UVA Golf: ‘Hoos share team title at regional to advance to NCAA Championships

Ben James shot a 19-under 194, the lowest 54-hole total in NCAA Regional history, as the UVA Golf team won a share of the team title at the 2026 NCAA Winston-Salem Regional.

With the showing, Virginia advances to the NCAA Championships for the fourth straight year.

James shot a 7-under 65 in the third round on Wednesday to get to 194, breaking his own NCAA record of 196 set back at the 2023 Las Vegas Regional.

According to CollegeGolfData.com, James is the 13th men’s golfer to win multiple NCAA Regionals – 2023 Las Vegas Regional and 2026 Winston-Salem Regional.

Virginia (-36), Pepperdine (-36), Ole Miss (-31), Southern California (-27) and Mississippi State (-26) all advanced to the NCAA Championships in Carlsbad, Calif., later this month.

Pepperdine overcame a six-shot deficit to earn a share of the team championship after a final-round 269.

Leaderboard

PL	TEAM	RD 1	RD 2	RD 3	TOTAL	TO PAR
T1.	Virginia	271	270	275	816	-36
T1.	Pepperdine	273	274	269	816	-36
3.	Ole Miss	278	269	274	821	-31
4.	Southern California	278	279	268	825	-11
5.	Mississippi State	278	272	276	826	-18
—	—————————	—-	—-	—-	—-	—-
6.	Houston	287	278	269	834	-18
7.	NC State	287	275	273	835	-17
8.	Wake Forest	278	286	276	840	-12
9.	Georgia Tech	283	298	267	848	-4
10.	Kentucky	280	290	280	850	-2
11.	Richmond	293	280	286	859	+7
12.	Little Rock	298	280	286	864	+12
13.	Presbyterian	290	290	293	873	+21
14.	Navy	295	284	297	876	+24

*Top five teams advance to NCAA Championships

Virginia

PL.	TEAM	RD 1	RD 2	RD 3	TOTAL	TO PAR
1.	Ben James	66	63	65	194	-19
T5.	Paul Chang	68	68	68	204	-9
T14.	Bryan Lee	68	67	72	207	-6
T33	Michael Lee	69	72	72	213	E
T47.	Josh Duangmanee	70	76	70	216	+3