Florida and Mark Bostick Golf Course earned a bid to host one of six NCAA women’s golf regionals in 2028
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – For the first time since 2009, the University of Florida will play host to a NCAA Women’s Golf Regional site at Mark Bostick Golf Course in 2028.
Today’s reveal was part of the NCAA championship bid process, spanning 90 championships across a two-year cycle.<https://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2024-10-02/ncaa-announces-more-240-host-site-selections> The regional sites for 2027 and 2028 were revealed with addition of the NCAA National Championships being tabbed for another two years (2027 & 2028) at Omni La Costa in Carlsbad, Calif.
More information on dates, times and spectator info for the Gainesville Regional will be released at a future date.
Since regional play started in 1993, the University of Florida has hosted twice on the women’s side with the most recent being 2009 and the first time in 2004. Both taking place at Mark Bostick Golf Course.
The Gators have qualified for 30 of the 31 all-time women’s golf regionals as they were introduced in 1993 – the only year missed was 1999. Florida has made every regional since 2000 and each year under head coach Emily Glaser. The program has won three titles with the first in 2008 and back-to-back in 2016 and 2017, to tie for 10th all-time with Vanderbilt.
2027 Regional Sites
* PGA National Resort (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) | Host: Florida Atlantic
* Sycamore Hills Golf Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.) | Host: Purdue Fort Wayne
* Trinity Forest Golf Club (Dallas, Texas) | Host: SMU
* Stanford Golf Course (Sanford, Calif.) | Host: Stanford
* Old Barnwell (Aiken, S.C.) | Host: South Carolina
* Vanderbilt Legends Club (Franklin, Tenn.) | Host: Vanderbilt
2028 Regional Sites
* Mark Bostick Golf Course (Gainesville, Fla.) | Host: Florida
* TPC Deere Run (Silvis, Ill.) | Host: Iowa
* Eugene Country Club (Eugene, Ore.) | Host: Oregon
* Texas Golf Club (Austin, Texas) | Texas
* Seattle Golf Club (Shoreline, Wash.) | Host: Washington
* Bermuda Run Country Club (Bermuda Run, N.C.) | Host: Wake Forest
NCAA Regional Format
Seventy-Two teams and 36 individuals are selected to compete at one of six regional championships over the course of the three-day event, each featuring 12 teams and six individuals at the selected sites.
From regional competition, 30 teams (top five from each regional) and six individuals (top individual from each regional) will advance to the National Championships to be played at the Omni La Costa in Carlsbad, Calif.
NCAA Hosting Information
The process was adjusted from a four-year process to a two-year process, with hosts and sites being awarded for approximately 88 of the 90 NCAA championships for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 academic years. Additionally, the opening of the bid portal and publication of bid specifications were rescheduled for September 6, 2023. These adjustments will help for further analysis of future processes and allow the ability to upgrade the current bid portal for a better user experience. Bids were submitted in February 2024.
Each sport committee, per division, selected the host sites it believed would provide the ultimate experience for the respective student-athletes, resulting in more than 450 total championship event sites being awarded. More than 54,000 student-athletes compete in NCAA championships each year.
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