The No. 1-ranked Keiser women's golf team will host the 2026 Sun Conference Championship April 19-21. The three-round, three-day event will be held at the Fountains Country Club (Par 72, 5,989 yards). The seven-team field will be include four teams represented in the latest NAIA Women's Golf Coaches' Top 25 Poll. Keiser will be looking to claim its fourth straight Sun Conference title this week.
The Seahawks are coming off second-place finish at the Music City Classic last week. Keiser remained in contention throughout the event, posting rounds of 296, 291, and 293 to secure a runner-up finish in a competitive field (14 teams represented in the latest NAIA Women's Golf Coaches' Top 25 Poll).
Sophia Sindersberger led the way for Keiser with an outstanding tournament, finishing second individually at 213 (-3). She carded rounds of 72, 71, and 70, closing with her best round of the event to earn one of the top finishes on the leaderboard.
Luz Maria Ardila also delivered a top-10 performance, placing 10th overall with a 221 (+5). Ardila opened with an impressive 70 and followed with rounds of 73 and 78 to contribute key scores for the Seahawks.
Herry Ji added another solid finish, tying for 13th at 223 (+7) with rounds of 76, 76, and a final-round 71, while Linda Stamm matched that consistency with a tie for 18th at 225 (+9), highlighted by a second-round 71.
Rounding out the lineup, Faye Wheatley finished tied for 40th with a total score of 232 (+16), helping Keiser maintain its position near the top of the standings.
When: April 19-21, 2026
Course: Fountains CC (Par 72, 5,989 yards)
Where: Lake Worth, Florida
Format: 18 holes Sunday, 18 holes Monday, 18 holes Tuesday
Field: No. 1 Keiser, No. 5 SCAD-Savannah, No. 12 Southeastern, No. 14 Coastal Georgia, Ave Maria, St. Thomas, New College of Florida
1. Sophia Sindersberger - So. / Zurich, Switzerland
Sindersberger posted her third top-5 finish of the season and seventh top-10 result of the 2025-26 campaign with a second-place result at last week's Music City Classic. On the year, Sindersberger has recorded an adjusted season stroke average of 72.7 and is ranked No. 4 in the nation (clippd)
2. Herry Ji - Fr. / London, England
Ji has recorded four top-5 finishes this season. With an adjusted season scoring average of 73.1, she is currently ranked No. 8 in the nation (clippd)
3. Luz Maria Ardila - Sr. / Bogota, Colombia
Ardila recorded her fifth top-10 finish of the season during last week's Music City Classic. She enters the week with an adjusted scoring average of 74.4 and is ranked No. 24 in the nation (clippd)
4. Linda Stamm - Gr. / Heiligenhaus, Germany
Stamm has produced two top-5 finishes this season. The native of Heiligenhaus, Germany, has registered an adjusted stroke average of 75.1. She is currently ranked No. 27 in the nation (clippd)
5. Faye Wheatley - Jr. / Newcastle, England
Wheatley has made sixappearances for the Seahawks this season, including three results in the top 10. She comes into this week's action with an adjusted scoring average of 74.9 and ranks No. 22 in the nation (clippd)
Alternate
Aoli Liu - So. / Quanzhou, China
Liu has appeared in seven events for the Seahawks this season, finishing in the top 10 twice. She comes into the week with an adjusted scoring average of 75.2 and is ranked No. 36, nationally (clippd)
- The Seahawks enter the week ranked No. 1 in the final fall NAIA Coaches' Top 25 poll (April 10)
- The Seahawks are No. 1 in the latest NAIA Mizuno WGCA Coaches' Poll (April 10)
- The Keiser women's golf team are coming off a second-place finish at the Music City Classic (April 14)
- Sophia Sindersberger led the way for Keiser with an outstanding tournament, finishing second individually at 213 (-3)
- Keiser enters the Sun Conference Championship having recorded eight top-5 finishes, including five tournament wins during the 2025-26 season
- The Seahawks enter the SUN Championship having won eight conference crowns, including three straight (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
- Winning last year's SUN Championship, Keiser has finished in the top three in each of the last 11 championship tournaments
- Keiser is 58-1-0 versus NAIA teams this season
- Of the seven teams in this year's field, four are represented in the latest NAIA Women's Golf Coaches' Top 25 poll (No. 1 Keiser, No. 5 SCAD-Savannah, No. 12 Southeastern, No. 14 Coastal Georgia)
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