Courtesy UVA Media Relations
For the fourth-consecutive year, Virginia has advanced to the fourth and final stroke play round at the NCAA Championship. The Cavaliers are currently tied for 10th place on the team leaderboard and are two strokes out of eighth place, the last spot to qualify for match play.
Virginia is among 15 teams that made the cut and will play 18 holes on Monday. Each team is vying one of the eight spots in the match play quarterfinals for Tuesday. Virginia is slated to tee off at 1:41 p.m. ET on Monday.
UVA is the only program in college golf to make it to the last three match play competitions at the NCAA Championship and is looking to become the fifth program ever to go to four-straight.
Senior Ben James shot an even-par, 72 to lead the Cavaliers in the third round on Sunday. He currently sits in a tie for 22nd place on the individual leaderboard. He carded three birdies on the day, including two on his first three holes. He bogeyed the 18th hole for the third-consecutive day to narrowly miss his 26th round under par of the season.
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James is still the frontrunner to hold on to his No. 1 position on the PGA Tour University rankings and earn his PGA Tour card for the remainder of the 2026 season and the 2027 season. The rankings will be finalized after Monday’s round.
Freshman Michael Lee turned in his best round of the three-day event with a 1-over 73. It was the lowest round by a UVA freshman at an NCAA Championship since James’ 68 in the fourth round of the 2023 NCAA Championship.
Bryan Lee and Paul Chang were each 2-over on Sunday to round out Virginia’s countable scores.
Monday’s stroke play finale will be streamed on Babygrandegolf.com beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET with live scoring available on scoreboard.clippd.com.
LEADERBOARD
| PL | TEAM | RD 1 | RD 2 | RD 3 | TO PAR |
| 1. | Auburn | 284 | 272 | 286 | -22 |
| 2. | Texas | 287 | 277 | 281 | -19 |
| T3 | Vanderbilt | 287 | 277 | 291 | -9 |
| T4. | UCLA | 280 | 289 | 287 | -8 |
| T4. | Arizona | 287 | 285 | 285 | -8 |
| T4. | Oklahoma State | 295 | 274 | 287 | -8 |
| 7. | North Carolina | 287 | 288 | 283 | -6 |
| 8. | Duke | 286 | 286 | 291 | -1 |
| 9. | Oklahoma | 292 | 284 | 288 | E |
| T10. | Virginia | 288 | 284 | 293 | +1 |
| T10. | Florida | 291 | 290 | 284 | +1 |
| T12. | LSU | 303 | 293 | 270 | +2 |
| T12. | San Diego | 286 | 291 | 289 | +2 |
| T12. | Tennessee | 292 | 287 | 287 | +2 |
| T12. | Stanford | 291 | 286 | 289 | +2 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16. | Pepperdine | 285 | 290 | 293 | +4 |
| 17. | Mississippi State | 298 | 294 | +8 | |
| 18. | BYU | 296 | 290 | 287 | +9 |
| 19. | Arkansas | 288 | 298 | 288 | +10 |
| 20. | Georgia | 292 | 291 | 293 | +12 |
| 21. | Arizona State | 291 | 293 | 293 | +13 |
| 22. | Arkansas State | 295 | 287 | 297 | +15 |
| 23. | Purdue | 296 | 295 | 289 | +16 |
| 24. | Louisville | 294 | 296 | 291 | +17 |
| 25. | Texas A&M | 299 | 289 | 294 | +18 |
| T26. | Ole Miss | 303 | 293 | 288 | +20 |
| T26. | Chattanooga | 294 | 285 | 305 | +20 |
| 28. | Memphis | 301 | 293 | 293 | +23 |
| 29. | Southern California | 297 | 300 | 293 | +26 |
| 30. | Florida State | 307 | 292 | 300 | +35 |
*Top 15 teams advance to fourth stroke play round on Monday
VIRGINIA
| PL | PLAYER | RD 1 | RD 2 | RD 3 | TO PAR |
| T22. | Ben James | 68 | 74 | 72 | -2 |
| T47. | Bryan Lee | 71 | 71 | 74 | E |
| T72. | Josh Duangmanee | 72 | 72 | 76 | +4 |
| T72. | Paul Chang | 79 | 67 | 74 | +4 |
| T109. | Michael Lee | 77 | 74 | 73 | +8 |
👀 Eyes on the prize 👀
Hoos are in the clubhouse and sit above the cut line after their third round. #GoHoos pic.twitter.com/A2LJriFHB1
— Virginia Men’s Golf (@UVAMensGolf) May 31, 2026
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