Murray State women's golf finished the 2026 season at the NCAA Regionals in Simpsonville, Ky., after winning the program's first Missouri Valley Conference title. The appearance in the NCAA Tournament marks the Racers first appearance since 2019 and gave Coach Philip Nelson his first title with the Racers.
The Racers finished the tournament with team scores of 313+298+309=920. Tina Von Arx had the low round of the Tournament for MSU after shooting a 72 in the second round on Tuesday. Katherine Weir led the Racers with a 52nd place finish followed closely by Von Arx who finished tied for 54th. Von Arx also provided one of the highlights of the tournament with an eagle in round one on the par four 14th hole at the University of Louisville Golf Club.
Buoyed by a final round 69, Belmont's
Sloane Biddle finished alone in 37
th place at the NCAA Louisville Regional. Biddle carded a three-under par 69 on Wednesday to move up 15 spots to finish in 37
th place with a 54-hole mark of 220. Anna Davis of Auburn earned medalist honors at 206, while Indiana's Sheridan Clancy finished second at 207. Clancy advanced to Nationals as the individual qualifier as Auburn earned a Nationals berth as the team champion. Starting on the 10
th hole, the Old Hickory, Tennessee native had three birdies and a bogey to finish her first nine at -2. Then on her second nine, she posted two birdies and just one bogey to finish with a 69. Her 69 was the second lowest score posted in the Regional on Wednesday. It also believed that the score is the lowest by a MVC women's golfer in Regional play in league history.
Full Results from the Simpsonville Regional can be found
HERE.