DALLAS — The No.25 Iowa State women’s golf team achieved a landmark victory by capturing their first-ever Big 12 Championship. This triumph represents the program’s first conference title in over three decades, dating back to their 1993 Big 8 win.
Competing at the Dallas Athletic Club’s Gold Course – a par-72 layout spanning 6,270 yards – the team overcame a significant six-stroke deficit at the start of the final round to ultimately win the tournament by a six-shot margin over runner-up Houston.
The Cyclonitas’ final-round performance was nothing short of historic. They carded a 7-under 281, which was the lowest team round recorded by any of the 14 competing schools across the three-day event. This score set a new school record for a conference championship round and ranks as the seventh-lowest single round in Big 12 Championship history. Their cumulative three-day total of 859 (-5) also established a new program benchmark for a Big 12 tournament. A primary driver of this success was the team’s aggressive scoring; Iowa State led the entire field with 49 birdies. Their final-day surge began immediately, with the five-player lineup combined for eight birdies on just the first two holes.
On an individual level, sophomore Nichakorn Pinprayoon secured a share of the conference title, earning co-medalist honors alongside UCF’s Mila Jurine. Both finished the 54-hole tournament at seven-under par (209). Pinprayoon’s victory was secured through a high-pressure finish on the 18th hole; after her tee shot found a penalty area, she played her third shot onto the fringe from 150 yards out and drained a 25-foot par putt to clinch her 5-under 67.
Her total of 209 is the third-lowest in program history for a conference event and the 10th-lowest in the history of the Big 12.
The championship was a complete team effort. Pimkwan “Pammy” Chookaew finished tied for eighth place with an even-par 216. Her final round featured a bogey-free back nine with three birdies, helping her earn Big 12 All-Tournament honors for the third time in her career—a milestone reached by only three other Cyclones in history. Alexandra Vidal Rivera also secured a top-20 finish, tying for 16th place with a three-over-par 219. Rounding out the historic lineup, Isabella Yan and Karisa Chul-Ak-Sorn both finished tied for 19th place with totals of 220 (+4).
By winning the conference title, the Cyclones have earned an automatic berth in the NCAA Regionals. The team, along with other Big 12 contenders such as Houston, UCF and Oklahoma State, will learn their postseason destination during the selection show on Wednesday, which will air on the Golf Channel at 3 p.m.
2026 Big 12 Women’s Golf Championship
April 23 to April 25
Dallas Athletic Club’s Gold Course
Dallas, Texas
Team Scores (Total-Round 1-Round 2-Round 3) (-/+):
1. No. 25 Iowa State 859 (293-285-281) -5; 2. No. 36 Houston 865 (285-287-293) +1; 3. No. 15 UCF 870 (287-289-294) +6; T4. No. 21 Oklahoma State 874 (293-290-291) +10; T4. No. 22 Arizona State 874 (294-287-293) +10; 6. Texas Tech 883 (301-286-296) +19; 7. No. 26 Baylor 884 (295-296-293) +20; 8. No. 41 TCU (296-292-299) +23; 9. No. 37 Kansas 889 (304-288-297) +25; 10. Brigham Young 902 (296-303-303) +38; 11. No. 29 Arizona 904 (304-294-303) +40; 12. Cincinnati 909 (303-302-304) +45; 13. No. 38 Kansas State 914 (305-307-302) +50; 14. No. 47 Colorado 924 (308-299-317) +60.
Iowa State Results:
Finishing place – Round 1-Round 2-Round 3 – (-/+)
T-1 – Nichakorn Pinprayoon – 71-71-67 (-7)
T-8 – Pammy Chookaew – 74-73-69 (E)
T-16 – Alexandra Vidal – 76-71-72 (+3)
T-19 – Isabella Yan – 73-74-73 (+4)
T-19 – Karisa Chul-Ak-Sorn – 75-70-75 (+4)
