Texas Tech begins NCAA Championship journey Friday
Tournament: 2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships
Host: Texas
Dates: May 22-27 (Fri.-Wed.)
Format: Stroke Play (4 rounds/5-count-4/Fri.-Mon.); Match Play (3 rounds/Tue.-Wed.)
–all teams guaranteed 54 holes of stroke play (Fri.-Sun.); must qualify to advance for remaining days–
Golf Course: Omni La Costa Resort & Spa / Par 72 / 6,373 yards
Location: Carlsbad, Calif.
Live Scoring: Stroke Play / Match Play
Watch: Golf Channel/Peacock (info)
Texas Tech Lineup (stats):
1. Lauren Zaretsky
2. Maja Ambroziak
3. Denisa Vodickova
4. Cameron Freund
5. Klara Hurtova
Participants – 30:
1. Stanford (1)
2. Southern California (2)
3. Florida (3)
4. Texas A&M (4)
5. Texas (5)
6. Auburn (6)
7. Arkansas (7)
8. Wake Forest (8)
9. Duke (10)
10. Pepperdine (11)
11. North Carolina (12)
12. SMU (16)
13. Iowa State (17)
14. Tennessee (18)
15. Ole Miss (20)
16. Oklahoma State (21)
17. Florida State (22)
18. Arizona State (23)
19. Ohio State (25)
20. Baylor (26)
21. Eastern Michigan (27)
22. Houston (29)
23. Northwestern (31)
24. Missouri (32)
25. Kentucky (33)
26. LSU (34)
27. Virginia (35)
28. Michigan State (38)
29. Oregon State (46)
30. Texas Tech (49)
– The above represents the seed list for the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships; Scoreboard/Clippd national rankings from May 17 in parentheses –
Schedule of Events (tee times updated daily):
Friday, May 22: First Round (18 holes), Tee Times, 30 teams – 6:30 a.m. to 2:24 p.m. PDT
Saturday, May 23: Second Round (18 holes), Tee Times, 30 teams – 6:30 a.m. to 2:24 p.m. PDT
Sunday, May 24: Third Round (18 holes), Tee Times, 30 teams – 6:30 a.m. to 2:24 p.m. PDT
- After Round 3, the field will be cut to the low 15 teams and the low 9 individuals not on those teams
- After Round 4, the field will be cut to the low 8 teams for match play competition & the 72-hole individual champion will be crowned
Tuesday, May 26: Semifinals (4 teams), Tee Times – 1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. PDT
Wednesday, May 27: Championship (2 teams), Tee Times – 2:25 p.m. to 3:05 p.m. PDT
Golf Channel:
The Golf Channel will provide live coverage from Omni La Costa Resort & Spa beginning Monday, May 25, for the final round of stroke play, as well as Tuesday and Wednesday’s match play competition that will determine the national champion. Rounds one through three, contested Friday through Sunday, will not be televised. Click this link for more detailed viewing information.
Last time out (NCAA Ann Arbor, May 11-13):
Texas Tech Team Results
5th. Texas Tech: 288-285-301=874 (+22)
Texas Tech Individual Results
T-8. Maja Ambroziak: 69-70-75=214 (+1)
T-8. Lauren Zaretsky: 71-68-75=214 (+1)
T-35. Cameron Freund: 78-72-75=225 (+12)
T-38. Klara Hurtova: 74-75-77=226 (+13)
T-42. Denisa Vodickova: 74-78-76=228 (+15)
In the Clippd/Scoreboard National Rankings:
Team
Texas Tech: No. 49
Individual (Top 100)
Lauren Zaretsky: No. 67
Championship Notes:
- The Red Raiders’ roster features eight players, including six returners from the 2024-25 squad and two newcomers in freshman Pia Eide (Norway) and sophomore transfer Denisa Vodickova (Wake Forest). The returning group includes seniors Lauren Zaretsky (Canada) and Danique Stokmans (Netherlands), juniors Maja Ambroziak (Poland), Cameron Freund (Maryland) and Klara Hurtova (Czechia), and sophomore Emily Lee (California).
- The Red Raiders will travel the same five golfers who qualified from the regional event: Ambroziak, Freund, Hurtova, Vodickova and Zaretsky.
- Texas Tech is making its fifth all-time NCAA Championship appearance this week (1996, 2015, 2017, 2023, 2026). Head coach JoJo Robertson, now in her 16th season, has guided the Red Raiders to four of the program’s five all-time appearances.
- Texas Tech’s best finish at the NCAA Championship came in 2015 when the Red Raiders placed fifth nationally, falling 4-1 to Duke in the quarterfinal round of match play.
- Texas Tech advanced to the NCAA Championship Finals this year after finishing fifth at the Ann Arbor Regional, contested May 11-13. The appearance marked the program’s 23rd all-time NCAA Regional berth and its ninth team regional appearance in the past 11 opportunities. The 2026 postseason also marked Texas Tech’s first team appearance since 2023 after missing team qualification in 2024 and 2025. However, a pair of individuals from this year’s roster qualified both years, with Zaretsky advancing to the 2024 Las Vegas Regional and Hurtova competing at the 2025 Lubbock Regional.
- Zaretsky was a freshman on Texas Tech’s 2023 NCAA Championship team and enters the 2026 championship as the lone Red Raider with prior NCAA Finals experience, having competed at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. She finished 6-over for the championship (70-75-77).
- The NCAA Division I women’s individual national champion will receive an exemption into the U.S. Women’s Open, while the national championship team will earn an invitation to the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. Players must retain amateur status to accept those exemptions.
- Championship play begins with 54 holes of stroke play Friday through Sunday. Following those three rounds, the field will be cut to the top 15 teams and nine individuals not on advancing teams. A final round of stroke play on Monday will determine the individual national champion and the top eight teams advancing to match play. Match play quarterfinals and semifinals are scheduled for Tuesday, with the national championship match set for Wednesday.
Release provided by MATT BURKHOLDER Texas Tech Athletics