74-69-69-77) and junior Sophia Popov (71-70-74-74) tied for sixth at 1-over 289, sophomore Doris Chen tied for 15th at 4-over 292 (72-78-72-70) and junior Rachel Morris tied for 17th at 5-over 293 (71-70-79-73). Park and Popov's scores counted all four days, Chen and Morris counted three times and Kim - the only Trojan with two rounds in the 60s this week - counted twice.
"It was definitely an awe-inspiring victory today," said USC 17th-year head Andrea Gaston. "I know that our team broke a number of records at this tournament. These girls just played amazing. I know that all year long, they've worked extremely hard, been very dedicated and relentless in their work ethic. I also know that Justin Silverstein, our assistant coach, was a huge part of our success this year. We just have an incredible support staff, and I'm very thankful that they all played a very important role, and this truly is a team victory.
"I know Annie (Park) is proud to win the individual title, but I think this team win means a lot more to her than anything else, and obviously to this team. I'm extremely proud of them and so honored to be here and celebrating this victory."
The NCAA title extended USC's season-win record to seven and followed victories in the 2013 NCAA West Regional and the 2013 Pac-12 Championships. The NCAA crown complements Trojan national titles in 2003 (by 15 strokes) and 2008 (by six strokes) and is USC's sixth win in the past seven events this year.
Park, Kim and Popov were all selected as WGCA All-American first teamers while Chen was tabbed a second-teamer. Park was a named the Honda Sports Award winner for women’s golf and was the Pac-12 Golfer of the Year while Gaston earned Pac-12 Coach of the Year honors.
