28-04-2025
Charles Schwab Invitational sets a new gold standard in women's college golf
The Charles Schwab Women's Collegiate is one of the newest events in women's college golf, but it's quickly making its name known as a premier tournament on the schedule.
The 54-hole, stroke play event was held at historic Colonial Country Club March 24-25 and featured some of the top women's programs in the country, including No. 1 Stanford, which claimed the tournament title to keep its perfect record unblemished this season.
Other notable teams in the field included eventual Big 10 champion Oregon, Southern California, Texas, Auburn and host TCU, among numerous others. Of the 15 teams, every one was ranked in the top 45 of the NCAA golf rankings.
"We are trying to create a preeminent collegiate tournament for the women that they are excited about all year to be able to participate in," Charles Schwab president Rick Wurster said. "We're trying to make it special."
Dottie Pepper, winner of 17 LPGA tournaments and two major titles, was brought in as a guest speaker for the players one night, and every golfer in the field was given a pair of Cowboy boots.
The Ben Hogan Collagiate, played at Colonial in the fall, is one of the premier events on the men's side every season. Paired with the history at Colonial, which hosts the PGA Tour's Charles Schwab Challenge every May since 1946, the longest running non-major Tour event to be held at the same venue.
"Just really honored that we could do this, and I really, really think this is going to become the Masters of women's golf," TCU coach Angie Ravaioli-Larkin said.
Added Auburn sophomore Anna Davis, who won the individual title: "This field is really stacked. Actually, this is probably one of the better fields that we'll play in all year. So, to play well in it means a lot."
Stanford beat Oregon by two shots to win the team title. Davis, who won the 2022 Augusta National Women's Amateur, claimed medalist honors after a stellar 6-under 64 in the final round to finish at 9 under for the tournament, beating Oregon sophomore Kiara Romero by a shot.
