PALM DESERT, Calif. -- The eighth-ranked Washington and Lee University women's golf team is headed to the Golden State for this season's NCAA Division III Championship tournament, with play running from May 19-22 at Desert Willow Golf Resort.

The Generals secured an at-large berth into the 34-team field which was announced by the NCAA on May 11 and head to California for the four-day championship event. The 72-hole NCAA championship includes 34 teams and six individuals competing in both team and individual formats. After 36 holes, the field will be cut to the top 15 teams and the top six individuals not on advancing teams.

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 2026 ODAC Women's Golf Championship in Williamsburg, Va., at Williamsburg National, shooting 33-over par (897) across the 54 holes of play. The team had its best round on Day 3 when the players posted a combined score of 6-over par (294). Overall this season, the Generals have posted a 297.4 scoring average across 19 rounds played with an 83-28-0 head-to-head record.

Scucchi will tee it up first for the Blue and White at 10:00 a.m. EST in Round 1, followed by Cline, Haetzel, Bhatt and Berkeley in 10-minute increments. All W&L players will start on Hole 7, except for Bhatt who will open on the 10th hole. Tee times for each subsequent round will become available shortly after the completion of each round. Each round's tee times will be available and updated here.

First-year Toral Bhatt

LAST TIME OUT: Bhatt was crowned the individual champion at the 2026 ODAC Championship with an even-par 216 (72-74-70). She won the tournament by four strokes over Morgan Mussatt (RMC), with her three-day score of 216 setting a new program 54-hole record. Bhatt also held the previous mark at 217, which she set in the team's previous outing at the Stith Invitational in Glen Allen, Va.

SEASON OVERVIEW: Ranked 40th in Division III by Scoreboard by Clippd, Bhatt has averaged a 74.0 in 19 total rounds in her first season of collegiate play, with a 475-145-20 head-to-head record. Bhatt is averaging a team-high 2.4 birdies per round this season, is hitting 71 percent fairways and 66 percent greens in regulation. Bhatt's top finishes this season, in addition to her win at the ODAC Championship, include a win at the Stith Invitational, 10th at the Jekyll Island Collegiate and 11th at the Montgomery Women's Intercollegiate.

Sophomore Berkeley Bundy

LAST TIME OUT: Bundy placed second among Generals and fifth overall at this year's ODAC Championship with a three-day score of 9-over par (225). Bundy shot 76 or better in all three rounds, with her best coming in Round 2 (74). She made five birdies in the tournament and was one par behind teammate Mackenzie Cline for the most in the tournament.

SEASON OVERVIEW: Bundy enters the national championship ranked No. 41 in the current Scoreboard by Clippd rankings, owning a 73.9 scoring average across 19 total rounds played. Bundy has been in the Generals' lineup for all eight tournaments so far this season and has posted three Top-10, five Top-15 and seven Top 20 finishes. With a 521-103-16 head-to-head record, Bundy's season has been highlighted by two straight fifth-place finishes at the ODAC Championship and Stith Invitational in her previous outing, plus a 1-under (69-74--143) at the Tartan Invitational. Bundy leads the team in fairways hit (88 percent), has a 67-percent greens-in-regulation rate and is averaging 1.8 birdies per round.

First-year Mackenzie Cline

LAST TIME OUT: Bundy placed second among Generals and fifth overall at this year's ODAC Championship with a three-day score of 9-over par (225). Bundy shot 76 or better in all three rounds, with her best coming in Round 2 (74). She made five birdies in the tournament and was one par behind teammate Mackenzie Cline for the most in the tournament.

SEASON OVERVIEW: Cline has also put up impressive numbers in her first season on collegiate golf, also appearing in all eight of the team's tournaments and averaging 75.8 across all 19 rounds played. The 89th-ranked women's golfer in Division III, Cline has a 396-219-25 head-to-head record this season and placed inside the Top 15 three times. Looking inside the numbers, Cline is hitting 60 percent fairways this season and averaging 32.3 putts and 2.1 birdies per round.

Senior Captain Julia Haetzel

LAST TIME OUT: Haetzel secured Second Team All-ODAC honors for the season by tying for 13th at the ODAC Championship in Williamsburg, Va. Haetzel was 19-over for the tournament, with a single-round best of 76 coming in Round 3 for a 54-hole score of 235. Haetzel placed inside the Top 18 in all four ODAC Championships in her career, and she was also named the 2026 ODAC Scholar Athlete of the Year.

SEASON OVERVIEW: Haetzel has been a staple in the W&L lineup once again this season, starting in all eight tournaments up to this point. Haetzel is averaging a 77.0 this season in 19 rounds played and owns a 385-232-23 head-to-head record, while having the second-best fairways hit percentage (.870) on the team. Haetzel also has an up-and-down rate of 45 percent this season, is averaging 1.4 birdies per round and 32.9 putts per round.

First-year Bella Scucchi

LAST TIME OUT: Scucchi secured her second-best placing of the season at the ODAC Championship after shooting 13-over (75-77-77--229) across the 54 holes to take eighth place. Scucchi tied for second for the tournament in par-3 scoring (E), was tied for fourth on par 5s (-1) and tied for fourth in birdies made (9).

SEASON OVERVIEW: 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, before her eighth-place effort at the ODAC Championship. In 11 rounds played this spring, Scucchi is averaging 75.4 strokes and has a 270-65-7 head-to-head record, with 66-percent greens in regulation and a team-high 2.9 birdies per round.

Desert Willow Golf Course | Palm Desert, Calif.

Mountain View Course
The 2026 NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championship will be played on the two courses at Desert Willow Golf Resort, with half the field, including the Generals teeing off in Round 1 on Mountain View Course. The par-72 course opens with four straight par-4 holes before mixing in four par-3s, three par-5s and two par-4s over the next nine holes. The 14th hole starts another stretch of four consecutive par-4s before the par-5 18th hole to close the round. For more information on Mountain View Course, click here.

Firecliff Course
The other half of the championship field will begin the championship tournament on Tuesday on Firecliff Course, the same course that hosted the NCAA Preview back in September. Also a par-72 Firecliff opens par-5, par-4, par-3, followed by three straight papr-4 holes. Another mix of par-5, par-3, par-4 closes the front nine, while the back nine starts with three straight par-4s, plus two more on Holes 15 and 16. The back nine has par-3s on Holes 14 and 17, with two final par-5s on Holes 13 and 18. For more information on Firecliff Course, click here.