The 2026 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships was contested May 29 – June 3 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. 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.
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.
Preston Stout of Oklahoma State won the individual tournament by one stroke over William Jennings of Alabama.
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 nameGolf courseLocationQualified teams^Additionally qualifiedAthensUniversity of Georgia Golf CourseAthens, Georgia1. Vanderbilt2. Louisville3. Auburn4. BYU5. GeorgiaMalan Potgieter, LouisianaBermuda RunBermuda Run Country ClubBermuda Run, North CarolinaT1. PepperdineT1. Virginia3. Ole Miss4. Southern California5. Mississippi StateJacob Lang, KentuckyBryanTraditions ClubBryan, Texas1. Texas2. Texas A&M3. Chattanooga4. North Carolina5. TennesseeJorge Martin Sampedro, UTRGVColumbusOhio State University Golf ClubColumbus, Ohio1. Florida2. Stanford3. Memphis4. Arizona State5. Florida StateSteen Zeman, Long Beach StateCorvallisTrysting Tree Golf ClubCorvallis, Oregon1. Oklahoma2. UCLA3. Arkansas4. Purdue5. San DiegoMichael Lugiano, LibertyMaranaThe Gallery Golf ClubMarana, Arizona1. Arizona2. Oklahoma State3. LSUT4. Arkansas StateT4. Duke William Jennings, Alabama ^ Teams listed in qualifying order.
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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.
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.
PlaceTeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalTo par1 Auburn 284 272 286 284 1126 −252 Texas 287 277 281 284 1129 −233 Vanderbilt 287 277 291 285 1140 −12T4Florida 291 290 284 2761141−11 Oklahoma State 295 274 287 2856 Arizona 287 285 284 293 1149 −3T7 UCLA 280 289 287 2941150−2Stanford 291 286 289 284T7Tennessee 292 287 287 2841150–2 North Carolina 287 288 283 29211Virginia 288 284 293 288 1153 +112 LSU 303 293 270 289 1155 +313Duke 286 286 291 293 1156 +414Oklahoma 292 284 288 293 1157 +515San 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)
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Match-play bracket The following eight teams had the lowest stroke play total and advanced into the match-play event.
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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.
PlacePlayer UniversityScoreTo par1 Preston Stout Oklahoma State 274 −142 William Jennings Alabama 275 −133 Josiah Gilbert Auburn 277 −11T4 Will Hartman Vanderbilt 278 −10 Filip Jakubčík ArizonaT6 Dean Greyserman Stanford 279 −9 Baylor Larrabee UCLAT8 Kihei Akina BYU 280 −8 Lance Simpson TennesseeT10 Ethan Evans Duke281 −7 Jackson Koivun Auburn Tommy Morrison Texas Willy Walsh Pepperdine
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