No. 2 USC Women's Golf Flies to Hawai'i for the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational

Tuesday, March 17

Honolulu, Hawai'i

USC

Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational

Sarah Hammett swings a driver at the GameAbove Invitational

Photo by: Brenton Tse

No. 2 USC Women's Golf Flies to Hawai'i for the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational

March 16, 2026 | Women's Golf

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The Trojans look to extend their two-tournament win streak in Hawai'i.

OAHU, Hawai'i. — Leaving the state of California for the first time this spring, the No. 2 USC Women's Golf team heads to the Hawai'ian Islands for the 40th Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational, hosted by the University of Hawai'i at Pearl at Kalauao in 'Aiea, Oahu from March 17-18.

Squaring off against 12 teams, the Trojans will play two rounds at the 6,246-yard, par-72 course on March 17 before playing the final round on March 18. Both days begin with an 11 a.m. PT/8:00 a.m. HT shotgun start. A link to live scoring can be found on the women's golf team's schedule page on usctrojans.com.

Winners of their last two tournaments, the Trojans are making their first appearance at the Dr. Donnis Thompson tournament title since 2003. USC has won this tournament twice before in 1994 and 2003.

COMPETITIVE SLATE: No. 2 USC, No. 23 Arizona State, CBU, Hawai'i, Hawai'i Pacific, Louisiana-Monroe, Montana State, New Mexico, New Mexico State, No. 13 North Carolina, Northern Colorado, Sacramento State and Texas State.

WHERE: Pearl at Kalahao, O'ahu, Hawai'i

LIVE SCORING: Live scoring will be provided by Scoreboard here.

THE LINEUP:

TEE TIMES:
11:00 a.m. PT, hole 12B — Catherine Park
11:00 a.m. PT, hole 12A — Kylie Chong
11:00 a.m. PT, hole 13 — Bailey Shoemaker
11:00 a.m. PT, hole 14 — Sarah Hammett
11:00 a.m. PT, hole 15B — Jasmine Koo
11:00 a.m. PT, hole 18 — Elise Lee

TROJANS IN THE RANKINGS:
No. 8 Catherine Park
No. 9 Kylie Chong
No. 11 Bailey Shoemaker
No. 36 Jasmine Koo
No. 44 Elise Lee
No. 158 Sarah Hammett

CATHY'S CURTAIN CALL
Senior Catherine Park is wrapping up a stellar collegiate career this spring. The three-time All-American currently ranks in a tie for second in program history with five tournament wins. With one more win, Cathy would tie Annie Park for the most career wins in USC history.

Park has left a mark everywhere in the USC career record book. Last season, she set the USC single-season records for top ten finishes (10) and par or better rounds (26), plus her stroke average of 71.00 was second only to her single-season low of 70.94 from her sophomore season. She tied the best round by score in program history with an 8-under 63 in the third round of the Stanford Intercollegiate as a junior, while her three-round score of 204 at the 2024 Pac-12 Championship is tied for the best three-round score in program history.

So far, Park's stroke average of 70.86 leads the team, which would break her own record for the lowest single-season mark in USC history. Her nine rounds in the 60s lead the team. She has finished in the top-25 in all but one tournament this year and she has three top-10 finishes.

NO SOPHOMORE SLUMP
Sophomores Kylie Chong and Jasmine Koo are integral parts of the Trojan lineup this season.

Chong is enjoying a breakout sophomore season. The Torrance, Calif. native is coming off a dominant win at the GameAbove Invitational, where she won with a 205 (-11) that had three rounds in the 60s. She has placed in the top 10 in four events — already doubling her two top-10 finishes as a freshman — and her two tournament wins lead the team. Her 11 rounds below par lead the team.

An All-American and All-Big Ten First Team as a freshman, Koo is looking to build upon a successful collegiate debut season in which she led USC in wins (four), rounds under par (19), rounds in the 60s (12) and birdies (142). She tied the program record for wins in a single season with four, and tied the program record for most wins in succession with three in a row. So far, Koo has three top-10 showings and she ranks second on the team with eight rounds in the 60s. Her best tournament this year was tying for first at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic from Sept. 22-24.

COMING HOME
Making her return to Southern California, Irvine native Elise Lee joined USC after being an integral part of the Northwestern Wildcats' national title-winning team last spring. The sophomore has been one of USC's scoring players in 16.5 of the 18.5 rounds this season. Lee has fired her career-low round of 68 on four occasions this season.

BAILEY'S BACK
Bailey Shoemaker is making her return to USC after missing the fall season. The junior from Dade City, Fla. has finished in the top 15 in all three tournaments so far, with her best finish being a second-place finish at the GameAbove Invitational. After that performance, she shot up to No. 11 in the Scoreboard individual rankings, which is a career-high. Her 71.00 stroke average ranks second on the team.

Shoemaker has been a staple in the Trojan lineup throughout her collegiate career. She led USC by placing sixth at the NCAA East Lansing Regional with a career-best 9-under 207 to help the Trojans qualify for the NCAA Championships. She has 16 career top-25 finishes and seven top-10 finishes.

FAB FRESHMEN
USC welcomes two freshmen to the squad this year: Sarah Hammett and Chloe Kim. The only international player on USC's roster, Hammett hails from Gold Coast, Australia and has competed in six tournaments so far. She is coming off her best finish of the spring season at the GameAbove Invitational, where she tied for sixth place and fired a collegiate-best 68 in the final round.

Kim made her debut in the spring at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge and has competed as an individual in both of USC's tournaments this spring. She is coming off a collegiate-best 32nd-place showing at the Alice and John Wallace Women's Golf Classic.

FOLLOW THE TROJANS
For more information on the USC women's golf team, a complete schedule, and results, please visit USCTrojans.com. Fans of the Trojans can follow the team on Instagram and on X @USCWomensGolf.