SMU women’s golf heads to Fort Worth for the Charles Schwab Women’s Collegiate Invitational with Mackenzie Lee and Emily Odwin leading a surging Mustangs lineup.
DALLAS - SMU women’s golf is stepping into one of its toughest tests of the spring this week, and the setting couldn’t be much bigger.
The Mustangs head to Fort Worth for the Charles Schwab Women’s Collegiate Invitational at Colonial Country Club, where a loaded field will give Lauren Mason’s group a chance to measure itself against some of the nation’s best teams.
That challenge fits where SMU is right now. The Mustangs arrive ranked No. 30 by Scoreboard and have already climbed as high as No. 24 this season, continuing a run of national relevance that has become the norm under Mason.
This event will feature 12 top-50 programs, including Arizona, Auburn, Duke, Oklahoma State, Stanford, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M and Wake Forest, making it one of the premier regular-season stops on the calendar.
SMU’s lineup has the firepower to belong in that company.
Mackenzie Lee continues to anchor the program and is already one of the most decorated players in school history.
Her 71.57 career scoring average ranks first at SMU, and she recently set a new program record with 127 career counting scores.
Lee, who has more than 400 career birdies, is also on the ANNIKA Award Watch List and was named a preseason All-American by Golfweek.
Emily Odwin has been just as important to SMU’s push. Her 72.37 career scoring average ranks second in school history, and she’s coming off a runner-up finish at the Briars Creek Invite after posting rounds of 69 and 70.
Odwin has now stacked strong results across multiple events and continues to build on a standout season that already includes international recognition and a spot in the 2026 Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
Celine Chen, whose 73.51 career scoring mark ranks fourth in program history, gives SMU another proven scorer, while Grace Jin and Kirra St-Laurent add depth to a roster with real postseason potential.
Colonial will be a major challenge, but SMU isn’t just showing up to test itself. The Mustangs have the talent, résumé and momentum to make noise against one of the strongest fields they’ll see all year.
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