Minnesota senior Isabella McCauley used a strong finish to card a 2-under-par 70 during round one of stroke play at the 2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf National Championships from The North Course at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif. Friday evening.

The NCAA is inching closer approving its new “5-in-5” eligibility rule, which gives college athletes a standardized five-year window to compete. The countdown begins the academic year immediately following expected high school graduation or the athlete’s 19th birthday,

Follow the first round of the 2026 NCAA Women's Golf Championship on Friday for live updates, highlights, leaderboard, scores and more.

• Athletes who graduated prior to spring 2026 who have not yet enrolled: case-by-case basis according to the NCAA Eligibility Center It was also announced that the deadline for eligibility waivers for current athletes is July 31. No waivers will be issued after that date.

The NCAA's Division I cabinet has discussed possible implementation of an age-based eligibility model should it be approved and signaled it would consider voting on it at its meeting next month.

The NCAA opened an investigation into Ole Miss' recruitment of linebacker Luke Ferrelli the same day Clemson coach Dabo Swinney accused the Rebels of tampering to flip him, ESPN's David Hale and Mark Schlabach reported Friday.

Three ACC teams and No. 1 Princeton head to Charlottesville, Virginia for the NCAA men's lacrosse tournament semifinals. We preview the final four.

See our latest NCAA baseball bracket projections with conference tournaments ongoing and selection day approaching.