University of Minnesota Athletics
2026 Women's Golf Year in Review
>> Led by the Isabella McCauley's fifth-place finish, the Golden Gophers finished in 11th place at the Big Ten Championship in Glendale, Calif.
>> Minnesota earned five top-five tournament finishes in 2025-26 highlighted by a second-place showing at the Shootout at Wachesaw in March. The Gophers had a total of 10 top-five finishes in the previous nine years.
>> Junior Isabella McCauley became the third Gopher to be a three-time All-Big Ten honoree and also qualified for her third straight NCAA Regional. McCauley competed at the Augusta National Women's Amateur and was invited to represent Team USA at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup. She broke the school's 54-hole scoring record in capturing individual honors at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate.
>> Following a year away from the program, junior Mariana Mesones finished second on the team in scoring average (73.38), top ten finishes (2) and top 20 finishes (6).
NCAA Championship Qualifier
Isabella McCauley
NCAA Regional Qualifiers
Isabella McCauley, Luisamariana Mesones
All-Big Ten
Isabella McCauley (2nd Team), Luisamariana Mesones (2nd Team)
Big Ten Golfer of the Week
Luisamariana Mesones (3/20), Isabella McCauley (4/16)
CSC Academic All-District
Isabella McCauley
Academic All-Big Ten
Madison Le, Isabella McCauley, Reese McCauley, Luisamariana Mesones, Jordana Windhorst-Knudsen
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
Madison Le
Gallery: 2025-26 Gopher Women's Golf Season
