CARLSBAD, Calif. – The No. 11-ranked Vanderbilt men’s golf team heads back out to Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California, this week seeking the program’s first national title, as Commodores are set to participate in the 2026 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship Friday through Wednesday.
Tournament Format
The 2026 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship, hosted by Texas, features 72 holes of stroke play and three rounds of match play. The tournament takes place on the North Course at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California.
All 30 teams and six individuals play one 18-hole round per day, with the first three rounds taking place on Friday through Sunday.
After Round 3, the top 15 teams and the top nine individuals from non-advancing teams move on to Round 4 on Monday, which airs live on Golf Channel from 5-9 p.m. CT.
The top eight teams at the end of stroke play move on to match play. The quarterfinals take place on Tuesday morning, with the semifinal matches later that afternoon.
The 2026 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship title match is set for Wednesday, June 3, at 4:25 p.m. CT, and will be broadcast live on Golf Channel.
Course Information
Teams will play on the North Course at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa. It is a 7,538-yard course that plays as a par 72. It is the third-straight season that the NCAA Championship has been at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California.
Stroke Play Tee Times
Rounds 1-3 of the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship feature two waves, with the morning wave teeing off at 8:30 a.m. CT and the afternoon wave beginning at 1:50 p.m. CT.
The top 15 teams after 54 holes of stroke play move onto Round 4, which begins Monday at 12:30 p.m. CT.
Vanderbilt tees off Round 1 on Friday at 3:07 p.m. CT from the first tee box. The Commodores begin Round 2 at 9:47 a.m. CT on Saturday from the 10th tee. Tee times for Rounds 3 and 4 will be set based on scores from the prior round.
Match Play
The top eight teams at the end of stroke play advance to match play. The quarterfinals begin Tuesday at 8:50 a.m. CT, with the semifinal matches taking place that afternoon, starting at 3:15 p.m. CT.
The title match at the 2026 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship is set for Wednesday at 4:25 p.m. CT.
Vanderbilt Lineup
1) Wells Williams 2) Ryan Downes 3) Jon Ed Steed 4) Will Hartman 5) Michael Riebe
Sub) Chase Nevins
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The Field
A total of 30 teams and six individuals will compete at the 2026 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa.
No. 11-ranked Vanderbilt will be the tournament’s No. 10 seed.
Teams playing in Carlsbad this week are, in order of seed, No. 1-ranked Auburn, No. 2 Florida, No. 3 Texas, No. 4, Virginia, #5 Oklahoma State, No. 6 Arkansas, No. 7 LSU, No. 9 Ole Miss, No. 10 North Carolina, No. 11 Vanderbilt, No. 12 Arizona, No. 13, Arizona State, No. 14 Pepperdine, #15 Stanford, #16 Oklahoma, #18 Tennessee, #20 Texas A&M, No. 22 BYU, No. 23 Georgia, No. 26 Florida State, No. 28 Southern California, #29 Duke, #30 UCLA, #33 Louisville, #37 Mississippi State, #39 Arkansas State, #40 Purdue, #42 San Diego, #56 Chattanooga and #57 Memphis.
The individuals are William Jennings (Alabama), Malan Potgieter (Louisiana), Michael Lugiano (Liberty), Steen Zeman (Long Beach State), Jorge Martin Sampedro (UTRGV) and Jacob Lang (Kentucky).
Scott Limbaugh, Thomas F. Roush, M.D., and Family Vanderbilt Men’s Golf Head Coach on the 2026 NCAA Championship
“We are excited to get this championship going and to keep having fun together each day out. The guys have had a few nice days of prep out here on the West Coast, and they are ready to get started. Last week, we did a great job of being elite in how quickly we respond to adversity or sudden change, and we have to do that again this week. Our goal is to continue to stay light, be grateful, and embrace each day and each moment together.
“This is a championship course that will test every aspect of your game. The guys who play well here value their ball and commit to a plan. I want our guys to stay positive and control the things we can control because it’s a long week, and patience will be key because you can go on a run on this course.”
Live Coverage
The Golf Channel has partnered with Babygrande Golf to stream this week’s event. Below is the stream/television schedule for the 2026 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship.
Rounds 1-3 (Babygrande Golf Live Stream): May 29-31, 2:30-9:30 p.m. CT
Round 4 (Babygrande Golf Live Stream): Monday, June 1, 12:30-2:30 p.m. CT
Round 4 (Golf Channel): Monday, June 1, 2:30-8:30 p.m. CT - Golf Today from 2:30-4:30 p.m. CT
Quarterfinal Matches (Babygrande Golf): Tuesday, June 2, noon to 2:30 p.m. CT
Semifinal Matches (Golf Channel): Tuesday, June 2, 5-9 p.m. CT
Championship Match (Golf Channel): Wednesday, June 3, 5-9 p.m. CT.
Vanderbilt at the NCAA Championship
This marks the 15th appearance for the Commodores at an NCAA Men’s Golf Championship event. It is Vandy’s 12th-straight season competing at the NCAA Championship.
The Commodores have won stroke play at the NCAA Championship in 2017 and 2022. Vanderbilt has appeared in match play a total of six times. The Dores have advanced to the semifinals in 2017, 2019 and 2022.
Senior Gordon Sargent won the individual national championship as a freshman at the 2022 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship, finishing at even par 280. He is the lone Commodore to win the NCAA men’s golf individual national title.
Last Time Out
Vanderbilt collected both team and individual medalist honors at the 2026 NCAA Athens Regional, as freshman Will Hartman earned co-medalist honors to help the No. 3-seeded Commodores capture the team title and move on to next week’s NCAA Men’s Golf Championship.
Vandy carded 28-under 824 over three rounds of play at the University of Georgia Golf Course to win the tournament by two strokes over Louisville to collect their fourth NCAA regional title. Vanderbilt posted round scores of 277-269-278 on the week. Vandy set the program record for lowest 54-hole total at an NCAA Regional, as the Dores finished their three days in Athens at 824, besting the previous record of 826 set at the 2007 West Regional in Tempe, Arizona. Additionally, the team’s Round 2 score of 15-under 269 set the school record for the lowest second-round score at an NCAA Regional event.
Hartman posted his first collegiate win, as the Marvin, North Carolina, native set the Vanderbilt record for the lowest 54-hole total by a golfer at an NCAA Regional. He finished his inaugural NCAA Regional event at 14-under 199. Hartman’s three-round total of 199 is tied for the seventh-best score in program history, while his 14-under is the second-best score vs. par by a Dore at an NCAA Regional event. He shared medalist honors with Louisiana’s Malan Potgieter.
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