There’s a lot to chew on as ACC golf approaches the one month mark of play. There’s three new schools and six teams competing. Be assured, there were no slouches added to the mix. The women’s season got underway August 26 and the men began on Labor Day weekend. With the new Scoreboard by Clippd ranking system adopted by the NCAA everyone is getting the most up-to-date scoring by players and for teams. That will be one of your first stops along the way looking at numbers and then we’ll top it off with the Top 25 from the Golf Coaches Association of America (men) and the Women’s Golf Coaches Association rankings.
But first, let’s go back to the 23-24 season and see what transpired. Let’s start with the women where Wake Forest won the ACC Championship. A total of eight teams earned NCAA Regional bids, six made it to the NCAA Championship with Clemson advancing to match-play where they lost to USC. The Championship went to Stanford who defeated UCLA. The Cardinal are starting out the season as the team to beat both in the ACC and nationally.
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On the men’s side North Carolina picked up the ACC Championship. Nine conference teams were selected for the NCAA Regionals. Out of that mix four conference teams advanced to match-play. Florida State made it to the NCAA Championship but fell short with a loss to Auburn, 3-2.
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What does this season hold in store for ACC golf fans? Quite a lot. Seven ACC women standouts have been named to the ANNIKA Award Fall Watch List. It includes; Lottie Woad of FSU, Paula Martin Sampedro, Meja Ortengren, Andrea Reuvelta and Kelly Xu of Stanford, Amanda Sambach of UVa and Carolina Lopez-Chacarra of Wake Forest.
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Six ACC men standouts have been named to the Haskins Award Fall Watch List. It includes; Luke Clanton of FSU, David Ford of UNC, Ben James and Bryan Lee of UVa, Will Sides of SMU and Hiroshi Tai of Georgia Tech who was last year’s NCAA Champion.
Scoreboard Team Rankings – ACC
| MEN | TEAM | WOMEN | TEAM |
| #1 | MISSISSIPPI | #1 | STANFORD |
| #2 | OKLAHOMA | #2 | ARKANSAS-FAYETTEVILLE |
| #3 | ARIZONA ST | #3 | SOUTH CAROLINA |
| #4 | AUBURN | #4 | OREGON |
| #5 | LSU | #5 | USC |
| #7 | NORTH CAROLINA | #11 | VIRGINIA |
| #8 | VIRGINIA | #12 | NORTH CAROLINA |
| #14 | GEORGIA TECH | #13 | FLORIDA ST |
| #17 | SMU | #15 | WAKE FOREST |
| #18 | DUKE | #20 | DUKE |
| #23 | NOTRE DAME | #27 | CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY |
| #39 | STANFORD | #35 | CLEMSON |
| #47 | CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY |
Scoreboard Individual Rankings – ACC
| MEN | PLAYER | TEAM | WOMEN | PLAYER | TEAM |
| #2 | DAVID FORD | UNC | #2 | CAROLINA CHACARRA | WF |
| #10 | BEN JAMES | UVA | #5 | MIRABEL TING | FSU |
| #11 | SEBASTIAN MOSS | LOU | #9 | LOTTIE WOAD | FSU |
| #17 | JACOB MODLESKI | ND | #13 | MEJA ORTENGREN | STANF |
| #31 | ENRIQUE DIMAYUGA | SMU | #14 | MEGAN STREICHER | UNC |
| #32 | BENJAMIN REUTER | GT | #18 | PAULA MARTIN SAMPREDO | STANF |
| #44 | ZACHARY KINGSLAND | SMU | #25 | ANDIE SMITH | DUKE |
| #47 | BRYAN LEE | UVA | #33 | LEIGH CHEN | STANF |
| #34 | AMANDA SAMBACH | UVA | |||
| #37 | INEZ NG | UNC | |||
| #40 | NORA SUNDBERG | STANF | |||
| #42 | MARIE MADSEN | NC ST | |||
| #49 | CONSTANCE FOUILLET | CAL |
These rankings are based upon the complete set of data submitted by teams into the system as of October 23. How do these numbers compare to the latest Top 25 rankings by both the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) and Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA)? Let’s take a look.
| MEN | TEAM | WOMEN | TEAM |
| #1 | OKLAHOMA | #1 | STANFORD |
| #2 | AUBURN | #2 | SOUTH CAROLINA |
| #3 | ARIZONA ST | #3 | USC |
| #4 | VIRGINIA | #4 | TEXAS |
| #5 | VANDERBILT | #5 | UCLA |
| #10 | NORTH CAROLINA | #7 | WAKE FOREST |
| #11 | GEORGIA TECH | #14 | FLORIDA STATE |
| #12 | FLORIDA STATE | #16 | DUKE |
| #22 | STANFORD | #20 | VIRGINIA |
| #T-23 | DUKE | #22 | CLEMSON |
| #T-23 | NOTRE DAME | #T-23 | NORTH CAROLINA |
| RV | RV | ||
| #31 | WAKE FOREST | #27 | CAL |
| #32 | SMU | #33 | VIRGINIA TECH |
| #43 | LOUISVILLE | #36 | SMU |
The men’s poll was released on October 11 while the women’s is from October 4.
The ACC Golf Championships are a long way off but it’s never too early to start making plans. The women’s tournament will be held at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, April 16-19. The men’s tournament will take a slightly different route this year as they head to The Club @ Olde Stone in Bowling Green, KY, April 24-28.
