Women's Golf Preview: NCAA Athens Regional

NORMAN - Oklahoma senior women's golfer Mikhaela Fortuna will compete as an individual at the 2023 NCAA Athens Regional May 8-10 at UGA Golf Course in Athens, Ga.

Fortuna is paired with Tulane's Carla Bernet and Penn State's Mathilde Delavallade and the trio open the 54-hole tournament on Monday at 8:53 a.m. CT.

Fortuna secured a career-best finish in her last event, tying for third at the Big 12 Championship. She was one of four golfers to finish under par and fired a 1-under 215.

Fortuna will need to be the low individual not among the top-five teams to advance to the NCAA Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. Stroke play will be held May 19-22.

FORTUNA 2022-23 BIO
Mikhaela Fortuna, Sr., Manila, Philippines: Appeared in the OU lineup in 10 events ... Opened the season tied for 29th (10-over, 226) at the Carmel Cup ... Netted first top-10 finish of the year at the Schooner Fall Classic and tied for 10th with a 3-under 207 ... Finished 34th (2-over, 214) at the Illini Invitational ... Tied for fourth at the Jim West Challenge, finishing 5-under 211 ... Tied for 44th at the Westbrook Invitational (5-over, 221) ... Tallied a top-30 finish at the Florida State Match Up and tied for 25th (14-over, 230) ... Recorded a 5-over 77 in the opening round of the Clemson Invitational and did not finish the event ... Led the OU lineup with a top-40 finish at The Bruzzy (14-over 224) ... Recorded a career-best finish and tied for third at the Big 12 Championship ... One of four golfers to finish under par at the event, firing a 1-under 215 ... Named to the 2023 Big 12 All-Tournament Team ... Tied for 42nd at the 2022 Albuquerque Regional (9-over, 225) ... Tied for 29th at the 2021 Columbus Regional (8-over, 224) ... Finished 51st at the 2019 Norman Regional (9-over 225).

THE FIELD
1. South Carolina
2. San Jose State
3. Ole Miss
4. Ohio State
5. Georgia
6. Maryland
7. Kent State
8. Charleston
9. Kansas
10. Furman
11. Augusta
12. Sacred Heart

INDIVIDUALS
1. Carla Bernat, Tulane
2. Mathilde Delavallade, Penn State
3. Mikhaela Fortuna, Oklahoma
4. Catie Craig, Western Kentucky
5. Christy Chen, Boston
6. Isabella Gomez, Harvard

THE COURSE
All three rounds will be played at UGA Golf Course (par 72, 6,347 yards)

FORMAT
54 holes will be played over three days. Fortuna will open the event on Monday, May 8 at 8:53 a.m. CT.

LIVE STATS
Live scoring and final results will be posted on GolfStat.com. A full recap will be posted on SoonerSports.com following the completion of rounds each day.