NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion University women's golfer Leah Onosato has been selected to compete in the 2021 NCAA Regional Tournament, the organization announced Wednesday afternoon. The junior earned an at-large bid and is the top-seeded individual in the Columbus, Ohio region.
The 54-hole event will take place at The Ohio State University Golf Club – Scarlet Course and will be played from May 10-12. Live scoring will be available on Golfstat.
"We are excited to keep our NCAA Tournament streak alive," ODU head coach Mallory Hetzel expressed. "Our team was limited in the opportunities we had to compete this year, so it's impressive Leah was able to qualify. We have experience in competing at the Ohio State Scarlet Golf Course and it will suit her game very well. She's going to do a great job representing Old Dominion!"
Onosato led ODU with a 73.5 stroke average in 16 rounds this season. She earned All-Conference accolades as well as a spot on the All-Tournament Team following her top-5 finish at the C-USA Championship. The Kumamoto, Japan native has compiled four under-par rounds and three rounds at even-par.
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— ODU Women's Golf (@ODUWGolf) April 28, 2021
Regional play for the 2021 Division I Women's Golf Championships will be held May 10-12. Each of the four regional sites will include 18 teams and six individuals competing, with the top six teams (24 teams total) and the low three individuals (12 individuals total) not on an advancing team from each regional site advancing the national championships.
The national championships will be May 21-26 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. hosted by Arizona State and The Thunderbirds. The final three days of the championships will be televised live by the Golf Channel.
Columbus Regional Field
1. Duke (Atlantic Coast Conference)
2. Arizona State
3. Virginia
4. Kent State (Mid-American Conference)
5. Georgia
6. Vanderbilt
7. Michigan
8. Clemson
9. Oklahoma
10. Kentucky
11. Illinois
12. New Mexico (Mountain West Conference)
13. Nebraska
14. Washington
15. Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt Conference)
16. Campbell (Big South Conference)
17. Youngstown State (Horizon League)
18. Evansville (Missouri Valley Conference)
Individuals:
1. Leah Onosato – Old Dominion
2. Monika Hartl – NC State
3. Nicole Adam – North Carolina
4. Samantha Vodry – High Point
5. Rory Weinfurther – Richmond (Patriot League)
6. Maria Loza – Hartford (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)
NCAA Regional Sites
Louisiana University Club in Baton Rouge, La., hosted by LSU
The Ohio State University Golf Club – Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio, hosted by Ohio State
University of Louisville Golf Club in Simpsonville, Ky., hosted by Louisville
Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, Calif., hosted by Stanford