WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- The eighth-ranked Washington and Lee University women's golf team looks to hoist their eighth straight Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) trophy and their ninth overall at the 2026 ODAC Championship which begins on Sunday, April 26, at the Williamsburg National Golf Club (Jamestown Course).

The Blue and White enter the tournament as the top nationally-ranked team in the ODAC, backed by four top-five finishes in seven tournaments during the regular season, plus an additional two sixth-place efforts. Two more schools rank among the Top 50 in Division III in Randolph-Macon (12) and Lynchburg (36), with Virginia Wesleyan at No. 55.

The ODAC Championship will also feature some highly-ranked individuals, as seven conference student-athletes rank inside the Top 100 in Division III. Morgan Mussatt of Randolph-Macon leads the way at No. 29, followed by W&L's Berkeley Bundy (33) and Toral Bhatt (40) in the Top 50. Randolph-Macon also has the No. 63 (Lilly Hall) and No. 68 (Alexis Haller) golfers in the country, Juliette Coffey (VWU) is No. 65, and W&L's Mackenzie Cline rounds out the list at No. 80.

THE GENERALS' LINEUP

The Generals' lineup features three first-year players in Toral Bhatt, Mackenzie Cline and Bella Scucchi, along with senior Julia Haetzel and sophomore Berkeley Bundy. Most recently, this lineup produced a second-place finish at the Stith Invitational in Glen Allen, Va., shooting 27-over par across the 54 holes and setting a program-record for 54-hole scoring by 14 strokes. Overall this season, the Generals have posted a 296.0 scoring average across 16 rounds played with a 77-27-0 head-to-head record.

Sophomore Berkeley Bundy

Bundy is the Generals' top-ranked golfer at No. 33 in the current Scoreboard by Clippd rankings, owning a 73.3 scoring average across 16 total rounds played. Bundy has been in the Generals' lineup for all seven tournaments so far this season and has posted two Top-10, four Top-15 and six Top 20 finishes. With a 483-99-16 head-to-head record, Bundy's season has been highlighted by a fifth-place finish at the Stith Invitational in her previous outing and a 1-under (69-74--143) at the Tartan Invitational.

First-year Toral Bhatt

Bhatt enters the ODAC Championship having most recently tied for first at the Stith Invitational at the end of March, as she fired a 1-over (73-72-72--217) to break the program records for 54-hole score (220) and 54-hole score-to-par (+4). Ranked 40th in Division III by Scoreboard by Clippd, Bhatt has averaged a 74.0 in 16 total rounds in her first season of collegiate play, with a 433-145-20 head-to-head record. Bhatt's top finishes this season, in addition to her performance at the Stith, include 10th at the Jekyll Island Collegiate and 11th at the Montgomery Women's Intercollegiate.

First-year Mackenzie Cline

Cline has also put up impressive numbers in her first season on collegiate golf, also appearing in all seven of the team's tournaments and averaging 75.4 across all 16 rounds played. Cline has a 360-213-25 head-to-head record this season and placed inside the Top 15 twice.

Senior Captain Julia Haetzel

Haetzel has been a staple in the W&L lineup once again this season, starting in all seven tournaments up to this point. Haetzel is averaging a 76.4 this season in 16 rounds played and owns a 357-220-21 head-to-head record.

First-year Bella Scucchi

Scucchi was a spring addition to the W&L lineup, and opened in style with a 3-under (72-71--143) at the Savannah Invitational to take seventh place out of 99 golfers. In eight rounds played this spring, Scucchi is averaging 74.3 strokes and has a 235-58-7 head-to-head record.

Williamsburg National Golf Club | Jamestown Course | Williamsburg, Va. 

League golfers will take to the Jamestown Course, the original 18-hole championship course designed by Jack Nicklaus on the Club's grounds that also includes the newer (2007) Yorktown Course developed by Tom Clark. Teams will arrive in Williamsburg for a practice round on Saturday, April 25 with championship play set to begin on Sunday, April 26 and continue through 54 holes by the end of Tuesday, April 28. A custom par-72 layout has been setup by the league's coaches and conference office with base distance at 5,724 yards. Tee times are currently available for round one with others set following each subsequent round of play and based on each schools' position in the team table.