Silverado Resort and Spa to Host Top NCAA Women's Golf Teams at The Silverado Showdown

Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, Calif. will host top collegiate women golfers during The Silverado Showdown, Monday April 4th through Wednesday April 6th.

Co-hosted by University of Colorado and University of Oregon women’s golf programs, the 54-hole Silverado Showdown will feature four of the top 10 teams in the country, including No. 1 Stanford, No. 2 Oregon, No. 5 San Jose State, and No. 8 Arizona State. The University of Southern California is the defending team champion and Ellie Slama, a senior from Oregon State, is the defending individual champion.

Division I women’s golf programs scheduled to compete in the Silverado Showdown, include (with current national rankings):

• Arizona (25)

• Arizona State (8)

• BYU (32)

• California (50)

• Colorado (73)

• Iowa State (39)

• Oregon (2)

• Oregon State (36)

• San Diego State (61)

• San Jose State (5)

• Stanford (1)

• Texas A&M (16)

• TCU (29)

• UCLA (15)

• USC (13)

• Washington (40)

• Washington State (71)

First and second-round tee times off the 1st and 10th holes will begin at 7:45 a.m. PST and continue through 10:06 a.m. Wednesday’s 3rd round will be an 8 a.m. shotgun start. An awards ceremony will take place following play on Wednesday at approximately 1:30 p.m. Practice rounds will take place on Saturday and Sunday, April 2nd and 3rd.

“We are thrilled to host the Silverado Showdown again this year and witness how these top college golfers compete on the North Course. The course is playing firm and fast, which will make for a fun week of golf and camaraderie,” said Cody Sherrill, Silverado Resort and Spa’s director of club operations.

Located in the heart of California’s wine country, Silverado Resort and Spa is Napa Valley’s only 36-hole golf resort. The property’s North Course annually hosts the PGA TOUR’s Fortinet Championship in early September. The North Course originally opened in 1955, was redesigned by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and then refreshed by multi-time TOUR winner and then Silverado Resort and Spa owner, Johnny Miller. Silverado’s 6,612-yard, par 72 South Course is a favorite among members and resort guests and was also renovated by Miller. In 2020, the North Course was named to Golfweek’s Best 2020: Top 200 Resort Courses ranking. In addition to two 18-hole golf courses, Silverado features 345 guest rooms, a full service spa, 10 tennis courts and three swimming pools, all in close proximity to Napa Valley’s 400-plus wineries.

The National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) recently named Silverado Resort and Spa the Regional Golf Course of the Year (Region 4). The national NGCOA award follows it’s ‘California Golf Course of the Year’ award presented by the California Golf Course Owners Association (CGCOA) Board of Directors in November 2020.

For more information on Silverado Resort and Spa, visit www.silveradoresort.com.