Arizona Wildcats men's golf

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Arizona Wildcats men's golf
Arizona Wildcats logo.svg
Founded1934
University University of Arizona
Conference Big 12
Athletic director Dave Heeke
Head coachJim Anderson (10th season)
Location Tucson, Arizona
CourseTucson Country Club
Par: 72
Yards: 7,022
Nickname Arizona
ColorsCardinal and Navy
NCAA champions
1992
NCAA Championship appearances
1941, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1981, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2022, 2024
Conference champions
BIA
1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1960

WAC

Pac-10/12
1987, 1991, 2000
Individual conference champions
BIA
Bill Bell (1942)

WAC
Drue Johnson (1969)

Pac-10/12
Paul Nolen (1984)
Larry Silveira (1987)
Manny Zerman (1991)
Jason Gore (1993)
Jason Gore (1994)
Ricky Barnes (2001)
Henry Liaw (2004)
Creighton Honeck (2008)
Brad Reeves (2021)

The Arizona Wildcats men's golf team has a strong golf tradition, dating back to their first season in 1934. Since then they have won one national title in 1992.

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On August 4, 2023, Arizona announced it would join the Big 12 Conference along with Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah beginning in the 2024–25 academic year. [1]

Wildcats who have won the U.S. Amateur include Eric Meeks and Ricky Barnes. Besides Majors-winner Jim Furyk, a number of other former Wildcat players have gone on to win on the PGA Tour, including: Don Pooley, Dan Pohl, Robert Gamez, Mike Springer, Rory Sabbatini, Ted Purdy and Nate Lashley. [2] Furyk is also a Champions Tour major winner, and the eighth player to win both the U.S. Open and U.S. Senior Open. [3] In addition Wildcat Rory Sabbatini won a Silver Medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics competing for Slovakia. [4]

Yearly record

Source [5]

SeasonCoachConferenceNCAA
BIA
1935Fred A. EnkeNA
1936Fred A. EnkeNA
1937Fred A. EnkeNA
1938Fred A. Enke1st
1939Fred A. Enke2nd
1940Fred A. Enke1st
1941Fred A. Enke1st 18th
1942Fred A. Enke1st
1943Fred A. EnkeDNP
1944Fred A. EnkeDNP
1945Fred A. EnkeDNP
1946Fred A. Enke1st
1947Fred A. Enke1st
1948Fred A. Enke1st
1949Fred A. Enke2nd
1950Fred A. Enke2nd
1951Fred A. EnkeNA
1952Fred A. EnkeNA
1953Fred A. Enke3rd
1954Fred A. Enke1st
1955Fred A. Enke2nd
1956Fred A. Enke4th
1957Fred A. Enke2nd
1958Fred A. Enke3rd
1959Fred A. Enke2nd
1960Fred A. Enke1st 7th
1961Fred A. Enke2nd T-7th
WAC
1962Fred A. EnkeNA
1963Fred A. Enke2nd 25th
1964Fred A. Enke4th
1965Fred A. Enke5th
1966Fred A. Enke6th
1967Roy Tatum4th
1968Roy Tatum4th
1969Roy Tatum2nd
1970Roy Tatum4th
1971Roy Tatum4th
1972George Schafer4th
1973John Gibson4th
1974John Gibson4th
1975John Gibson5th
1976John Gibson4th
1977John Gibson4th
1978John Gibson4th
Pac-10/12
1979Rick LaRose2nd
1980Rick LaRose5th
1981Rick LaRose6th
1982Rick LaRose6th
1983Rick LaRose4th
1984Rick LaRose3rd
1985Rick LaRose6th
1986Rick LaRose6th
1987Rick LaRose1st 18th
1988Rick LaRose2nd 6th
1989Rick LaRose2nd 6th
1990Rick LaRose2nd 3rd
1991Rick LaRose1st T-18th
1992Rick LaRose4th 1st
1993Rick LaRose2nd 16th
1994Rick LaRose2nd 14th
1995Rick LaRose3rd 10th
1996Rick LaRose6th 5th
1997Rick LaRose5th 26th
1998Rick LaRose3rd 30th
1999Rick LaRose8th T-20th
2000Rick LaRose5th 3rd
2001Rick LaRose3rd 3rd
2002Rick LaRose7th T-9th
2003Rick LaRose2nd 17th
2004Rick LaRose1st 3rd
2005Rick LaRose3rd 17th
2006Rick LaRose5th 13th
2007Rick LaRose6th 24th
2008Rick LaRose6th
2009Rick LaRoseT-8th 30th
2010Rick LaRose9th
2011Rick LaRose7th 29th
2012Rick LaRose10th
2013Jim AndersonT-8th
2014Jim Anderson9th
2015Jim Anderson9th
2016Jim Anderson10th
2017Jim Anderson9th
2018Jim Anderson9th
2019Jim Anderson8th
2020Jim AndersonSeason canceled due to the
Coronavirus Pandemic
2021Jim Anderson1st
2022Jim Anderson11th T-19th
2023Jim Anderson7th
2024Jim Anderson9th
TotalBIA: 9
WAC: 0
Pac-10/12:3		1

Team tournament wins (79)

Source: [6]

Individual champions

Source: [7]

Regional

Conference

Arizona has had 10 separate golfers win a conference title on 11 separate occasions.

