BYU Cougars men's golf

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BYU Cougars men's golf
BYU Cougars logo.svg
University Brigham Young University
Conference Big 12 Conference
Athletic director Tom Holmoe
Head coachBruce Brockbank (27th season)
Location Provo, Utah
CourseRiverside Country Club
Par: 72
Yards: 7,001 [1]
Nickname Cougars
ColorsBlue and white [2]
   
NCAA champions
1981
NCAA runner-up
1976, 1980
NCAA Championship appearances
1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Conference champions
Western Athletic Conference
1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1999
Mountain West Conference
2001, 2007
West Coast Conference
2014, 2017, 2023
Individual conference champions
Mike Taylor (1966)
Chip Garris (1970)
Joey Dills (1972)
Jimmy Blair (1974, 1976)
Mike Reid (1975)
Jamie Edman (1977)
Bobby Clampett (1979, 1980)
Rick Fehr (1982, 1984)
Robert Meyer (1983)
Dean Wilson (1991)
Todd Pence (1995)
Andy Miller (1997)
Manuel Merizalde (1999)
Nick Becker (2005)
Peter Kuest (2017)
Zac Jones (2023)

The BYU Cougars men's golf team represents the Brigham Young University in the sport of golf. The Cougars compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Big 12 Conference. They play their home matches on the Riverside Country Club Golf Course, and are currently led by head coach Bruce Brockbank. The Cougars men's golf program has won 26 conference championships: 21 Western Athletic Conference, two Mountain West Conference, and three West Coast Conference. In 1981, they won the NCAA Division I Championship. [3]

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Individual honors

All-Americans

  • Mike Taylor – 1966 (HM)
  • Johnny Miller – 1966 (HM), 1967 (1st)
  • Lane Bennett – 1969 (HM)
  • Ray Leach – 1969 (3rd)
  • Chip Garriss – 1970 (HM)
  • Ray Leach – 1970 (2nd), 1971 (1st), 1972 (2nd)
  • Dave Shipley – 1971 (3rd)
  • Joey Dills – 1972 (HM), 1973 (HM), 1974 (HM)
  • Mike Reid – 1973 (HM), 1974 (1st), 1975 (1st), 1976 (2nd)
  • Lance Suzuki – 1973 (1st)
  • Jimmy Blair – 1974 (HM), 1976 (HM)
  • Mike Brannan – 1975 (3rd), 1976 (1st), 1977 (3rd), 1978 (3rd)
  • John Fought – 1976 (3rd)
  • Jim Nelford – 1976 (2nd), 1977 (2nd)
  • Jamie Edman – 1977 (HM)
  • Pat McGowan – 1977 (2nd)
  • Stan Souza – 1978 (HM)
  • Bobby Clampett – 1978 (1st), 1979 (1st), 1980 (1st)
  • Dave DeSantis – 1979 (HM)
  • Richard Zokol – 1980 (HM), 1981 (2nd)
  • Tom Costello – 1980 (HM)
  • Barry Willardson – 1980 (3rd), 1981 (3rd), 1982 (3rd)
  • Keith Clearwater – 1981 (1st), 1982 (2nd)
  • Rick Fehr – 1982 (1st), 1983 (2nd), 1984 (1st)
  • Keith Goyan – 1983 (HM)
  • Robert Meyer – 1983 (3rd), 1984 (2nd)
  • Eduardo Herrera – 1984 (HM), 1986 (2nd), 1987 (2nd)
  • Rick Gibson – 1984 (3rd)
  • Brent Franklin – 1985 (HM), 1986 (1st), 1987 (2nd)
  • Steve Schneiter – 1987 (HM)
  • Bruce Brockbank – 1988 (3rd)
  • Ramon Brobio – 1990 (HM)
  • Mike Weir – 1992 (2nd)
  • Eric S. Rustand – 1994 (HM)
  • Todd Pence – 1995 (HM)
  • Andy Miller – 1997 (3rd), 1998 (2nd), 1999 (2nd), 2000 (2nd)
  • Bill Harvey – 1999 (HM)
  • Jose Garrido – 1999 (HM)
  • Manuel Merizalde – 2000 (HM), 2001 (3rd)
  • Jake Ellison – 2004 (HM)
  • Todd Miller – 2004 (HM)
  • Óscar David Álvarez – 2004 (HM), 2005 (2nd)
  • Daniel Summerhays – 2006 (HM), 2007 (1st)
  • Jake Ellison – 2006 (HM)
  • Robbie Fillmore – 2010 (HM)
  • Zac Blair – 2012 (3rd)
  • Patrick Fishburn – 2018 (3rd)
  • Rhett Rasmussen – 2019 (HM)
  • Peter Kuest – 2019 (2nd)
  • Carson Lundell – 2021 (HM)
  • Carson Lundell – 2022 (HM)

Note: 1st = first team, 2nd = second team, 3rd = third team, HM = honorable mention
Source: [4]

Haskins Award

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