Stanford Women's Golf Stars Get Early Invite to LPGA Majors for 2026

If you think golf season is winding down, you're mistaken. Our collegiate and amateur friends are getting tuned up this fall and things are being shaken up. And if you think I'm being dramatic, once glance at the official rankings site for college golf told me that the their version of transfer portal is popping like bacon grease. CFB and NCAA basketball don't hold a candle to what's happening in collegiate golf at the moment.

This preview is so useful, give it a look!

I'll be the first to admit, the college golf scene is something that I need to keep better tabs on, especially as we gear up for the major amateur moments for 2026 like ANWA, the U.S. Women's Amateur, college golf playoffs, and Curtis Cup to name a few.

Having experienced both ANWA and the U.S. Women's Am this year, I can tell you that I'm locked in for 2026 because these athletes are the next wave of women's golf. Some are already household names before earning their LPGA cards.

Remember our friend Megha Ganne from Bandon Dunes? Well get used to seeing her name a whole lot more this fall/winter and into spring. The senior at Stanford and latest U.S. Women's Amateur champion is looking to help lead the Cardinal to another NCAA title.

But before she'll get the chance to do that, she'll have the opportunity to tee it up at the LPGA's first major of the season, the Chevron Championship, along with her teammate Paula Martin Sampedro, who qualified for an invite to the major by winning the 2025 British Women’s Amateur Championship.

Both athletes played key roles in Stanford University’s 2024 NCAA Women’s National Golf Championship. They now go head-to-head with the best women's golfers in the world at Chevron next April, where they will make their debut appearances at the event.

Stanford also just snagged one of the top amateurs in the country in Asterisk Talley (a member of the class of 2027) who will being heading to the Farm, furthering their dominance in women's college golf.

"Inviting amateurs to join professional play is just one of the ways we are promoting women’s golf and creating a pathway to pro levels," said Laura Lane, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Chevron. "As a title sponsor, we are investing in the future of the game by opening doors to talented players and are proud to be including these two talented amateur golfers in The Chevron Championship for 2026."

The Chevron Championship will also grant invitations to the winners of these coveted 2026 amateur events: the Women’s Amateur Latin America, the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship, the Augusta National Women’s Amateur and the Chevron Silverado Showdown.

All winners must maintain their amateur status to qualify for and accept the invitation.