National honors

Source [8]

Individual scoring record

Source: [9]

Wildcats in the pros

NameTourSeasons as WildcatPost-Wildcat accomplishment
Trevor Werbylo PGA Forme Tour 2018–21Turned pro in 2021
George Cunningham PGA Tour Canada 2015–18Won 2018 Golf BC Championship
Jordan GumbergPGA Tour Canada2016–17Turned pro in 2017
Brian Prouty Web.com Tour 2004–07Turned pro in 2007
Nate Lashley PGA Tour 2002–05Won 1 PGA Tour event (2019 Rocket Mortgage Classic)
Ricky Barnes PGA Tour2000–03Six-time PGA Tour top-10 finishes including T-2 at 2009 U.S. Open & 2010 Masters Tournament
Set 36-hole scoring record at 2009 U.S. Open
2002 U.S. Amateur champion
Chris Nallen Nationwide Tour 2001–04Won 1 Nationwide Tour event
Rory Sabbatini PGA Tour1995–98Six-time PGA Tour winner (2000 Air Canada Championship, 2003 FBR Capital Open, 2006 Nissan Open, 2007 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, 2009 HP Byron Nelson Championship, 2011 Honda Classic), 2020 Olympic Silver Medalist, 2003 WGC-World Cup winner
Ted Purdy PGA Tour1993–96Won 1 PGA Tour event (2005 Byron Nelson Championship)
David Berganio Jr. PGA Tour1991–93Four PGA Tour top-10 finishes, 3X Nike Tour winner
Manny ZermanForeign tour1990–93Turned pro in 1993
Jim Furyk PGA Tour1989–9217-Time PGA Tour winner including 2003 U.S. Open, 2010 FedEx Cup Playoffs Champion, 2002 Memorial Tournament, Las Vegas Invitational (3), Canadian Open (2), RBC Heritage(2)
23 PGA Tour Top-10 Major Finishes including 2006 U.S. Open, 2007 U.S. Open & 2013 PGA Championship Runner-Up
9 Time Ryder Cup Participant (1997, 1999 (winners), 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 (winners), 2010, 2012, 2014)
Ryder Cup U.S. Team Captain (2018)
7 Time Presidents Cup Participant (1998, 2000 (winners), 2003 (tie), 2005 (winners), 2007 (winners), 2009 (winners), 2011 (winners))
3x PGA Champions Tour Winner including 2021 U.S. Senior Open
Shot first round of 58 in PGA history in 2016
Ranks 4th All-Time on the PGA Tour Career Money Leaders with $71.5 Million Dollars [10]
Top 50 All-Time in PGA Tour Wins & Most Top-10s in a Career 188 (since 1980) [11]
Christian PenaForeign tour1988–91Turned pro in 1992
Larry Silveira PGA Tour1987–88Turned pro in 1989, Nike Tour winner
Robert Gamez PGA Tour1987–893X PGA Tour winner (1990 Northern Telecom Tucson Open, 1990 Nestle Invitational & 2005 Valero Texas Open
Mike Springer PGA Tour1985–882X PGA Tour winner (1994 KMart Greater Greensboro Open & 1994 Greater Milwaukee Open)
Eric Meeks Nationwide Tour 1986–881998 U.S. Amateur champion
Jerry Foltz Nike Tour 1984–85Turned pro in 1984, Nike Tour winner
Mike Cunning PGA Tour1979–80Asian Tour winner (2003 Royal Challenge Indian Open)
Dan Pohl PGA Tour1975–762X PGA Tour winner (1986 Colonial National Invitation & 1986 NEC World Series of Golf)
Don Pooley PGA Tour1970–732X PGA Tour winner (1980 B.C. Open & 1987 Memorial Tournament), 2X Champions Tour winner

Source: Arizona 2021-22 Golf Media Guide [12]

References

  1. ↑ Robbins, Robert C. (August 4, 2023). "University of Arizona Will Join the Big 12 Conference in 2024-25". University of Arizona Athletics.
  2. ↑ "Arizona Golf Media Guide" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Furyk Rebounds After Rocky Start to Capture 41st U.S. Senior Open".
  4. ↑ "Men's Individual Stroke Play".
  5. ↑ "2018-19 Texas Golf Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 18, 27. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Arizona Men's Golf Media Guide - Page 7" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "Arizona Men's Golf Media Guide - Page 8" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "2021-22 Arizona Golf Media Guide" (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. p. 9.
  9. ↑ "2021–22 Arizona Golf Media Guide" (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. p. 12.
  10. ↑ "Career Money Leaders".
  11. ↑ "Wins and Finishes".
  12. ↑ "Arizona 2021-22 Golf Media Guide" (PDF).
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