The UVA women’s golf team is set to compete in the NCAA Championships for the fifth consecutive season when competition gets underway Friday.

Ben James recorded the lowest 54-hole total in regional history and UVA shared the team title with Pepperdine at the Winston-Salem Regional.

Ben James carded a postseason program-best 63 for the second time in his career and the first since his opening round of his college career.

Senior Ben James shot a 5-under, 66 on Monday and owns a share of the 18-hole individual lead after day one at the Winston-Salem Regional.

Virginia enters NCAA postseason play as the top seed at the Winston-Salem NCAA Regional, hosted by Wake Forest at Bermuda Run Country Club.

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Following a playoff for the final positions above the cut, Virginia advanced to its fifth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championship.

Ben James is the first Virginia golfer to be finalist for the Ben Hogan Award, which annually honors the top NCAA Division I golfer.

Cavalier freshman Elsie MacCleery carded a first-round 67 to lead Virginia through the opening round at the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional.

The Virginia women’s golf team is set to open competition at the 2026 Chapel Hill Regional at UNC Finley Golf Course, beginning on Monday.

Men’s golf associate head coach Dustin Groves was named the winner 2026 Jan Strickland Outstanding Assistant Coach Award.

UVA is the top seed at the Bermuda Run NCAA Regional in Winston-Salem, N.C., scheduled for May 18-20 at Bermuda Run Country Club.

Led by decisive victories from Paul Chang, Ben James and Bryan Lee, Virginia defeated Stanford, 3-1 in the ACC match play final.

Virginia soared up the leaderboard after combining to shoot a 10-under, 278 to match first-place Stanford for the lowest round of day.

No. 2 Virginia turned in a 3-over, 291 in the first round of competition at the ACC Men’s Golf Championship played at Shark’s Tooth Golf Course in Panama City, Fla.

The three-day, 54-hole stroke play portion commences on Thursday with the top eight teams advancing to match play on Sunday.

The Virginia women’s golf team finished ninth at the 2026 ACC Women’s Golf championship on Friday at Porters Neck Country Club.