Here's everything you need to know leading up to the 2026 DI women's golf championship.
The field will be announced on the Golf Channel on Wednesday, April 29 at 4 p.m. ET with qualifiers split into six regional sites. The tournament championship will begin on Friday, May 22 and continue through Wednesday, May 27 at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.
The players will complete 54 holes of stroke play, and then the top 15 teams along with the top nine individuals not on an advancing team competing for one additional day of stroke play to determine the top eight teams for match play competition and the 72-hole stroke play individual champion. The top eight teams then compete in match play for the team national championship to be decided May 27.
👀 REWIND: Northwestern wins the 2025 DI women's golf championship
2026 NCAA DI women's golf championship schedule
- Selection show: Wednesday, April 29 on the Golf Channel
- Regionals: Monday, May 11 - Wednesday, May 13
- Championship: Friday, May 22 - Wednesday, May 27
- Omni La Costa Resort & Spa| Carlsbad, California
NCAA DI women's golf championship history
Northwestern won its first championship in 2025, defeating Stanford 3-2. Arizona State has won held the trophy the most times with eight trophies.
Championship History
| Year | Champion | Coach | Score^ | Runner-Up | Score | Host or Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern | Emily Fletcher | 3-2 | Stanford | Carlsbad, Calif. | |
| 2024 | Stanford | Anne Walker | 3-2 | UCLA | Carlsbad, Calif. | |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | Kim Lewellen | 3-1 | Southern California | Scottsdale, AZ | |
| 2022 | Stanford | Anne Walker | 3-2 | Oregon | Scottsdale, AZ | |
| 2021 | Ole Miss | Kory Henkes | 4-1 | Oklahoma State | Scottsdale, AZ | |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Duke | Dan Brooks | 3-2 | Wake Forest | Fayetteville, Ark. | |
| 2018 | Arizona | Laura Ianello | 3-2 | Alabama | Stillwater, Okla. | |
| 2017 | Arizona State | Missy Farr-Kaye | 3-1-1 | Northwestern | Sugar Grove, Ill. | |
| 2016 | Washington | Mary Lou Mulflur | 3-2 | Stanford | Eugene, Ore. | |
| 2015 | Stanford | Anne Walker | 3-2 | Baylor | Bradenton, Fla. | |
| 2014 | Duke | Dan Brooks | 1,130 | Southern California | 1,132 | Tulsa, Okla. |
| 2013 | Southern California | Andrea Gaston | 1,133 | Duke | 1,154 | Georgia |
| 2012 | Alabama | Mic Potter | 1,171 | USC | 1,172 | Vanderbilt |
| 2011 | UCLA | Carrie Forsyth | 1,173 | Purdue | 1,177 | Texas A&M |
| 2010 | Purdue | Devon Brouse | 1,153 | Southern California | 1,154 | Wilmington, N.C. |
| 2009 | Arizona State | Melissa Luellen | 1,182 | UCLA | 1,190 | Owings Mills, Md. |
| 2008 | Southern California | Andrea Gaston | 1,168 | UCLA | 1,174 | New Mexico |
| 2007 | Duke | Dan Brooks | 1,170 | Purdue | 1,185 | Daytona Beach, Fla. |
| 2006 | Duke | Dan Brooks | 1,167 | Southern California | 1,177 | Ohio State |
| 2005 | Duke | Dan Brooks | 1,170 | UCLA | 1,175 | Oregon State |
| 2004 | UCLA | Carrie Forsyth | 1,148 | Oklahoma State | 1,151 | Auburn |
| 2003 | Southern California | Andrea Gaston | 1,197 | Pepperdine | 1,213 | Purdue |
| 2002 | Duke | Dan Brooks | 1,164 | Arizona, Auburn, Texas | 1,170 | Washington |
| 2001 | Georgia | Todd McCorkle | 1,176 | Duke | 1,179 | Stetson |
| 2000 | Arizona | Todd McCorkle | 1,175 | Stanford | 1,196 | Oregon State |
| 1999 | $Duke | Dan Brooks | 895 | Arizona State/Georgia | 903 | Tulsa |
| 1998 | Arizona State | Linda Vollstedt | 1,155 | Florida | 1,173 | Wisconsin |
| 1997 | Arizona State | Linda Vollstedt | 1,178 | San Jose State | 1,180 | Ohio State |
| 1996 | *Arizona | Rick LaRose | 1,240 | San Jose State | 1,240 | UCLA |
| 1995 | Arizona State | Linda Vollstedt | 1,155 | San Jose State | 1,181 | UNC-Wilmington |
| 1994 | Arizona State | Linda Vollstedt | 1,189 | Southern California | 1,205 | Oregon State |
| 1993 | Arizona State | Linda Vollstedt | 1,187 | Texas | 1,189 | Georgia |
| 1992 | San Jose State | Mark Gale | 1,171 | Arizona | 1,175 | Arizona State |
| 1991 | *UCLA | Jackie Steinmann | 1,197 | San Jose State | 1,197 | Ohio State |
| 1990 | Arizona State | Linda Vollstedt | 1,206 | UCLA | 1,222 | South Carolina |
| 1989 | San Jose State | Mark Gale | 1,208 | Tulsa | 1,209 | Stanford |
| 1988 | #Tulsa | Dale McNamara | 1,175 | Georgia/Arizona State | 1,182 | New Mexico State |
| 1987 | San Jose State | Mark Gale | 1,187 | Furman | 1,188 | New Mexico |
| 1986 | Florida | Mimi Ryan | 1,180 | Miamia (Fla.) | 1,188 | Ohio State |
| 1985 | Florida | Mimi Ryan | 1,218 | Tulsa | 1,233 | Amherst |
| 1984 | Miami (Fla.) | Lela Cannon | 1,214 | Arizona State | 1,221 | Georgia |
| 1983 | TCU | Fred Warren | 1,193 | Tulsa | 1,196 | Georgia |
| 1982 | Tulsa | Dale McNamara | 1,191 | TCU | 1,227 | Stanford |
*Won in sudden death
$Fourth Round canceled due to rain
#Tulsa's participation in 1988 championships vacated
^Format switched to match play in 2015 season
