USC women’s golf will spend the 2026-27 season circling some of the sport’s biggest stages, with the Trojans unveiling a schedule that features four fall events, seven regular-season spring tournaments and six in-state stops along the way.
The defending national runners-up open in familiar territory. USC starts the fall at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate at Royal Golf Club in Lake Elmo, Minn., running Sept. 7-9, then returns to the Golfweek Red Sky Classic from Sept.
21-23. That’s the same event where USC posted the best team round and tournament score in program history.
October sends the Trojans to Stanford for the Stanford Intercollegiate from Oct. 16-18, followed by a trip to Atlanta for the East Lake Cup from Oct. 26-28. USC described that event as prestigious and nationally televised.
The spring slate begins with a heavy California run. USC opens with five straight in-state tournaments, starting with the Battle of LA against UCLA at Indian Wells Golf Resort on Jan.
- The Trojans then move to Palos Verdes Golf Club for the Therese Hession Regional Challenge from Jan.
31-Feb. 2, head to Palm Desert for the Alice and John Wallace Women’s Golf Classic from Feb. 13-15, and close February at the Bruin Wave Invitational, hosted by UCLA and Pepperdine at Valencia Country Club from Feb. 22-23.
March brings the second annual GameAbove Invitational, which USC and Eastern Michigan will co-host from March 15-16 at The Saticoy Club in Somis, Calif. After that, the Trojans leave the state for the PING ASU Invitational at Papago Golf Club in Phoenix, Ariz., from March 25-27.
The postseason stretch starts with the Big Ten Women’s Golf Championships at Nemacolin Resort in Farmington, Pa., from April 23-25, where USC will try to defend both its team and individual titles.
From there, the Trojans will chase the NCAA record for regional championships at one of six NCAA Regional sites from May 11-12. The regional locations will be announced later.
The season closes at The Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, Calif., which will again host the NCAA Women’s Golf Championships from May 21-26.
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