CARLSBAD, Calif.– Virginia opened play on Friday (May 22) at the 2026 NCAA Women's Golf Championships at the Omni LaCosta Resort in Carlsbad, Calif.
The Cavaliers shot a combined one-over in the opening round of the competition, tying for 11th place. USC leads the field at 7-under.
Sophomore Kennedy Swedick led the Cavaliers, shooting a 1-under 71 for the round, with four birdies, including one on 18. Junior Jaclyn LaHa birdied two of her final four holes to come in with an even-par 72. Freshman Remi Bacardi birdied her final three holes to post a +1.
Virginia is one of 30 teams competing for the NCAA team title and stroke play champion.
After three days (May 22-24) of stroke play, the field is reduced to 15 teams, and the top nine individuals not on one of those teams advance to the fourth round (May 25), which will decide the individual champion.
Live Coverage
- Late-day coverage of the first three rounds will be available on the Babygrande Golf website (subscription required)
- Golf Channel will feature extensive coverage of the championship beginning Monday, May 25.
- Live scoring is available
NOTES
- Virginia is making its 16th NCAA Championship appearance in the 22-year history of the program
- UVA’s best finishes at the NCAAs were back-to-back fourth-place showings in 2011 and 2012. In 2016, the Cavaliers finished fifth in stroke-play
- Last season, the Cavaliers finished 8th overall after losing to Stanford in the first round of match play
- Head Coach Ria Scott is leading UVA to its sixth team appearance at the NCAA Championships. She guided the team to the final site in her first season at UVA in 2019 and again in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026
Virginia Individuals
|
Pos. |
Player |
To Par |
|
T24 |
Kennedy Swedick |
-1 |
|
T41 |
Jaclyn LaHa |
E |
|
T60 |
+1 |
|
|
T60 |
+1 |
|
|
T154 |
Mira Berglund |
+10 |
Team Results
1. Southern California -7
2. Stanford -6
3. Oklahoma State -5
4. Iowa State -4
T5. Eastern Michigan -2
T5. Arkansas -2
7. Missouri -1
T8. SMU E
T8. LSU E
T8. Texas E
T11. VIRGINIA +1
T11. Baylor +1
T11. Texas A&M +1
T11. Arizona State +1