***2026 NCAA Women's Golf Championship (May 22-27)***

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Course: Omni LaCosta, Carlsbad, Calif.
Format: Stroke play prelims (72 holes), top 8 to match play

Qualifying Teams (30)

REGION	TEAMS (by NCAA Rank)
Ann Arbor	#2 USC, #10 Duke, #29 Ohio State, #32 Northwestern, #48 Texas Tech
Chapel Hill	#5 Texas, #12 North Carolina, #20 Oklahoma State, #35 Virginia, #39 Michigan State
Louisville	#6 Arkansas, #7 Auburn, #18 Iowa State, #19 Ole Miss, #30 Houston
Stanford	#1 Stanford, #11 Pepperdine, #22 Arizona State, #31 Missouri, #50 Oregon State
Tallahassee	#3 Florida, #9 Wake Forest, #25 Florida State, #27 Eastern Michigan, #34 Kentucky
Waco	#4 Texas A&M, #16 Tennessee, #21 SMU, #26 Baylor, #36 LSU

Plus the low individual in each region who wasn't on a qualifying team

Schedule
May 22 - Stroke play Round 1 (Seeds #16-30 morning wave, #1-15 afternoon wave)
May 23 - Stroke play Round 2 (Seeds #1-15 morning, #16-30 afternoon)
May 24 - Stroke play Round 3 (new pairings based on 36-hole score; #1-15 morning, #16-30 afternoon)
--CUT: Top 15 teams plus 9 individuals not already advancing--
May 25 - Stroke play Round 4 (Golf Channel coverage 5:00-9:00pm CT)
--Top 8 teams advance to Match Play--
May 26 - Match Play quarterfinals and semifinals (live on Golf Channel)
May 27 - Match Play championship (live on Golf Channel)

 

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Qualifiers by Conference
SEC - 10
ACC - 7
Big 12 - 6
Big Ten - 4
WCC - 2
MAC - 1

 

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Top-30 teams that did not advance
#8 Oregon (7th in Waco)
#13 Vanderbilt (6th in Stanford)
#14 UCF (6th in Ann Arbor)
#15 UCLA (6th in Tallahassee)
#17 Mississippi State (7th in Chapel Hill)
#23 Oklahoma (T-8th in Ann Arbor)
#24 South Carolina (DNQ)
#28 Kent State (8th in Chapel Hill)

 

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Round 1 Tee Times (CT) - Friday, 5/22
(seeds in parentheses)

1st Tee
8:52 - 9:36 am: (19) Ohio State, (20) Baylor, (21) Eastern Michigan
9:47 - 10:31 am: (25) Kentucky, (26) LSU, (27) Virginia
10:42 am: Individuals
2:12 - 2:56 pm: (4) Texas A&M, (5) Texas, (6) Auburn
3:07 - 3:51 pm: (10) Pepperdine, (11) North Carolina, (12) SMU
4:02 pm: Individuals

10th Tee
8:30 - 9:14 am: (16) Oklahoma State, (17) Florida State, (18) Arizona State
9:25 - 10:09 am: (22) Houston, (23) Northwestern, (24) Missouri
10:20 - 11:04 am: (28) Michigan State, (29) Oregon State, (30) Texas Tech
1:50 - 2:34 pm: (1) Stanford, (2) USC, (3) Florida
2:45 - 3:29 pm: (7) Arkansas, (8) Wake Forest, (9) Duke
3:40 - 4:24 pm: (13) Iowa State, (14) Tennessee, (15) Ole Miss

 

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Great round 1 for the Cyclonitas...top 15 listed (out of 30).

PL	TEAM	SCORE
1	USC	-7
2	Stanford	-6
3	Oklahoma State	-5
4	Iowa State	-4
5	Eastern Michigan	-2
	Arkansas	-2
7	Missouri	-1
8	SMU	E
	LSU	E
	Texas	E
11	Baylor	+1
	Texas A&M	+1
	Arizona State	+1
	Virginia	+1
15	Northwestern	+2

 

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Round 2 Tee Times (CT) - Saturday, 5/23
(seeds in parentheses)

1st Tee
8:30 - 9:14 am: (1) Stanford, (2) USC, (3) Florida
9:25 - 10:09 am: (7) Arkansas, (8) Wake Forest, (9) Duke
10:20 - 11:04 am: (13) Iowa State, (14) Tennessee, (15) Ole Miss
1:50 - 2:34 pm: (16) Oklahoma State, (17) Florida State, (18) Arizona State
2:45 - 3:29 pm: (22) Houston, (23) Northwestern, (24) Missouri
3:40 - 4:24 pm: (28) Michigan State, (29) Oregon State, (30) Texas Tech

