Everything to know about the 2026 NCAA Women's Golf Championships, including TV, ticket info
The NCAA Championships are here. The 2026 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship gets underway Friday at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa's North Course in Carlsbad, California. Thirty teams and six individuals not on those teams advanced from regional play last week to the national championship.
Stroke play will last four rounds, and the top eight teams will advance to match play, with the championship match set for Wednesday, May 27. Northwestern is the defending national champion, and Arkansas star Maria Jose Marin won the individual title last May. This is the third of five years at Omni La Costa for the NCAA Championship.
More: NCAA Women's Regionals: Tennessee one of 3 teams to survive playoffs, advance to La Costa Here's everything you need to know for the 2026 NCAA Women's Golf Championship, including TV and ticket information. NCAA Women's Golf Championship format Finals play for both championships consist of three days of stroke play on Friday thru Sunday (54 holes), after which the top-15 teams and nine individuals not on an advancing team will be determined. That is followed by a final day of 18 holes of stroke play (Monday) to determine the top eight teams that will advance to match play as well as the 72-hole individual champion.
The team national champion will be determined by a match-play format that will consist of quarterfinals and semifinals conducted on Tuesday, followed by the finals on Wednesday. NCAA Women's Golf Championship TV information Golf Channel is the TV home for the NCAA Championships. All times ET.
Monday, May 25 5:30-9:30 p. m. Tuesday, May 26 1-3:30 p.