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Women's Golf

Quintanilla, Chamness Set for NCAA Waco Regional

SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State will see freshman Grace Quintanilla and senior Yvonne Chamness represent the Bobcats as individuals at the NCAA Division I Waco Regional. The three-day event is being hosted by Baylor at the Ridgewood Country Club.

This will be the first postseason appearance for Quintanilla, who finished her regular season ranked No. 107 nationally and was selected to the Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team following a tied for fifth place finish. Quintanilla was in the lineup for 10 of 11 tournaments in her opening campaign, only missing one due to international duty with the Philippines. Of those 10, she led the Bobcats in seven and finished with a team best 71.5 adjusted scoring average. Overall, she posted five rounds in the 60s and 16 even or under par with 29 of 30 rounds counting toward the team score. Her best finish was T4 at the Chevron Challenge and her season-low round of 66 was signed for on the event's second 18.

Chamness will be making her third consecutive appearance at an NCAA Regional after qualifying as an individual in 2025 and part of TXST's conference championship winning team in 2024. She saw her highest placement of tied for 24th last season in Lubbock. Chamness appeared in all 11 tournaments this season, earning runner-up honors on two occasions. Overall, she led the lineup in four. Her 10 rounds in the 60s and 17 rounds even or under were a team best, as were her four eagles and 101 birdies. The senior posted a 72.6 scoring average and saw 30 of 33 rounds counted.

TXST Individuals

Grace Quintanilla | Freshman | Cebu, Philippines

Hole 1 | 9:40am CT
Pairing | Ryann Honea (ACU), Malisone Chanthapanya (UNT)

Yvonne Chamness | Senior | Austin, Texas
Hole 10 | 9:40am CT
Pairing | Bouquet Subsomboon (UNT), Sara Pihlajamaki (HCU)

Tournament Format & Qualification
Stroke play: 54-holes across three days

The top five teams (30 teams total) and the low individual not on an advancing team (six individuals total) from each regional site will advance to compete in the national championships to be played May 22-27 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.

Championship Links
Round 1 | Monday
Pairings | Live Scoring | Stream ($)
Round 2 | Tuesday
Pairings | Live Scoring | Stream ($)
Round 3 | Wednesday
Pairings | Live Scoring | Stream ($)

Course Information
Ridgewood Country Club | Waco, Texas
Par 70 | 6,094 yards

Participants
Teams (Seeded in order with conference champions noted)

1. Texas A&M
2. Oregon
3. Tennessee (SEC)
4. SMU
5. Baylor
6. LSU
7. TCU
8. Tulsa (American)
9. Colorado
10. Northern Arizona (Big Sky)
11. Tarleton State (Western Athletic)
12. Prairie View A&M (Southwestern Athletic)

Individuals (Seeded in order)
1. Ryann Honea | Abilene Christian
2. Grace Quintanilla | Texas State
3. Malisone Chanthapanya | North Texas
4. Yvonne Chamness | Texas State
5. Bouquet Subsomboon | North Texas
6. Sara Pihlajamaki | HCU (Southland)

Individual Notes

Grace Quintanilla | First NCAA Regional

2026 NCAA Regional Qualifier… 2026 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team… Sun Belt Conference Golfer of the Week (March 26, 2026; March 5, 2026)… In the Bobcat lineup in 10 of 111 tournaments missing the Ron Moore Intercollegiate due to International duty… Leads the team with a 71.5 adjusted scoring average… Led the team in 7 of 10 tournaments played as a freshman… Has 5 rounds in the 60s and 16 even or under par… Has 29 of 30 rounds played counted toward the team score… Best finish is T4 at the Chevron Collegiate… Second on the team with 100 birdies…. Has 3 top 5 finishes, 5 in the top 10 and 9 top 25… Season low is 66 (R2, Chevron).

Yvonne Chamness | Third NCAA Regional (Individual 2025, Team 2024)
2026 and 2025 individual NCAA Regional Qualifier… 2025 Sun Belt First-Team All-Conference… 2025 Sun Belt All-Tournament Team… 2024-25 WGCA All-American Scholar…  2024-25 CSC Academic All-District… Sun Belt Conference Golfer of the Week (Feb. 19, 2026; Oct. 9, 2025; Sept. 11; 2025, Oct. 10; 2024)… 2024 All-Sun Belt… 2023-24 WGCA All-American Scholar… 2022-23 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List… Has appeared in the lineup in all 11 tournaments this season, leading the team in 4… Has a 72.6 adjusted scoring average and leads the team with 10 rounds in the 60s as well as 17 rounds even or under par… Has 4 eagles and a team-best 101 birdies… 30 of 33 of her rounds have counted toward the team score… Has 3 top 3 finishes and 6 in the top 25… Season low is 67 (R1, Ron Moore).

 
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Players Mentioned

Yvonne Chamness

Yvonne Chamness

Junior
Grace Quintanilla

Grace Quintanilla

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Yvonne Chamness

Yvonne Chamness

Junior
Grace Quintanilla

Grace Quintanilla

Freshman