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Texas Longhorns men's golf | |
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Founded | 1927 |
University | University of Texas at Austin |
Conference | Big 12 |
Athletic director | Chris Del Conte |
Head coach | John Fields (27th season) |
Location | Austin, Texas |
Course | University of Texas Golf Club Par: 71 Yards: 7,412 |
Nickname | Longhorns |
Colors | Burnt Orange and White |
NCAA champions | |
1971, 1972, 2012, 2022 | |
NCAA individual champions | |
Ed White (1935) Ben Crenshaw (1971, 1972, 1973) Tom Kite (1972) Justin Leonard (1994) | |
NCAA runner-up | |
1949, 1983, 1989, 1994, 2016, 2019 | |
NCAA match play | |
2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022 | |
NCAA Championship appearances | |
1933, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
Conference champions | |
SWC 1927, 1928, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Big 12 2002, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2024 | |
Individual conference champions | |
SWC Gib Payne (1928) Ed White (1933, 1934, 1935) Bill Welch (1936, 1937) Buck Luce (1940) Leonard Spitzer (1941) John Russell (1942) Bill Roden (1943) Frank Hoover (1944) Joe Ruby (1945) Hugh Dahlberg (1946) Ed Hopkins (1947) Bob Watson (1948, 1949) Wes Ellis (1952) Julian Oates (1953) Joe Golden (1954) Terry Dill (1960) Pat Thompson (1964) Randy Geiselman (1965) Mason Adkins (1966) Rik Massengale (1969) Dean Overturf (1970) Ben Crenshaw (1972, 1973) Lance Ten Broeck (1975) Brandel Chamblee (1983) Justin Leonard (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994) Big 12 David Gossett (1999) Jason Hartwick (2004) Matt Rosenfeld (2006) Brandon Stone (2013) Scottie Scheffler (2015) Doug Ghim (2018) Cole Hammer (2021) |
The Texas Longhorns men's golf team has a strong golf tradition, dating back to their first season in 1927. Since then they have won national titles back-to-back in 1971 and 1972, again in 2012 and the most recent in 2022, and finished runner-up six other times (1949, 1983, 1989, 1994, 2016, 2019). Individual national champions were Ed White (1935), Ben Crenshaw (1971, 1972, and 1973), Tom Kite (1972), and Justin Leonard (1994).
Longhorns who have won the U.S. Amateur include Justin Leonard and David Gossett. Two-time U.S. Junior Amateur champion and three-time major winner Jordan Spieth played for the Longhorns golf team in 2011 and 2012. Besides Majors-winners Kite, Crenshaw, Leonard, Brooks, Spieth, and Scheffler, a number of other former Longhorn players have gone on to win on the PGA Tour, including: Phil Blackmar, Mark Brooks, Jhonattan Vegas, Bob Estes, Wes Ellis, Harrison Frazar, Cody Gribble, Rik Massengale, Scottie Scheffler, Wes Short Jr., and Brandel Chamblee. In addition, Longhorns Brandon Stone and Dylan Frittelli have each achieved multiple wins on the European Tour.
