Stanford's women are the sport's reigning dynasty: four NCAA titles (2015, 2022, 2024, 2026), three in the last five years under Anne Walker. In May the Cardinal won the whole championship wire-to-wire, stacking back-to-back 6-under rounds in stroke play before sweeping USC in the final. Megha Ganne closed her college career by clinching the title match — the second match she'd clinched that week.
Oklahoma State owns 12 men's national championships and the most famous home-course advantage in college golf: Karsten Creek, a Tom Fazio design with a 74.8 course rating that has hosted NCAA Championships itself. Cowboys learn to score on a course harder than almost anything they'll see in a tournament — and it shows. Preston Stout won the 2026 individual national title there in June, climbing twelve spots in the final stroke-play round and winning by one.
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