It has been quite a month for No. 2 USC women’s golf. Put simply, the team has done nothing but win. 

Since mid-February, USC hasn’t been beaten in team competitions, most by double-digit margins. 

First, the Trojans won their own inaugural GameAbove Invitational by twelve shots on March 9-10, with sophomore Kylie Chong winning her second career tournament. A week later, on March 17-18, USC traveled to Hawai‘i and bested the competition by 23, as sophomore Jasmine Koo took home her program-best sixth career victory.

The following week, the Trojans won again, this time by 11, at the PING ASU Invitational in Phoenix on March 23-25 for their fourth straight team title. Four Trojans then competed in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur on April 1-4, with two making the 36-hole cut and playing one of the most famous golf courses in the world. 

In the memorable last month for USC, the team broke numerous program records, saw all-time career performances from individual players and continued to prove why it is among the elite in collegiate women’s golf. 

Chong wins inaugural GameAbove Invitational

Riding on the momentum of their first team tournament victory of the spring season at the Alice and John Classic Feb. 14-16, the Trojans returned to action at their home course, Rolling Hills Country Club, to co-host the inaugural GameAbove Invitational. 

Playing a familiar course, USC didn’t disappoint, taking home the team title in dominant fashion. The Trojans shot 22-under-par over three consistent rounds, 12 shots clear of runner-up No. 4 Texas A&M at 10-under and 33 strokes better than third-place No. 3 Oregon at 11-over. 

Individually, Chong stole the show. Following an opening 1-under 71, Chong found another gear, closing with rounds of 6-under 66 and 4-under, bogey-free 68 to win the individual competition by four shots at 11-under. The victory is Chong’s second individual title of her career. 

Junior Bailey Shoemaker finished right behind Chong in second at 7-under for the tournament. Shoemaker began the tournament with a 4-under 68, followed by two more rounds in red figures to secure solo second. 

Senior Catherine Park and freshman Sarah Hammett ended at even-par to finish in a tie for sixth. Hammett began the day in 22nd but bounced back after a second-round 77, firing a career-best 4-under 68 to jump into the top 10. 

Koo makes program history with sixth-career victory

At the following Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational in Oahu, the Trojans left no doubt who the best team was. 

No. 12 North Carolina and No. 23 Arizona State tied for second, 23 shots back of USC at 28-under-par. The Trojans’ combined 14-under 270 in the second round, with four players in the 60s, highlighted their dominance, and their 28-under total was the fifth best relative to par in program history.

But the team competition wasn’t the only place where USC was making history. 

Koo was on top of her game all tournament, shooting rounds of 67, 68 and 67 to take medalist honors at 11-under. Koo’s six-shot triumph marks the second of her sophomore season and sixth of her collegiate career, tying her with LPGA golfer Annie Park for the most in program history. 

In her bogey-free final round, Koo drained a 12-foot putt for birdie on the 18th hole to fittingly cap off her impeccable tournament. 

Like at the GameAbove, the Trojans occupied the top two spots on the leaderboard. Park shot 5-under for the tournament to grab a piece of history of her own: Her second-place finish behind Koo was the 24th top 10 of Park’s remarkable USC career, tying her for the second most in program history alongside AIG Women’s Open champion Sophia Popov. 

Five Trojans were under par in Hawai‘i, as Shoemaker, Chong and sophomore Elise Lee all finished in a tie for sixth at 2-under for the tournament. Shoemaker notched her third straight top-10 finish and shot the low round of the tournament with a 6-under 65 in her second round.  

Trojans go on longest win streak in 12 years

After returning from Hawai‘i, USC had little time to rest and prepare before heading to Phoenix, Arizona, to play in the PING ASU Invitational. 

But the travel didn’t matter, as the Trojans snagged another team title — their fourth straight, marking their longest streak in over a decade. 

The team’s 23-under total for the tournament included a 17-under opening round of 271, with all five USC players entered into the team competition under par.    

Park had a chance to win the individual side, but an ill-timed double bogey on the front nine and a costly bogey on the penultimate hole left her in second at 7-under for the tournament, one back of Cal State Fullerton’s Davina Xanh. 

Shoemaker, Lee and Chong all ended in a tie for eighth at 4-under. Shoemaker has been the epitome of consistency this season for the Trojans, shooting three under-par rounds in Phoenix and continuing to stack up top 10s. 

Park, Lee make cut at Augusta National Women’s Amateur

Koo, Lee, Park and Shoemaker were four of the 72 players selected to compete at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, one of the premier amateur tournaments on the calendar. The tournament features one of the deepest and most talented fields in amateur golf, with 48 of the top 50 in the world amateur rankings competing. 

Shoemaker has had immense past success at the event, finishing second in 2024, but this year, she and Koo started slow and couldn’t recover, missing the 36-hole cut. 

Lee and Park opened with an even-par 72 during the first round. In the second, Lee shot 3-under 69, and Park 1-under 71, to make the cut and advance to Saturday’s final round. As part of her low round, Lee holed out from the fairway for eagle on the par-five 18th hole. 

While the first two days were held at the Champions Retreat Golf Club, Augusta National Golf Club, one of the world’s most renowned courses and host of the Masters Tournament, played host to Saturday’s final round. 

Park shot one-under 71 with four birdies at Augusta, including back-to-back on seven and eight, to finish in a tie for 19th at 2-under for the tournament. 

Lee struggled to back up her strong second round, shooting a 2-over 74 at Augusta with three back-nine bogeys to finish 1-under for the tournament and tied for 26th. 

Following the Chevron Silverado Showdown on April 6-8, the Trojans have two weeks of practice before the Big Ten Championships begin on April 24.