College golf's signing period opens Wednesday, Nov. 11: what Kentucky golf seniors sign
The first day Kentucky's senior golfers can make a college commitment official is this Wednesday. Here is what changed in 2024, what the paperwork is now, and what last year's first day looked like in Lexington.
LEXINGTON, Ky., November 9, 2026: For high school seniors who have a college golf offer, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, is the first day it can become official. NCSA's signing-day calendar lists Nov. 11 as the initial signing date for all NCAA Division I and Division II sports other than football and basketball, which includes men's and women's golf.
When signing opens
Signing opens at 7 a.m. on Nov. 11. NCSA notes that an athlete who receives a written offer before the period opens must wait until 7 a.m. on the first day, and that a parent or legal guardian must also sign. The date opens a window rather than closing one: athletes can sign on any day of the signing period, and the NCAA sets no national closing date for golf.
What they sign now
The National Letter of Intent program is gone. NCSA and Junior Golf Hub both explain that, since 2024, Division I and II recruits sign the school's own written offer of athletics aid, often called an athletics aid agreement, on the same dates the NLI used. Some families still call it a "letter of intent," but each school issues it directly. NAIA and junior colleges follow their own commitment rules, and Division III schools do not offer athletic scholarships.
What the first day looked like last year
On Nov. 12, 2025, the first day of last year's fall signing period, UK men's golf signed Will Judd of Christian Academy of Louisville and Bradford Lacefield of Woodford County High School. UK Athletics described them as the top two prospects in Kentucky in the class of 2026. Both are set to join the Wildcats in fall 2026, according to that release.
We will add Kentucky's 2026 signees here
As UK, Louisville, Western Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky and other Kentucky programs announce signees this week, we will add each name to this page with a link to the school's own announcement. If a Kentucky high school or club has a golfer signing, send us the school's or college's public announcement and we will check it before it goes up.
Sources
Checked Nov. 9, 2026, about 9:30 a.m. ET.
- NCSA, "National Signing Day: What You Need to Know (2026-2027)," read Nov. 9, 2026: ncsasports.org
- Junior Golf Hub, "Golf's signing window opens Nov. 11: what families actually sign," read Nov. 9, 2026: juniorgolfhub.com
- UK Athletics, "Men's Golf Adds Two in Class of 2026," Nov. 12, 2025: ukathletics.com