Mid-American Conference Women's Golf Championships

The Mid-American Conference women's golf championships is the conference championship tournament for women's golf in the Mid-American Conference, a Division I member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). All ten conference members qualify for the championship meet, which is held in three rounds. The winner of the championship receives a regional berth to the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships. The tournament began in 1999 and is rotated to different courses each year, with the various conference members acting as host. Through the 2023 championship, Kent State has won all 24 titles, a conference record for consecutive championships in any sport.[1][2]

Mid-American Conference women's golf championships
Conference golf championship
SportWomen's golf
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Number of teams10
Played1999–present
Last contest2023
Current championKent State
Most championshipsKent State (24)
Official websitemac-sports.com/tournaments/?id=68
Host locations
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Holland, Ohio (2022)
Naperville, Illinois (2018)
Silver Lake, Ohio (2017, 2021)
Noblesville, Indiana (2016, 2019)
Lebanon, Ohio (2015)
Fishers, Indiana (2010, 2012, 2014)
Nashport, Ohio (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
Indianapolis (2008)
Hamilton, Ohio (2000–2006)
Mason, Ohio (1999)

History and format

The championship was organized in 1999 after several conference members added women's golf as a varsity sport in the late 1990s. It is played in late April and consists of three rounds of stroke play held over three days with all ten conference members participating. The 2005 championship only had two rounds played instead of the originally scheduled three due to weather. Beginning in 2006, the format was changed to four rounds, with two rounds on the opening day, but was returned to three rounds in 2010. The inaugural championship, held at the Kings Island Golf Course in Mason, Ohio, consisted of seven teams: Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, and Western Michigan. The total increased to eight in 2001 with the addition of Ball State and nine in 2003 with Marshall joining, but returned to eight for 2006 after Marshall left the MAC following the 2005 season. Akron began MAC play in 2009 and Central Michigan joined in 2015.[3]

Since its debut, the championship has been held at nine different golf courses in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. After the inaugural championship at Kings Island, the championship moved to Walden Ponds Golf Club, just outside Hamilton, Ohio, where it was played from 2000 through 2006. Since 2006, the championship has been held at a different course each year, with some courses hosting multiple times. Longaberger Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio, has hosted four times: 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2013, while Hawthorns Golf and Country Club in Fishers, Indiana, has hosted three times: 2010, 2012, and 2014. Other hosts include Brickyard Crossing in Indianapolis for 2008, Shaker Run Golf Club in Lebanon, Ohio, for 2015, Purgatory Golf Club in Noblesville, Indiana, in 2016 and 2019, Silver Lake Country Club in Silver Lake, Ohio, in 2017 and 2021, Naperville Country Club in Naperville, Illinois, in 2018, Stone Oak Country Club near near Holland, Ohio, in Springfield Township, and Kalamazoo Country Club in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 2023.[3]

Champions

By year

The following is a list of conference champions, individual medalists, and sites listed by year.[3]

Year Venue Location Team champion Medalist (school)
1999Golf Center at Kings IslandMason, OhioKent StateJan Dowling (Kent State)
2000Walden Ponds Golf ClubHamilton, OhioKent StateJan Dowling (Kent State)
2001Kent StateMartina Gillen (Kent State)
2002Kent StateMartina Gillen (Kent State)
2003Kent StateVerionique Drouin (Kent State)
2004Kent StateGabby Wedding (Kent State)
2005Kent StateKatie Sundberg (Ball State)
2006Kent StateTara Delaney (Kent State)
2007Longaberger Golf ClubNashport, OhioKent StateKira Meixner (Kent State)
2008Brickyard CourseIndianapolis, IndianaKent StateKirby Dreher (Kent State)
2009Longaberger Golf ClubNashport, OhioKent StateMercedes Germino (Kent State)
2010Hawthorns Golf & Country ClubFishers, IndianaKent StateMartina Gavier (Kent State)
2011Longaberger Golf ClubNashport, OhioKent StateSarah Johnson (Eastern Michigan)
2012Hawthorns Golf & Country ClubFishers, IndianaKent StatePiyathida Chaiyapan (Toledo)
Jenna Hague (Ball State)
2013Longaberger Golf ClubNashport, OhioKent StateJennifer Ha (Kent State)
2014Hawthorns Golf & Country ClubFishers, IndianaKent StateJennifer Ha (Kent State)
2015Shaker Run Golf ClubLebanon, OhioKent StateJosee Doyon (Kent State)
2016Purgatory Golf ClubNoblesville, IndianaKent StateDanielle Nicholson (Akron)
2017Silver Lake Country ClubSilver Lake, OhioKent StateMichaela Finn (Kent State)
2018Naperville Country ClubNaperville, IllinoisKent StatePimnipa Panthong (Kent State)
2019Purgatory Golf ClubNoblesville, IndianaKent StateKaroline Stormo (Kent State)
2020Silver Lake Country ClubSilver Lake, OhioCancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021Silver Lake Country ClubSilver Lake, OhioKent StateCaley McGinty (Kent State)
2022Stone Oak Country ClubHolland, OhioKent StateJasmine Ly (Northern Illinois)
2023Kalamazoo Country ClubKalamazoo, MichiganKent StateLeon Takagi (Kent State)

By school

The following table lists all teams that have been part of the championship, the years they have participated, and the years the respective program has won the team championship.[3]

Program Tenure Titles Years won
Kent State1999–present241999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Bowling Green1999–present0
Eastern Michigan1999–present0
Northern Illinois1999–present0
Ohio1999–present0
Toledo1999–present0
Western Michigan1999–present0
Ball State2001–present0
Akron2009–present0
Central Michigan2015–present0
Marshall2003–20050

Former conference members shaded in ██ silver

References
  1. "Kent State earns 18th straight MAC women's golf title". Mid-American Conference. April 24, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  2. Jenior, Susan (April 24, 2017). "Kent State women's golf wins 19th straight Mid-American Conference title". Record-Courier. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  3. Mid-American Conference Women's Golf Record Book (PDF). Mid-American Conference. 2017. p. 6. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
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