Golfweek Names Top Women’s Players and Classes for College Golf’s Class of 2026 Signing Day
The early signing period for women’s college golf officially opened on Wednesday, marking a major milestone for the Class of 2026. Under new NCAA rules, recruits now sign grant-in-aid agreements instead of the traditional national letter of intent, formalizing commitments to their future programs.
Top 25 Players
Golfweek’s Class of 2026 rankings highlight an impressive group of junior golfers set to join college programs next fall. Arkansas signee Sara Brentcheneff leads the list, followed by Nikki Oh of Stanford and Celina Yeo of Oregon. Other top-ranked players include Zoe Cusack of Virginia, Prim Prachnakorn of Oregon, Michelle Xing of UCLA, Raegan Denton of LSU, Jude Lee of Stanford, Mia Hammond of Duke, and Benedicte Brent-Petersen of Wake Forest.
Rounding out the top 25 are Charlotte Naughton (Alabama), Amelia Harris (South Carolina), Kayla Bryant (Florida State), Vidhi Lakhawala (Wake Forest), Lisa Herman (Ole Miss), Natalia Aparicio (Arizona State), Emerie Schartz (Texas A&M), Ann-Sophie Bourgault (Northwestern), Zara Anand (Auburn), Angela Zhang (USC), Rebecca Wang (Northwestern), Gio Raad (Auburn), Nagore Martinez (Arizona), Giselle Zhao (Cal), and An Le Chuc (Tennessee).
Top 10 Recruiting Classes
Oregon – Prim Prachnakorn, Celina Yeo
Stanford – Jude Lee, Nikki Oh
Wake Forest – Benedicte Brent-Petersen, Vidhi Lakhawala, Havanna Torstensson
Arkansas – Sara Brentcheneff, Melliyal Schmitt
Virginia – Zoe Cusack, Miranda Lu, Lily Reitter
Auburn – Zara Anand, Kallyn Black, Gio Raad
UCLA – Michelle Xing
LSU – Raegan Denton
Alabama – Charlotte Naughton, Manon Petitcolas
Northwestern – Ann-Sophie Bourgault, Rebecca Wang
The 2026 women’s class features depth across every major conference, with programs like Oregon, Stanford, and Wake Forest building nationally competitive rosters that blend international talent and proven junior champions.
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