INDIANAPOLIS, Ill. – The NCAA Division I Women's Golf Committee has announced the teams and individuals selected to participate in the regionals of the 2026 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships and UNC Asheville's
Caroline Patterson has been selected to compete in the Chapel Hill Regional Site. The announcement was made by the NCAA on Wednesday (April 29). Patterson is the first individual in program history to advance to the regionals of the NCAA Championships and win stroke play at the Big South Championships. Patterson's championship run included rounds of 79–67–69 (-1), as she rebounded from a tie for 26th after round one to claim the title. Her second-round 67 (-5) marked one of the best rounds of the tournament and vaulted her into contention before she sealed the win with a 3-under 69 in the third-round.
NCAA Regional play will take place May 11-13 at six regional sites, with 396 participants and each site featuring 12 teams and six individuals. The top five teams (30 teams total) and the low individual not on an advancing team (six individuals total) from each regional site will advance to compete in the national championships to be played May 22-27 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
The Chapel Hill Regional will be played at Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill, N.C., and will be hosted by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Teams (seeded in order):
Texas
North Carolina
Mississippi State
Oklahoma State
Kent State
Virginia
Michigan State
North Carolina State
High Point
Furman
Richmond
Howard
Individuals (seeded in order):
Pinky Chaisilprungruang, Charlotte
Thanana Kotchasanmanee, Princeton
Victoria Levy, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Zoe Duval, Appalachian State
Caroline Patterson, UNC Asheville
Norah Seidl, Montana State
For a complete look at the NCAA DI Women's Golf Championship Selections, click
here.