Prajunpanich Qualifies to Compete at NCAA Columbus Regional
4/23/2025 1:57:00 PM | Women's Golf
Youngstown State sophomore women's golf student-athlete Neeranuch Prajunpanich has qualified to compete as an individual at the NCAA Columbus Regional on May 5-7 at the OSU Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio.
The Samut Prakan, Thailand, native becomes the first individual in program history to qualify for the NCAA Regionals after winning individual medalist honors at the 2025 Horizon League Women's Golf Championship on Monday at Mission Resort + Club in Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla. The Penguins previously competed as a team at regionals in 2015 and 2021 after earning the Horizon League's automatic bid.
The NCAA Regional field features 72 teams (including automatic qualifiers) and 36 individuals (including automatic qualifiers) not on those teams for participation at one of the six regional sites. Each regional site will comprise 12 teams and six individuals (not on one of the selected teams). Five teams and the leading individual not on an advancing team from each regional site shall advance to the national championship from May 16-21 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
Prajunpanich finished with a three-round score of 222 (78-71-73) at the HL Championship to pull away for an impressive seven-shot individual victory and earn Horizon League All-Tournament Team honors for the second straight season. The sophomore has earned five first-place finishes in 2024-25 to match the school record for wins in a campaign. She joined Jessica Lundblad (1997-98) as the only two players in program history to win five events in a season. Prajunpanich is YSU's first individual league champion since Katlyn Shutt claimed medalist honors at the 2021 league tournament.
Tee times and more information on the NCAA Columbus Regional will be provided in the coming days.
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