CARLSBAD, Calif. — The women’s individual national champion has been crowned, which means one thing: it’s time for match play at the 2026 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship.
Stanford finished first after stroke play for the sixth straight season and will be the No. 1 seed yet again. Texas junior Farah O’Keefe birdied her final two holes to win medalist honors and cap a stellar spring. Eastern Michigan, in its first NCAA Championship, is into match play.
A reminder: Stanford in 2022 and 2024 is the only No. 1 seed in the match-play era to go on and win the national title.
The quarterfinals are set to begin on Tuesday morning and the semifinals to follow in the afternoon. On Wednesday, it’ll be the final. (Note: all times ET, which is three hours ahead of Carlsbad).
NCAA Women’s Golf Championship 2026 match play bracket
No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 8 Pepperdine
Quarterfinal matches
- Meja Ortengren vs. Grace Anderson, 10:40 a.m., 10th tee
- Andrea Revuelta vs. Kylee Choi, 10:50 a.m.
- Paula Martin Sampedro vs. Yingzhi Zhu, 11 a.m.
- Kelly Xu vs. Jeneath Wong, 11:10 a.m.
- Megha Ganne vs. Eunseo Choi, 11:20 a.m.
Stanford
Appearances: 11
Match Play Record: 16-7
NCAA ranking: No. 1
Pepperdine
Appearances: 2
Match Play Record: 0-1
NCAA ranking: No. 11
No. 4 Texas vs. No. 5 Eastern Michigan
Quarterfinal matches
- Lauren Kim vs. Erena Tan, 10:40 a.m., 1st tee
- Cindy Hsu vs. Jasmine Leovao, 10:50 a.m.
- Farah O’Keefe vs. Janae Leovao, 11 a.m.
- Angela Heo vs. Savannah de Bock, 11:10 a.m.
- Selina Liao vs. Baiyok Sukterm, 11:20 a.m.
Texas
Appearances: 5
Match Play Record: 0-4
NCAA ranking: No. 5
Eastern Michigan
Appearances: 1
Match Play Record: 0-0
NCAA ranking: No. 27
No. 3 Arkansas vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State
Quarterfinal matches
- Reagan Zibilski vs. Ellie Bushnell, 9:50 a.m., 10th tee
- Abbey Schutte vs. Summer Lee, 10 a.m.
- Sara Brentcheneff vs. Yu-Chu Chen, 10:10 a.m.
- Maria Jose Marin vs. Marta Silchenko, 10:20 a.m.
- Natalie Blonien vs. Tarapath Panya, 10:30 a.m.
Arkansas
Appearances: 3
Match Play Record: 0-2
NCAA ranking: No. 7
Oklahoma State
Appearances: 2
Match Play Record: 2-1
NCAA ranking: No. 21
No. 2 USC vs. No. 7 Duke
Catherine Park vs. Andie Smith, 9:50 a.m., 1st tee
Jasmine Koo vs. Rianne Malixi, 10 a.m.
Bailey Shoemaker vs. Avery McCrery, 10:10 a.m.
Elise Lee vs. Katie Li, 10:20 a.m.
Kylie Chong vs. Anna Canado Espinal, 10:30 a.m.
USC
Appearances: 9
Match Play Record: 6-8
NCAA ranking: No. 2
Duke
Appearances: 6
Match Play Record: 6-4
NCAA ranking: No. 10
NCAA Women’s Golf Championship TV information
Golf Channel is the TV home for the NCAA Championships. All times ET.
- Tuesday, May 26
- 1-3:30 p.m.
- 6-10 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 27
- 6-10 p.m.
NCAA Women’s Golf Championship tickets
Fans must have tickets to attend this year’s NCAA Golf Championships. Here’s how to buy them.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: NCAA Women’s Golf Championship 2026: Match play bracket, pairings