Legendary golf instructor Harvey Penick was a long-time coach at Texas. The team is currently coached by John Fields. [1]
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Season | Coach | Conference | NCAA |
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Southwest Conference | |||
1927 | Tom Penick | 1st | |
1928 | Tom Penick | 1st | |
1929 | Tom Penick | 3rd | |
1930 | Tom Penick | 2nd | |
1931 | Harvey Penick | 3rd | |
1932 | Harvey Penick | 1st | |
1933 | Harvey Penick | 1st | 4th |
1934 | Harvey Penick | 1st | 5th |
1935 | Harvey Penick | 1st | |
1936 | Harvey Penick | 1st | |
1937 | Harvey Penick | 1st | |
1938 | Harvey Penick | 1st | |
1939 | Harvey Penick | 2nd | 14th |
1940 | Harvey Penick | 1st | 17th |
1941 | Harvey Penick | 1st | 6th |
1942 | Harvey Penick | 1st | |
1943 | Harvey Penick | 1st | |
1944 | Harvey Penick | 1st | |
1945 | Harvey Penick | 1st | |
1946 | Harvey Penick | 1st | |
1947 | Harvey Penick | 1st | 30th |
1948 | Harvey Penick | 2nd | 12th |
1949 | Harvey Penick | 1st | 2nd |
1950 | Harvey Penick | 1st | 11th |
1951 | Harvey Penick | 1st | 13th |
1952 | Harvey Penick | 1st | 4th |
1953 | Harvey Penick | 2nd | 6th |
1954 | Harvey Penick | 1st | 8th |
1955 | Harvey Penick | 6th | 23rd |
1956 | Harvey Penick | 3rd | |
1957 | Harvey Penick | 3rd | 18th |
1958 | Harvey Penick | 5th | |
1959 | Harvey Penick | 5th | |
1960 | Harvey Penick | 6th | 34th |
1961 | Harvey Penick | 6th | 20th |
1962 | Harvey Penick | 4th | |
1963 | Harvey Penick | 3rd | 6th |
1964 | George Hannon | 1st | 27th |
1965 | George Hannon | 1st | T-17th |
1966 | George Hannon | 3rd | T-27th |
1967 | George Hannon | 3rd | T-13th |
1968 | George Hannon | 1st | T-4th |
1969 | George Hannon | 2nd | 8th |
1970 | George Hannon | 1st | T-6th |
1971 | George Hannon | DNP | 1st |
1972 | George Hannon | 1st | 1st |
1973 | George Hannon | 1st | 3rd |
1974 | George Hannon | T-1st | 15th |
1975 | George Hannon | T-1st | T-17th |
1976 | George Hannon | 2nd | 6th |
1977 | George Hannon | 4th | |
1978 | George Hannon | 2nd | |
1979 | George Hannon | T-3rd | |
1980 | George Hannon | 3rd | T-12th |
1981 | George Hannon | 1st | 16th |
1982 | Jimmy Clayton | 3rd | 7th |
1983 | Jimmy Clayton | 1st | 2nd |
1984 | Jimmy Clayton | 3rd | T-16th |
1985 | Jimmy Clayton | 3rd | 5th |
1986 | Jimmy Clayton | 5th | 17th |
1987 | Jimmy Clayton | 4th | 20th |
1988 | Jimmy Clayton | 2nd | 11th |
1989 | Jimmy Clayton | 1st | 2nd |
1990 | Jimmy Clayton | 1st | 22nd |
1991 | Jimmy Clayton | 1st | T-9th |
1992 | Jimmy Clayton | 1st | 6th |
1993 | Jimmy Clayton | 1st | 5th |
1994 | Jimmy Clayton | 1st | 2nd |
1995 | Jimmy Clayton | 1st | 3rd |
1996 | Jimmy Clayton | 5th | 13th |
Big 12 Conference | |||
1997 | Jimmy Clayton | 2nd | |
1998 | John Fields | 2nd | |
1999 | John Fields | 3rd | |
2000 | John Fields | 4th | 5th |
2001 | John Fields | T-2nd | |
2002 | John Fields | 1st | T-3rd |
2003 | John Fields | 1st | T-9th |
2004 | John Fields | 1st | 4th |
2005 | John Fields | 4th | 23rd |
2006 | John Fields | 2nd | |
2007 | John Fields | 4th | T-11th |
2008 | John Fields | 2nd | 19th |
2009 | John Fields | 8th | 26th |
2010 | John Fields | 3rd | T-21st |
2011 | John Fields | 3rd | T-12th |
2012 | John Fields | 2nd | 1st |
2013 | John Fields | 1st | 5th |
2014 | John Fields | 1st | 13th |
2015 | John Fields | 1st | T-5th |
2016 | John Fields | 1st | 2nd |
2017 | John Fields | 1st | 12th |
2018 | John Fields | 2nd | T-5th |
2019 | John Fields | T-3rd | 2nd |
2020 | John Fields | Season canceled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic | |
2021 | John Fields | 3rd | T-25th |
2022 | John Fields | 3rd | 1st |
2023 | John Fields | 4th | 19th |
2024 | John Fields | 1st | |
Total | SWC: 39 Big 12: 9 | 4 |
Texas has had 4 individuals claim the NCAA Individual Championship on 5 occasions, with a tie in 1972.
Year | Name |
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1935 | Ed White |
1971 | Ben Crenshaw |
1972 | Ben Crenshaw, Tom Kite |
1973 | Ben Crenshaw |
1994 | Justin Leonard |
Texas has had 31 separate golfers win a conference title on 39 separate occasions, 3 of which were a shared title.
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