Santa Barbara's Smith Takes Individual Title; Orange Coast Defends Crown at SoCal Women's Golf Championship
Chino Hills, Calif. - The Orange Coast College women's golf team returned to the top of the SoCal mountain on Monday after capturing first place overall at the 2026 Southern California Regional Women's Golf Championships, hosted by Fullerton College at Los Serranos Country Club.
Under warm and ideal conditions, the Pirates – who won SoCal Regionals in 2025 on their way to the state championship – overcame a rough team start on Day 1 before pulling way from the field with an 18-shot win and a two-day team total of 649 (327-322).
College of the Canyons took the second spot in the standings with a two-day score of 667 (332-335), while Mt. San Antonio (330-347-677), Santa Barbara (353-349-702) and Allan Hancock (354-348-702) also earned team spots at next week's 3C2A Women's Golf Championships, which take place Monday and Tuesday at Pacific Grove Golf Links.
The Pirates – who went unbeaten in the Orange Empire Conference this year – showed the depth needed to win the team title after two warm days on the long North Course.
Through the first nine holes on Sunday, Coast sat in ninth place in the 10-team field, but used an incredible back-nine from the entire squad to end Day 1 atop the leaderboard by three strokes over Canyons.
That turnaround was maintained throughout Day 2 as the Pirates shot the lowest team score of the event on Monday with a 322, 13 shots clear of COC's 335.
All four of OCC's scorers finished in the top 20, including the freshmen trio of Jamie Ramirez, who finished third overall with a two-round total of 157 (78-79), immediately followed in the standings by teammates Giselle Amiri (82-77-159) and Daria Yamazaki (76-84-160).
Top individual golfer of the tournament went to Santa Barbara City College's Aidie Smith, who posted a pair of 2-over-par 74s for the event for a 152, two shots ahead of Allan Hancock's Zan McGovern, who went 78-76 for a 154.
In addition to the five SoCal teams invited to the championships, nine individual golfers also earned the trip to the Monterey coast, including So Young Cho (Fullerton), Savannah Fryhoff (Moorpark), Elizabeth Marez (Moorpark), Victoria Rubio (Citrus), Rylin Raposas (Antelope Valley), Elena Valdez (Fullerton), Elizabeth Thometz (Citrus), Riley Bloxom (Bakersfield), and Rici Casino (Moorpark).
Day 1 of the 3C2A Women's Golf Championships will kick off on Monday, Nov. 16 at Pacific Grove Golf Links, beginning at 8 a.m.
(Tony Altobelli, 3CSIA)
3C2A Team Qualifiers
| Finish | Team | R1 | R2 | Total |
| 1. | Orange Coast | 327 | 322 | 649 |
| 2. | Canyons | 332 | 335 | 667 |
| 3. | Mt. San Antonio | 330 | 347 | 677 |
| 4. | Santa Barbara | 353 | 349 | 702 |
| Allan Hancock | 354 | 348 | 702 |
3C2A Individual Qualifiers
| Finish | Name | College | R1 | R2 | Score |
| 1. | Aidie Smith | Santa Barbara | 76 | 76 | 152 |
| 2. | Zan McGovern | Allan Hancock | 78 | 76 | 154 |
| 3. | Jamie Ramirez | Orange Coast | 78 | 79 | 157 |
| 4. | Giselle Amiri | Orange Coast | 82 | 77 | 159 |
| 5. | Daria Yamazaki | Orange Coast | 76 | 84 | 160 |
| 6. | Kyrie Padero | Mt. San Antonio | 82 | 79 | 161 |
| 7. | Ida Teppen | Canyons | 80 | 83 | 163 |
| 8. | Rainah Bajwa | Canyons | 82 | 84 | 166 |
| 9. | Khloe Guerrero | Canyons | 85 | 82 | 167 |
| 10. | Su Young Cho | Fullerton | 84 | 86 | 170 |
| 11. | Giselle Gomez | Mt. San Antonio | 78 | 93 | 171 |
| 12. | Savannah Fryhoff | Moorpark | 89 | 83 | 172 |
| 13. | Kaitlin Acosta | Allan Hancock | 82 | 91 | 173 |
| 14. | Alex Downing | Allan Hancock | 85 | 88 | 173 |
| 15. | Leah Garcia | Mt. San Antonio | 85 | 89 | 174 |
| 16. | Lauren Grant-Timassy | Mt. San Antonio | 87 | 87 | 174 |
| 17. | Jamaica Cook | Santa Barbara | 88 | 87 | 175 |
| 18. | Elizabeth Marez | Moorpark | 85 | 90 | 175 |
| 19. | Audrey Crinella | Orange Coast | 93 | 82 | 175 |
| 20. | Baily Lieberman | Canyons | 87 | 89 | 176 |
| 21. | Victoria Rubio | Citrus | 83 | 93 | 176 |
| 22. | Sofia Allard | Canyons | 92 | 86 | 178 |
| 23. | Emily Ku | Mt. San Antonio | 85 | 94 | 179 |
| 24. | Rylin Raposas | Antelope Valley | 90 | 89 | 179 |
| 25. | Elena Valdez | Fullerton | 92 | 90 | 182 |
| 26. | Abby Price | Mt. San Antonio | 91 | 92 | 183 |
| 27. | Fiona Roberts | Orange Coast | 91 | 93 | 184 |
| 28. | Sophia Sowell | Allan Hancock | 97 | 88 | 185 |
| 29. | Julia Borejszo | Santa Barbara | 96 | 91 | 187 |
| 30. | Cam Chapman | Santa Barbara | 93 | 95 | 188 |
| 31. | Elizabeth Thometz | Citrus | 92 | 96 | 188 |
| 32. | Ally Price | Allan Hancock | 97 | 93 | 190 |
| 33. | Riley Bloxom | Bakersfield | 90 | 101 | 191 |
| 34. | Azul Calzadillas | Santa Barbara | 96 | 95 | 191 |
| 35. | Rici Casino | Moorpark | 100 | 94 | 194 |
| 40. | Kacey Renga | Santa Barbara | 98 | 101 | 199 |