1996 NCAA Division I women's golf championship

May 2020 1996 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship La Quinta, California, U.S. La Quinta Resort & Club, Dunes course 72 (288) 18 teams Team: Arizona (1st title)Individual: Marisa Baena, Arizona Team: 1,240† (+88)Individual: 296 (+8) 1995 1997 USA#USA California yes Bel Air Location in the United States##Location in California 34.079294 N 118.450218 W type:event The 1996 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships were contested at the 15th annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of women's Division I collegiate golf in the United States.NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/golf_champs_records/2020/D1Women.pdf NCAA 11 May 2020 This was the first championship held exclusively for Division I programs. A separate combined championship for Division II and Division III programs was also held for the first time this year, held in Allendale, Michigan and won by Methodist. The tournament was held at the Dunes course of La Quinta Resort & Club in La Quinta, California. Arizona won the team championship, the Wildcats' first. Arizona defeated San Jose State in a sudden-death playoff to win the title. Marisa Baena, from Arizona, won the individual title. Individual results Individual champion Marisa Baena, Arizona (296, +8) Team leaderboard Rank Team Score 1 T1 Arizona† 1,240 San José State 03 3 Texas 1,241 04 4 UCLA 1,243 05 5 Stanford 1,248 06 6 Arizona State (DC) 1,255 07 7 Duke 1,260 08 8 LSU 1,262 09 9 Florida 1,265 10 10 Tulsa 1,275 11 11 Wake Forest 1,277 12 12 Texas Tech 1,288 13 13 Furman 1,293 14 14 South Carolina 1,295 15 T15 New Mexico State 1,302 Central Florida 17 17 New Mexico 1,308 18 18 Auburn 1,309 † = Won tie-breaker DC = Defending champion Debut appearance References Category:NCAA Division I women's golf championship Category:Golf tournaments in California Category:La Quinta, California NCAA Women's Golf Championship NCAA Women's Golf Championship NCAA Women's Golf Championship