Women's Golf Opens Play at the NCAA Regionals Monday

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's golf team is one of 12 teams set to tee off the 2024 NCAA Cle Elum Regional Monday morning. The Crimson Tide enters the three-day, 54-hole tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Regional that will take place at the par 72, 6,306-yard Tumble Creek Club.

The Cle Elum Regional is one of six regional sites that will feature 12 teams and six individuals, with the top five teams and the low individual not on an advancing team from each regional site advancing to the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships hosted by University of Texas at Austin in Carlsbad, Calif., at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, from May 17-22.

With this year's selection, the Crimson Tide made its 18th consecutive regional appearance under head coach Mic Potter and its 25th appearance in the event overall.

Sophomore Mattie Frick kicks off the regional for Alabama when she tees off in the first of three rounds of stroke play Monday morning on hole No. 1 at 11:55 a.m. CT. She is followed by Kynadie Adams (12:06 p.m.), Elina Sinz (12:17 p.m.) and Harriet Lockley (12:28 p.m.) with Sarah Edwards (12:39) to anchor the Crimson Tide.

THE LINEUP

Sarah Edwards (72.33, +0.63) enters regional play leading the Crimson Tide in overall stroke average and average vs. par
Harriet Lockley is set to compete in her first NCAA Regional, posting a pair of top-20 finishes throughout her freshman season
Elina Sinz enters the field ranking third on the team with a 73.33 stroke average and +1.63 average vs. par
Edwards and Sinz each have earned starting spots in all 10 tournaments of the regular season
Kynadie Adams will compete in her third tournament this season with a 77.00 stroke average this season
Mattie Frick (74.33) rounds out Alabama's lineup in the event in her fifth tournament this season

TOURNAMENT PREVIEW

The 12-team field is headlined by No. 1 seed Stanford, who is ranked No. 1 in the nation, while No. 2 seed Duke, No. 3 Arizona State, No. 4 Virginia and No. 5 San Jose State round out the region's top-five seeds
The remaining teams in the Cle Elum Regional include: No. 6 Washington, No. 7 Alabama, No. 8 Virginia Tech, No. 9 Kansas, No. 10 Long Beach State, No. 11 Sacramento State and No. 12 Seattle
Each of the six regional sites will feature 12 teams and six individuals, with the top five teams and the low individual not on an advancing team from each regional site advancing to the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships in Carlsbad, Calif., at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, from May 17-22
Alabama has won the NCAA Regional four times: 2011 Daytona Beach (Fla.) Regional, 2013 Auburn (Ala.) Regional, 2017 Athens (Ga.) Regional and 2018 Tallahassee (Fla.) Regional
The Crimson Tide has advanced to nationals 15 times under head coach Mic Potter and brought home the national championship title once in 2012.
Live stats throughout the event can be found on Golfstat.com

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