The University of Florida sophomore shot an 8-under 64 in the second round, tying the NCAA Women’s Golf Championship scoring record. Wu put together a bogey-free performance to move up more than 100 spots on the leaderboard and as of Saturday trailed leaders Farrah O’Keefe (Texas State) and Meja Oltengren (Stanford) by two strokes.
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A general view of on-course signage during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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A general view of on-course signage during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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A general view of on-course signage during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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A general view of on-course signage during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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A general view of the pin flag on the course during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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A general view of on-course signage during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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A general view of the North Course sign during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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Kate Nakaoka of Oregon State University crosses the bridge on the 14th hole during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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A panoramic view of the 11th fairway during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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Ohio State’s Sophie Epelstan walks down the seventh fairway during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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Eastern Michigan’s Savannah de Bock walks after her shot from the seventh tee during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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Raya Nakao of Oregon State University hits a shot from the seventh tee during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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A panoramic view of the 7th fairway walked by Taylor Kehoe, Raya Nakao and Lauren Zaretsky during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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Texas A&M’s Vanessa Borovillos hits a shot from the seventh tee during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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Farrah O’Keefe of Texas hits a shot from the seventh tee during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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Auburn’s Anna Davis hits a shot from the seventh tee during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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Stanford University’s Megha Ngannu looks at her shot from the seventh tee during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship held at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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Southern California’s Jasmine Koo watches from the seventh tee of the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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Stanford University’s Meja Ortengren hits a shot from the seventh tee during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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Katherine Park of Southern California pulls the club on the sixth hole during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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Stanford University’s Andrea Revuelta looks down at her shot from the seventh tee during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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Florida’s Paula Francisco hits a shot from the seventh tee during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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Wake Forest’s Chloe Kobeleski hits a shot from the seventh tee during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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An overview of the sixth green during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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Wake Forest’s Macy Pate watches from the sixth hole of the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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Duke’s Leanne Marixi hits a shot on the sixth hole during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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Maria Jose Marin of Fayetteville, Arkansas, hits a shot on the 6th hole during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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An overview of the sixth green during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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A detailed view of the tee markers during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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A scorekeeper updates the board during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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An overview of course signage during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.
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Wu becomes the third player to shoot a round of 64 at the NCAA Championships. This is the lowest round of any Omni La Costa women’s player in the past three years. LSU’s Megan McChrystal became the first player in NCAA Championship history to score 64 points in the final round at Landfall Country Club in North Carolina in 2010. Thirteen years later, USC’s Katherine Park did it in the second round at Greyhawk, Arizona.
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Wu’s round started with a birdie on the par-4 first hole. She finished with a 3-under 33, but birdied the 10th, 11th, 13th, 16th, and 17th holes to reach a career-record tying 64. It was the second lowest round in Florida history.
Her best round so far this year was a 65 at the Gators’ home tournament. Ranked 32nd in the NCAA Golf Rankings, her round was 12 strokes better than Friday’s opener, when she came home with a 40.
Wu’s round helped keep Florida alive in the second round. No other Gator shot below par on Saturday, and they sat at T-13 midway through the Saturday afternoon wave.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: NCAA Women’s Golf Championship 2026: Xiue Wu ties scoring record
