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Virginia Women's Golf

#1
ACCWomen's · 2026–27

2026–27 season so far

5 events
Events won
2
4 top-3 finishes
Schedule
#9
strength of schedule
Events
5
played this season
Avg points
86.96
Clippd rating

Road to the 2027 NCAA Championship

Projected · updates weekly
  1. 1 (still to come)
    Conference championship · Apr 15–18, 2027
    ACC Championship
    Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, NC
    Stroke-play leaderboardMatch-play leaderboard
  2. 2 (still to come)
    NCAA Regional · May 2027 · projected
    Aiken Regional
    host South Carolina · Aiken, SC
    Overall
    #1 seed
    In regional
    #1 seed
    Bid
    Automatic
    Travel
    360 mi
    same time zone
    Projection from this week's rankings; it switches to the committee's field on selection day.
  3. 3 (still to come)
    NCAA Championship · May 2027
    Advance from your regional to get here

Projected NCAA Championship field · 30 teams

Projected in
Aiken
VirginiaSouth CarolinaTennesseeOklahoma StateKansas
Dallas
Southern CaliforniaSMUUCLAMiamiVirginia Tech
Fort Wayne
DukeOle MissPurdueFloridaPrinceton
Franklin
Wake ForestVanderbiltTexas A&MTexasKentucky
Palm Beach Gardens
OregonAuburnMississippi StateLSUArkansas
Stanford
StanfordArizona StateFlorida StateAlabamaIowa State

Top 5 per regional from the Advancement Model on Regional Predictions. Updates with each rankings release.

Geography

Aiken Regional — South Carolina, Aiken, SCVirginia
homeAikentime zones360 mi (same time zone)

Season by season

SeasonRankRecordConferenceRegionalNCAA
2026–27#1 now46-7-2ACC · Apr 15–18, 2027Aiken (proj.)May 2027
2025–26#34 final93-75-49th (stroke play)T4, advancedMissed cut
2024–25— —T2 (stroke play)3rd, advancedQuarterfinals
2023–24— —3rd (stroke play) · match-play runner-up3rd, advancedMissed cut
2022–23— —4th (stroke play) · match-play runner-up4th, advancedMissed cut

Program history

Regional apps
20
Top 14% of D1
Active streak: 8
Longest streak: 12
Advanced
16
Top 6% of D1
Active streak: 5
Longest streak: 5
Regional wins
0
Top 11% of D1
Best regional
#2
Top 11% of D1
NCAA apps
16
Top 7% of D1
Active streak: 5
Longest streak: 5
NCAA wins
0
Top 6% of D1
NCAA best
4
Top 8% of D1
MP berths
2

Program arc

Program arc — best regional finish per year (1993-2026)1st5thAdvance cut199320102026
Line: regional finish (lower = better)·regional win·dotted: NCAA finish

Year-by-year regionals

= advanced to Nationals.= did not make Regionals.# = Regional seed, expected to advance.# = underdog.

Regional performance

Regional titles
0
20 appearances
Avg committee seed
5.2
across 20 seeded years
Best Regional SG
+34.1
2011 · West
Beat the seed
10×
Finished better than seeded
Advanced as underdog
3×
Advanced to NCAAs unexpectedly based on seeding
Seeded years
20
Seeding data available: 2000-present
Team
Single round
Score
278(-10)·2023 R3
279(-9)·2018 R1
281(-3)·2022 R2
281(+1)·2026 R1
To par
-10(278)·2023 R3
-9(279)·2018 R1
-5(283)·2014 R1
-5(283)·2019 R2
36-Hole
Score
570(-6)·2018
571(-5)·2023
574(+6)·2025
574(+14)·2026
To par
-6(570)·2018
-5(571)·2023
-1(575)·2014
54-Hole
Score
849(-15)·2023
858(+18)·2026
859(-5)·2018
To par
-15(849)·2023
-5(859)·2018
+5(869)·2014
Individual
Single round
Score
66(-6)·2023 R2
Amanda Sambach
67(-3)·2005 R2
Leah Wigger
67(-4)·2016 R3
Elizabeth Szokol
67(-5)·2018 R1
Beth Lillie
67(-4)·2022 R2
Jennifer Cleary
67(-3)·2026 R1
Elsie MacCleery
To par
-6(66)·2023 R2
Amanda Sambach
-5(67)·2018 R1
Beth Lillie
-4(68)·2007 R3
Rachel Smith
-4(68)·2008 R3
Joy Kim
-4(67)·2016 R3
Elizabeth Szokol
-4(68)·2019 R3
Anna Redding
-4(68)·2019 R2
Beth Lillie
-4(67)·2022 R2
Jennifer Cleary
-4(68)·2023 R3
Amanda Sambach
-4(68)·2023 R3
Celeste Valinho
-4(68)·2023 R3
Megan Propeck
36-Hole
Score
135(-9)·2023
Amanda Sambach
137(-3)·2005
Leah Wigger
139(-1)·2026
Jaclyn LaHa
To par
-9(135)·2023
Amanda Sambach
-4(140)·2007
Leah Wigger
-4(140)·2018
Beth Lillie
54-Hole
Score
203(-13)·2023
Amanda Sambach
209(-4)·2016
Elizabeth Szokol
210·2005
Leah Wigger
210·2026
Jaclyn LaHa
To par
-13(203)·2023
Amanda Sambach
-4(209)·2016
Elizabeth Szokol
-4(212)·2023
Celeste Valinho
Seed breakdown
Seed 1
1 entries
0 wins · 1 advanced
Seed 2
3 entries
0 wins · 3 advanced
Seed 3
2 entries
0 wins · 1 advanced
Seed 4
2 entries
0 wins · 2 advanced
Seed 5–8
10 entries
0 wins · 8 advanced
Seed 9+
2 entries
0 wins · 1 advanced
Current-season data from NCAA rankings · Regional history 1989–2026.