Chapel Hill Regional Is The NCAA Destination For Thanana Kotchasanmanee

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Chapel Hill Regional Is The NCAA Destination For Thanana Kotchasanmanee

April 29, 2026 | Women's Golf

Princeton's Thanana Kotchasanmanee has been selected to compete in the Chapel Hill Regional when the 2026 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship begins May 11-13.

The 2026 Ivy League champion, Ivy League Player of the Year and Ivy League Rookie of the Year, Kotchasanmanee will be making her NCAA debut at Finley Golf Club in Chapel Hill where she will be the No. 2 seed among the six individuals selected to compete.

Individuals (seeded in the following order):

1. Pinky Chaisilprungruang, Charlotte (American Conference)

2. Thanana Kotchasanmanee, Princeton (The Ivy League)

3. Victoria Levy, University of North Carolina Wilmington (Coastal Athletic Association)

4. Zoe Duval, Appalachian State

5. Caroline Patterson, UNC Asheville (Big South Conference)

6. Norah Seidl, Montana State (Big Sky Conference)

The six individuals will compete alongside the 12 teams qualified for the Chapel Hill Regional. All competitors will play three rounds over the three days, and the top five teams as well as the highest-finishing individual not among the top-five teams will qualify through to the NCAA Championship which will be held May 22-27 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.

Kotchasanmanee is Princeton's 12th individual to qualify for a NCAA Regional and she is looking to become Princeton's fourth individual to qualify for the NCAA Championship and first since Maya Walton in 2017.

The 2026 Ivy League champion, Ivy League Player of the Year and Ivy League Rookie of the Year, Kotchasanmanee will be making her NCAA debut at Finley Golf Club in Chapel Hill where she will be the No. 2 seed among the six individuals selected to compete.

Individuals (seeded in the following order):

1. Pinky Chaisilprungruang, Charlotte (American Conference)

2. Thanana Kotchasanmanee, Princeton (The Ivy League)

3. Victoria Levy, University of North Carolina Wilmington (Coastal Athletic Association)

4. Zoe Duval, Appalachian State

5. Caroline Patterson, UNC Asheville (Big South Conference)

6. Norah Seidl, Montana State (Big Sky Conference)

The six individuals will compete alongside the 12 teams qualified for the Chapel Hill Regional. All competitors will play three rounds over the three days, and the top five teams as well as the highest-finishing individual not among the top-five teams will qualify through to the NCAA Championship which will be held May 22-27 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.

Kotchasanmanee is Princeton's 12th individual to qualify for a NCAA Regional and she is looking to become Princeton's fourth individual to qualify for the NCAA Championship and first since Maya Walton in 2017.

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