Maria José Marin Crowned Individual National Champion
- Arkansas sophomore Maria Jose Marin secured a two-shot victory on Monday at the national women's collegiate golf tournament held at La Costa.
- Marin built her lead with a 65 in the third round and maintained poise despite challenges from Kelly Xu of Stanford and Mirabel Ting of Florida State.
- She wrapped up the tournament with a 3-under 69, sinking a crucial birdie from 10 feet on the final hole, a par-5, to finish at 12-under 276.
- Marin expressed a range of feelings but emphasized her overwhelming happiness, and with her victory, she secured an automatic entry into next week’s U.S. Women’s Open at Erin Hills, Wisconsin.
- Her triumph marked the third time an Arkansas woman has claimed the individual NCAA title, as her team moved forward into the forthcoming NCAA team match play.
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Arkansas sophomore tames La Costa for NCAA individual golf title
CARLSBAD – The top 15 individual finishers at the NCAA women’s golf championships were introduced Monday evening on the patio above the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa’s North Course. One tall, strong golfer after another walked up to receive her trophy. Then the winner was announced. The crowd parted, and a tiny woman with a big smile emerged. How tall is Colombia’s Maria José Marin? “I’m around 5 feet,” the Arkansas sophomore said, cracking that in…
Maria José Marin crowned individual national champion
CARLSBAD, CA. (KNWA/KFTA) - A big day for Maria José Marin as she was crowned the individual national champion at the NCAA Championships at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa. She secured the title after shooting 12 under par in four rounds of stroke play. She shot a 70 in the first round, 72 in the second and then an impressive 7-under 65, the lowest ever by a Hog in the NCAA Championship. On the final day today, she shot a 3-under 69 and that was …

Maria Jose Marin is an NCAA champion and leads Arkansas into team matches
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José Marin in First After 54 Holes at NCAA Championship, Arkansas Easily Makes Cut
CARLSBAD, Calif. – The Arkansas women’s golf team shot its best round of this week’s NCAA Championship with an 8-under 280 in Sunday’s third round at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa. The Hogs, who after the first round sat near the bottom of the leaderboard tied for 21st, jumped all the way to T-5th at 3-over and comfortably above the +18 cut line. For the third straight day, sophomore Maria José Marin (-9, 1st) paced the Razorbacks and is now leadin…
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