Updated May 26, 2026, 12:31 p.m. ET
CARLSBAD, Calif. — It’s time for match play at the 2026 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship.
The eight teams that made match play punched their tickets Monday after the conclusion of stroke play. Stanford is once again the No. 1 seed, finishing at 22 under, and Texas’ Farah O’Keefe became the third Longhorn to win an NCAA title.
Stroke play is in the rearview, and now it’s time to crown a national champion.
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The No. 2 Trojans and seventh-seeded Blue Devils is an incredible color matchup, and it has been stellar golf, too. However, the first four matches are all at least 3-up leads, with each team in front in two of the matches. That means it’s likely to come down between USC’s Kylie Chong and Duke’s Anna Canado Espinal. Chong is 1 up thru 9 holes.
Arkansas leads in all 5 matches
The Razorbacks are off to a blazing start Tuesday morning, as all five matches are red with the first group on its 11th hole, the par-5 second. Abbey Schutte has the biggest lead, sitting at 4 up thru 9.
Eastern Michigan up early on Texas
Could the Cinderella story continue? Eastern Michigan is leading in two matches and has the early advantage against Texas. The Leovao twins, Jasmine and Janae, both are up in their match, with Janae in front of NCAA champion Farah O’Keefe, 2 up after 4 holes.
Arkansas, Duke take early leads
We’re underway in the mach play quarterfinals at Omni La Costa, where Duke is up early on USC and Arkansas has an advantage against Oklahoma State. Texas/Eastern Michigan and Stanford/Pepperdine just teed off, but now it’s time to see who’s going to survive college golf’s longest day. There’s going to be plenty of leaderboard movement and a ton of action, so buckle up.
NCAA Women’s Golf Championship 2026 match play bracketNo. 1 Stanford vs. No. 8 Pepperdine
Quarterfinal matches
Meja Ortengren vs. Grace Anderson, 10:40 a.m., 10th teeAndrea 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.No. 4 Texas vs. No. 5 Eastern Michigan
Quarterfinal matches
Lauren Kim vs. Erena Tan, 10:40 a.m., 1st teeCindy 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.No. 3 Arkansas vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State
Quarterfinal matches
Reagan Zibilski vs. Ellie Bushnell, 9:50 a.m., 10th teeAbbey 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.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.
NCAA Women’s Golf Championship TV information
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Tuesday, May 26Wednesday, May 27
Eight. After Monday’s final round of stroke play, the top eight teams advance to match play, which begins Tuesday morning with the quarterfinals.
NCAA Women’s Golf Championship predictions
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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 tickets
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