1973 NCAA University Division golf championship

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1973 NCAA University Division Golf Championship
Tournament information
Location Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.
36°06′26″N97°07′37″W / 36.10709°N 97.12686°W / 36.10709; -97.12686
Course(s) Stillwater Country Club
Statistics
Field16 teams
Champion
Team: Florida (2nd title)
Individual: Ben Crenshaw, Texas (3rd title)
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Stillwater
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The 1973 NCAA University Division Golf Championship was the 35th annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate golf at the University Division level in the United States. [1]

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The tournament was held at the Stillwater Country Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Florida won the team championship, the Gators' second NCAA title.

Future Masters champion Ben Crenshaw, from Texas, won his third consecutive individual title. Crenshaw is one of only two players, alongside Phil Mickelson (1989, 1990, and 1992), to win three NCAA individual championships.

Individual results

Individual champion

Team results

RankTeamScore
1 Florida 1,149
2 Oklahoma State 1,159
3 Texas (DC)1,166
T4 New Mexico 1,170
San Jose State
6 Houston 1,172
7 USC 1,175
8 Georgia 1,177
9 BYU 1,180
10 SMU 1,188

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References

  1. "NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2020.