LIVE RESULTS
WILMINGTON, N.C. (SMU) – SMU women’s golf advanced to the match play semifinals of the 2026 ACC Women’s Golf Championship with second-place finish in the stroke play portion of the tournament.
“Really proud of the work this group has done to put us in this position,” said head coach Lauren Mason. “Today we tied for the low round of the day, which says a lot about the focus and competitiveness of this team. As a coaching staff, we’ve believed in this group all along not just because of their talent, but because of how they show up for each other as teammates when no one is watching!”
“Earning the No. 2 seed and the bye tomorrow morning is a great opportunity, and we’re excited to compete for a spot in the championship,” added Mason. “I feel very confident in the depth of our lineup, especially because this group has a lot of match play experience”
“We’re looking forward to the challenge and excited to see what opportunities tomorrow afternoon brings,’ concluded Mason..
The Mustangs came into the day in a tie for second with No. 10 Duke, needing a spot in the top two to advance directly to the semifinals by way of a bye. The team shot 10-under equaling Stanford and Wake Forest for the lowest round on the course. The Mustangs surpassed Duke moving into second and earning one of two byes. They finished in front of nine nationally ranked teams and only trailed Stanford, the top ranked team in the country. The Mustangs will face the winner of the 3-seed versus 6-seed matchup in the semifinals.
Mackenzie Lee shot five-under par on her final round to move up into fourth place. She played bogey free and finished stroke play at eight-under par. Lee secured back-to-back top five finishes after winning the Huntington Bank Collegiate last week. It marked the seniors 25th top 10 showing. The North Little Rock, Arkansas native lowered her career scoring down to 71.51. Lee also recorded her 500th career birdie during the round.
Emily Odwin carded a 68 to give her three rounds of par or better at the tournament and 20 for the season. She recorded five birdies to just one bogey in the final round. Odwin finished the tournament in a tie for eighth place, her fifth top 10 of the season and 13th of her career.
Grace Jin finished in 11th after shooting even par 72, one off her best season finish of 10th place. Jin carded 69 and 71 in the first two rounds. Celine Chen shot a 74 on Friday to move into 21st place. She registered a 68 in the first round. Kirra St-Laurent moved up four spots into 48th with a one-under round. She played bogey-free after hole one during her final round.
Next up, The Mustangs face the winner of Wake Forest and North Carolina on Saturday afternoon with a spot in the finals up for grabs.
TEAM LEADERBOARD (1-2 advance to match play semifinals, 3-6 advance to match play quarterfinals)
1 Stanford -33
2 SMU -22
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3 Wake Forest -14
4 Duke -13
5 NC State -12
6 North Carolina -8
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7 Clemson -7
8 Virginia Tech -5
9 Virginia -1
10 Miami +9
11 Boston College +12
12 Florida State +13
T13 California +16
T13 Notre Dame +16
15 Louisville +21
SMU LEADERBOARD
4 Mackenzie Lee -8
T8 Emily Odwin -5
T11 Grace Jin -4
T21 Celine Chen -2
T48 Kirra St-Laurent +4
