The 2026 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship was contested May 22–27 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. 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.
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.
Stanford won their fourth team title and Farah O'Keefe of Texas won the individual championship.
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.
RegionalGolf courseLocationQualified teams^Additionally qualifiedAnn ArborUniversity of Michigan Golf CourseAnn Arbor, Michigan1. Southern California2. Ohio State3. Duke4. Northwestern5. Texas TechIsabella McCauley, MinnesotaChapel HillUNC Finley Golf CourseChapel Hill, North Carolina1. Texas2. North Carolina3. Oklahoma State4. Michigan State4. VirginiaThanana Kotchasanmanee, PrincetonLouisvilleUniversity of Louisville Golf ClubSimpsonville, Kentucky1. Auburn2. Houston3. Arkansas4. Iowa State4. Ole MissSheridan Clancy, IndianaStanfordStanford Golf CourseStanford, California1. Stanford2. Pepperdine3. Oregon State4. Arizona State5. MissouriEmma Bunch, New Mexico StateTallahasseeSeminole Legacy Golf ClubTallahassee, Florida1. Wake Forest2. Florida State3. Florida4. Eastern Michigan5. KentuckyJohanna Sjursen, Louisiana–MonroeWacoRidgewood Country ClubWaco, Texas1. SMU2. Texas A&M3. Baylor4. LSU5. TennesseeKirstin Angosta, TCU ^ Teams listed in qualifying order.
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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.
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) PlaceTeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalTo 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 +1Texas 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 +23Missouri 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)
Match-play bracket The eight teams with the lowest stroke play total advanced into the match-play event.
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Individual competition May 25, 2026 (Par:72, Total: 288)
PlacePlayer UniversityScoreTo par1 Farah O'Keefe Texas 276 −122 Megha Ganne Stanford278 −103 Rianne Malixi Duke 279 −94 Catherine Park Southern California280 −8T5 María José Marín Arkansas 281 −7 Kyra Van Kan Tennessee7 Ellie Bushnell Oklahoma State 282 −6T8 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.
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