2026 NCAA Division I women's golf championship
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The 2026 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship was contested May 22–27 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.[1] It was the 43rd annual tournament to establish the national champions of the 2026 season in NCAA Division I women's collegiate golf. The tournament was hosted by the University of Texas. There were both team and individual championships.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 22–27, 2026 |
| Location | Carlsbad, California, U.S. |
| Courses | Omni La Costa Resort & Spa (University of Texas) |
| Organized by | NCAA |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,297 yards |
| Field | 156 players, 30 teams |
| Champion | |
| Team: Stanford Individual: Farah O'Keefe (Texas) | |
| Team: 4–1 vs USC Individual: 276 (−12) | |
It was the third and final year that the men's and women's Division I golf tournaments were played at the same location; the men's championship will be held in Carlsbad after the women's championship from May 29 – June 3.[2]
Stanford won their fourth team title[3] and Farah O'Keefe of Texas won the individual championship.[4]
Regional qualifying tournaments
- There were six regional sites that held the qualifying tournaments across the United States on May 11–13, 2026.
- The five lowest-scoring teams from each of the regional sites qualified to compete at the national championships as team and individual players.
- An additional individual with the lowest score in their regional, whose teams did not qualify, qualified to compete for the individual title in the national championship.
| Regional | Golf course | Location | Qualified teams^ | Additionally qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Arbor | University of Michigan Golf Course | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 1. Southern California 2. Ohio State 3. Duke 4. Northwestern 5. Texas Tech |
Isabella McCauley, Minnesota |
| Chapel Hill | UNC Finley Golf Course | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 1. Texas 2. North Carolina 3. Oklahoma State 4. Michigan State 4. Virginia |
Thanana Kotchasanmanee, Princeton |
| Louisville | University of Louisville Golf Club | Simpsonville, Kentucky | 1. Auburn 2. Houston 3. Arkansas 4. Iowa State 4. Ole Miss |
Sheridan Clancy, Indiana |
| Stanford | Stanford Golf Course | Stanford, California | 1. Stanford 2. Pepperdine 3. Oregon State 4. Arizona State 5. Missouri |
Emma Bunch, New Mexico State |
| Tallahassee | Seminole Legacy Golf Club | Tallahassee, Florida | 1. Wake Forest 2. Florida State 3. Florida 4. Eastern Michigan 5. Kentucky |
Johanna Sjursen, Louisiana–Monroe |
| Waco | Ridgewood Country Club | Waco, Texas | 1. SMU 2. Texas A&M 3. Baylor 4. LSU 5. Tennessee |
Kirstin Angosta, TCU |
^ Teams listed in qualifying order.
Sources:[5]
Venue
This is the third time the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship will be held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa and the second time the tournament has been hosted by the University of Texas.[1]
Format
Similar to 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship, all teams will compete for three days (54 holes) on a stroke-play basis from Friday until Sunday. On Monday, the lowest scoring player was awarded as the national champion for the individual title at the conclusion of the 72 holes stroke-play event. At the same time, the lowest scoring eight teams advanced to the match-play team event. The quarterfinals and semifinals of match-play event will be played on Tuesday, May 26 and the finals will be played on Wednesday, May 27.
Team competition
Leaderboard
(Par: 288, Total: 1152)
| Place | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford | 282 | 282 | 279 | 287 | 1130 | −22 |
| 2 | Southern California | 281 | 286 | 281 | 295 | 1143 | −9 |
| T3 | Arkansas | 286 | 290 | 285 | 292 | 1153 | +1 |
| Texas | 288 | 290 | 280 | 295 | |||
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | 286 | 295 | 289 | 284 | 1154 | +2 |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 283 | 286 | 285 | 301 | 1155 | +3 |
| 7 | Duke | 291 | 286 | 289 | 293 | 1159 | +7 |
| 8 | Pepperdine | 296 | 289 | 287 | 291 | 1163 | +11 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 284 | 292 | 285 | 303 | 1164 | +12 |
| 10 | Arizona State | 289 | 292 | 285 | 299 | 1165 | +13 |
| 11 | Florida | 297 | 285 | 284 | 302 | 1168 | +16 |
| T12 | SMU | 288 | 289 | 297 | 301 | 1175 | +23 |
| Missouri | 287 | 296 | 289 | 303 | |||
| 14 | Northwestern | 290 | 292 | 294 | 301 | 1177 | +25 |
| 15 | North Carolina | 293 | 294 | 287 | 304 | 1178 | +26 |
Eliminated teams: LSU (877), Wake Forest (877), Tennessee (879), Virginia (879), Houston (880), Auburn (881), Texas A&M (882), Florida State (885), Kentucky (885), Baylor (886), Ole Miss (887), Ohio State (893), Michigan State (895), Texas Tech (899), Oregon State (901)[6]
Match-play bracket
- The eight teams with the lowest stroke play total advanced into the match-play event.
| Quarterfinals May 26, morning | Semifinals May 26, afternoon | Final May 27 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Stanford | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Pepperdine | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Stanford | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas | 1.5 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | 3.5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern California | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Arkansas | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Arkansas | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern California | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern California | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Duke | 2 | ||||||||||||
Source:[7]
Individual competition
May 25, 2026 (Par:72, Total: 288)
| Place | Player | University | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farah O'Keefe[4] | Texas | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Megha Ganne | Stanford | 278 | −10 |
| 3 | Rianne Malixi | Duke | 279 | −9 |
| 4 | Catherine Park | Southern California | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | María José Marín | Arkansas | 281 | −7 |
| Kyra Van Kan | Tennessee | |||
| 7 | Ellie Bushnell | Oklahoma State | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Kirstin Angosta | TCU | 283 | −5 |
| Marta Silchenko | Oklahoma State | |||
| Reagan Zibilski | Arkansas |
The remaining 86 players from the top 15 teams and the top 9 individuals outside of those teams competed for the individual championship title after the 54-hole cut.[8]