2026 NCAA Division I men's golf championship
NCAA men's golf championship tournament
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The 2026 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships was contested May 29 – June 3 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.[1] It was the 87th annual tournament to establish the national champions of the 2026 season in NCAA Division I men's collegiate golf. The tournament is hosted by the University of Texas. There was both team and individual championships.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 29 – June 3, 2026 |
| Location | Carlsbad, California, U.S. |
| Courses | Omni La Costa Resort & Spa (University of Texas) |
| Organized by | NCAA |
| Statistics | |
| Field | 30 teams, 156 individuals |
| Champion | |
| Team: Auburn Individual: Preston Stout, Oklahoma State | |
| Team: 4–1 vs UCLA Individual: 274 (−14) | |
It is the third year in which the men's and women's Division I golf tournaments are played at the same location; the women's championship will be held in Carlsbad before the men's championship, from May 22–27.[2]
Preston Stout of Oklahoma State won the individual tournament by one stroke over William Jennings of Alabama.[3]
Regional qualifying tournaments
- There are six regional sites that held the qualifying tournaments across the United States from May 18–20, 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 name | Golf course | Location | Qualified teams^ | Additionally qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | University of Georgia Golf Course | Athens, Georgia | 1. Vanderbilt 2. Louisville 3. Auburn 4. BYU 5. Georgia |
Malan Potgieter, Louisiana |
| Bermuda Run | Bermuda Run Country Club | Bermuda Run, North Carolina | T1. Pepperdine T1. Virginia 3. Ole Miss 4. Southern California 5. Mississippi State |
Jacob Lang, Kentucky |
| Bryan | Traditions Club | Bryan, Texas | 1. Texas 2. Texas A&M 3. Chattanooga 4. North Carolina 5. Tennessee |
Jorge Martin Sampedro, UTRGV |
| Columbus | Ohio State University Golf Club | Columbus, Ohio | 1. Florida 2. Stanford 3. Memphis 4. Arizona State 5. Florida State |
Steen Zeman, Long Beach State |
| Corvallis | Trysting Tree Golf Club | Corvallis, Oregon | 1. Oklahoma 2. UCLA 3. Arkansas 4. Purdue 5. San Diego |
Michael Lugiano, Liberty |
| Marana | The Gallery Golf Club | Marana, Arizona | 1. Arizona 2. Oklahoma State 3. LSU T4. Arkansas State T4. Duke |
William Jennings, Alabama |
^ Teams listed in qualifying order.
Sources:[4]
Venue
This is the third time the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship will be held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa and hosted by the University of Texas.[5]
Team competition
Leaderboard
- Par, single-round: 288
- Par, total: 1,152
- After 54 holes, the field of 30 teams was cut to the top 15.
| Place | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | 284 | 272 | 286 | 284 | 1126 | −25 |
| 2 | Texas | 287 | 277 | 281 | 284 | 1129 | −23 |
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 287 | 277 | 291 | 285 | 1140 | −12 |
| T4 | Florida | 291 | 290 | 284 | 276 | 1141 | −11 |
| Oklahoma State | 295 | 274 | 287 | 285 | |||
| 6 | Arizona | 287 | 285 | 284 | 293 | 1149 | −3 |
| T7 | UCLA | 280 | 289 | 287 | 294 | 1150 | −2 |
| Stanford | 291 | 286 | 289 | 284 | |||
| T7 | Tennessee | 292 | 287 | 287 | 284 | 1150 | –2 |
| North Carolina | 287 | 288 | 283 | 292 | |||
| 11 | Virginia | 288 | 284 | 293 | 288 | 1153 | +1 |
| 12 | LSU | 303 | 293 | 270 | 289 | 1155 | +3 |
| 13 | Duke | 286 | 286 | 291 | 293 | 1156 | +4 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 292 | 284 | 288 | 293 | 1157 | +5 |
| 15 | San Diego | 286 | 291 | 289 | 310 | 1176 | +24 |
Stanford and UCLA advanced via a playoff over North Carolina and Tennessee.
Remaining teams: Pepperdine (868), Mississippi State (871), BYU (873), Arkansas (874), Georgia (876), Arizona State (877), Arkansas State (879), Purdue (880), Louisville (881), Texas A&M (882), Chattanooga (884), Ole Miss (884), Memphis (887), Southern California (890), Florida State (899)
Source:[6]
Match-play bracket
- The following eight teams had the lowest stroke play total and advanced into the match-play event.
| Quarterfinals June 2, morning | Semifinals June 2, afternoon | Final June 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Auburn | 3.5 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Stanford | 1.5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Auburn | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Florida | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Auburn | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | UCLA | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Arizona | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Arizona | 1.5 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | UCLA | 3.5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | UCLA | 3 | ||||||||||||
Sources:[7]
Individual competition
June 1, 2026 (Par:72, Total: 288)
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.
| Place | Player | University | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston Stout | Oklahoma State | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | William Jennings | Alabama | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Josiah Gilbert | Auburn | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Will Hartman | Vanderbilt | 278 | −10 |
| Filip Jakubčík | Arizona | |||
| T6 | Dean Greyserman | Stanford | 279 | −9 |
| Baylor Larrabee | UCLA | |||
| T8 | Kihei Akina | BYU | 280 | −8 |
| Lance Simpson | Tennessee | |||
| T10 | Ethan Evans | Duke | 281 | −7 |
| Jackson Koivun | Auburn | |||
| Tommy Morrison | Texas | |||
| Willy Walsh | Pepperdine |
Source:[8]