Tuesday, May 20
Carlsbad, Calif.
7:40 AM
University of Oregon
vs
Texas
An Sends Ducks To NCAA Semifinals
05/20/25 | Women's Golf
CARLSBAD, Calif. – Oregon advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Women's Golf Championships for the second year in a row Tuesday as freshman Tong An won on a second playoff hole to secure a 3-2 victory over Texas and keep the Ducks' national-title hopes alive at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa.
No. 2 seed Oregon will face No. 3 seed Northwestern in the semifinals beginning at 2:05 p.m., with the winner advancing to Wednesday's national championship match. Golf Channel will have live coverage of the semifinals beginning at 3 p.m.
After sophomores Kiara Romero and Ting-Hsuan Huang won their matches to put two points on the board for the Ducks, the Longhorns earned two points of their own to bring the match down to An and Texas' Lauren Kim.
An was 4 up through 10 holes before Kim won four of the next five to pull the match even. The match remained tied going to the 18th and An stuck her approach shot to set up a birdie putt to win the match, but rolled it just left of the cup to send the match back to the par-3 16th for a playoff hole.
An and Kim both hit the green on 16 and An had another putt for the win, but again just missed. The pair went to the 17th for a second playoff hole, and both players found the fairway off the tee. Kim's approach was just off the back of the green while An landed hers in the middle before lagging her birdie putt up to just a few feet.
Kim's putt from the fringe raced past the hole, and she missed the comebacker to give An a third shot at winning the match for the Ducks. She buried the putt in the middle of the cup as her teammates erupted in excitement. The Ducks were moving on.
Romero was the first point on the board for Oregon, recovering from a slow start after being 2 down through three holes to win, 3&1 over Bohyun Park. The Big Ten Golfer of the Year battled back to 1 down through eight holes before winning the next four to take a commanding 3 up lead, and she was 2 up through 16 before winning the 17th to secure the point.
Huang was 1 down through eight holes before draining a long birdie putt on No. 9 to pull all square. The sophomore caught fire from there, making another long putt on No. 10 to fuel a run of five straight holes won to take a 4 up lead. Texas' Angela Heo won at No. 14 to get a hole back, but Huang matched her shot-for-shot over the next three holes to win, 3&2, and set the stage for An's dramatics.
NCAA Quarterfinal – No. 2 Oregon def. No. 7 Texas, 3-2
Kiara Romero (Oregon) def. Bohyun Park (Texas), 3&1
Tong An (Oregon) def. Lauren Kim (Texas), 1 up (20 holes)
Cindy Hsu (Texas) def. Suvichaya Vinijchaitham (Oregon), 1 up
Farah O'Keefe (Texas) def. Karen Tsuru (Oregon), 1 up
Ting-Hsuan Huang (Oregon) def. Angela Heo (Texas), 3&2
No. 2 seed Oregon will face No. 3 seed Northwestern in the semifinals beginning at 2:05 p.m., with the winner advancing to Wednesday's national championship match. Golf Channel will have live coverage of the semifinals beginning at 3 p.m.
After sophomores Kiara Romero and Ting-Hsuan Huang won their matches to put two points on the board for the Ducks, the Longhorns earned two points of their own to bring the match down to An and Texas' Lauren Kim.
An was 4 up through 10 holes before Kim won four of the next five to pull the match even. The match remained tied going to the 18th and An stuck her approach shot to set up a birdie putt to win the match, but rolled it just left of the cup to send the match back to the par-3 16th for a playoff hole.
An and Kim both hit the green on 16 and An had another putt for the win, but again just missed. The pair went to the 17th for a second playoff hole, and both players found the fairway off the tee. Kim's approach was just off the back of the green while An landed hers in the middle before lagging her birdie putt up to just a few feet.
Kim's putt from the fringe raced past the hole, and she missed the comebacker to give An a third shot at winning the match for the Ducks. She buried the putt in the middle of the cup as her teammates erupted in excitement. The Ducks were moving on.
DUCKS WIN!!
— Oregon Women's Golf (@OregonWGolf) May 20, 2025
TONG AN SENDS OREGON TO THE NATIONAL SEMIFINALS!#GoDucks pic.twitter.com/edfjXbCEMN
Romero was the first point on the board for Oregon, recovering from a slow start after being 2 down through three holes to win, 3&1 over Bohyun Park. The Big Ten Golfer of the Year battled back to 1 down through eight holes before winning the next four to take a commanding 3 up lead, and she was 2 up through 16 before winning the 17th to secure the point.
Huang was 1 down through eight holes before draining a long birdie putt on No. 9 to pull all square. The sophomore caught fire from there, making another long putt on No. 10 to fuel a run of five straight holes won to take a 4 up lead. Texas' Angela Heo won at No. 14 to get a hole back, but Huang matched her shot-for-shot over the next three holes to win, 3&2, and set the stage for An's dramatics.
This is AT's moment.
— Oregon Women's Golf (@OregonWGolf) May 20, 2025
Soak in it, kid. #GoDucks x @GolfChannel pic.twitter.com/D2VIK5pHoI
NCAA Quarterfinal – No. 2 Oregon def. No. 7 Texas, 3-2
Kiara Romero (Oregon) def. Bohyun Park (Texas), 3&1
Tong An (Oregon) def. Lauren Kim (Texas), 1 up (20 holes)
Cindy Hsu (Texas) def. Suvichaya Vinijchaitham (Oregon), 1 up
Farah O'Keefe (Texas) def. Karen Tsuru (Oregon), 1 up
Ting-Hsuan Huang (Oregon) def. Angela Heo (Texas), 3&2
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