10th Tee
8:52 - 9:36 am: (4) Texas A&M, (5) Texas, (6) Auburn
9:47 - 10:31 am: (10) Pepperdine, (11) North Carolina, (12) SMU
10:42 am: Individuals
2:12 - 2:56 pm: (19) Ohio State, (20) Baylor, (21) Eastern Michigan
3:07 - 3:51 pm: (25) Kentucky, (26) LSU, (27) Virginia
4:02 pm: Individuals

Notes for Round 3 (Sunday, 5/24)
All 30 teams will advance to Round 3 on Sunday.
Pairings for Round 3 will be re-drawn based on scores through Round 2.
The top 15 teams will be in the morning wave, and the bottom 15 will be in the afternoon wave.

 

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Iowa State in the clubhouse at E overall after shooting +4 today. Currently tied for 5th.

The last groups are just starting now, so it may be several hours until there's a good feel of ISU's position going into Sunday.

 

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Still some teams out on the course, but they're all in the bottom half.

Top half of the team race:

PL	TEAM	SCORE
1	Stanford	-12
2	USC	-9
3	Oklahoma State	-7
4	Iowa State	E
	Arkansas	E
6	SMU	+1
	Duke	+1
8	Texas	+2
9	Eastern Michigan	+5
	Arizona State	+5
11	Florida	+6
	Northwestern	+6
13	Missouri	+7
14	Pepperdine	+9
15	Tennessee	+10
	Texas A&M	+10
	Florida State	+10

 

[LindenCy]

How many teams get a trophy?

 

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Round 3 Tee Times (CT) - Sunday, 5/24

1st Tee
8:30 - 9:14 am: Stanford, USC, Oklahoma State
9:25 - 10:09 am: Duke, Texas, Eastern Michigan
10:20 - 11:04 am: Missouri, Pepperdine, Tennessee
1:50 - 2:34 pm: Texas A&M, Florida State, North Carolina
2:45 - 3:29 pm: Virginia, LSU, Houston
3:40 - 4:24 pm: Kentucky, Texas Tech, Oregon State

10th Tee
8:52 - 9:36 am: Arkansas, Iowa State, SMU
9:47 - 10:31 am: Arizona State, Florida, Northwestern
10:42 am: Individuals
2:12 - 2:56 pm: Wake Forest, Baylor, Auburn
3:07 - 3:51 pm: Ohio State, Ole Miss, Michigan State
4:02 pm: Individuals

Notes
After Round 3, the field will be cut to the top 15 teams and 9 individuals not on an advancing team.
Those participants will move on to Round 4 on Monday.

 

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All 5 Cyclones have made the turn, currently sitting 5th overall (-3).

Cut line (15th) is currently at +11.

 

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What does making the turn mean???

 

[Isualum13]

What does making the turn mean???

Between holes 9 and 10. Halfway point.

 

[buf87]

Between holes 9 and 10. Halfway point.

That makes sense

 

[Kinch]

All 5 Cyclones have made the turn, currently sitting 5th overall (-3).

Cut line (15th) is currently at +11.

Thanks for update.

 

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In the clubhouse at -3, tied for 5th.

Should be good enough to move on to Monday's final round.

 

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Advancing to Monday...

PL	TEAM	SCORE
1	Stanford	-21
2	USC	-16
3	Oklahoma State	-10
4	Texas	-6
5	Iowa State	-3
	Arkansas	-3
7	Florida	+2
	Arizona State	+2
	Duke	+2
10	Eastern Michigan	+6
11	Pepperdine	+8
	Missouri	+8
13	SMU	+10
	North Carolina	+10
15	Northwestern	+12

 

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Tentative Round 4 Tee Times (CT) - Monday, 5/25

1st Tee
12:30 - 1:14 pm: SMU, North Carolina, Northwestern
1:25 - 2:09 pm: Texas, Iowa State, Arkansas
2:20 - 3:04 pm: Stanford, USC, Oklahoma State

10th Tee
12:41 - 1:25 pm: Eastern Michigan, Pepperdine, Missouri
1:36 - 2:20 pm: Florida, Arizona State, Duke
2:31 - 2:53 pm: Individuals

TV: Golf Channel (4:30 - 8:30 pm)

Notes
The top 8 teams at the end of Stroke Play will advance to Match Play, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.

 

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5 shot lead on going to match play. Be nice for rhem to make that, and extra nice if they could hold on to 4th, 5th, 6th after tomorrow and avoid Stanford and USC for at least the quarters

 

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How much teams get trophies?