Texas Longhorns men's golf

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Texas Longhorns men's golf
Texas Longhorns logo.svg
Founded1927
University University of Texas at Austin
Conference SEC
Athletic directorChris Del Conte
Head coachJohn Fields (27th season)
Location Austin, Texas
CourseUniversity of Texas Golf Club
Par: 71
Yards: 7,412
Nickname Longhorns
ColorsBurnt 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 represents the University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's golf competition. The Longhorns competed in the Big 12 Conference through the 2024 season and moved to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) on July 1, 2024.

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The program has a strong golf tradition, dating back to its first season in 1927. Since then the Longhorns 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. Longhorn golfers have gone on to win 10 major championships as professionals: Crenshaw (2), Kite (1), Leonard (1), Mark Brooks (1), Jordan Spieth (3), and Scottie Scheffler (2). Both Spieth and Scheffler have also reached the number one position in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Legendary golf instructor Harvey Penick was a long-time coach at Texas. The team has been coached by John Fields since 1998. [1]

Yearly record

Source [2]

SeasonCoachConferenceNCAA
Southwest Conference
1927Tom Penick1st
1928Tom Penick1st
1929Tom Penick3rd
1930Tom Penick2nd
1931 Harvey Penick 3rd
1932Harvey Penick1st
1933Harvey Penick1st 4th
1934Harvey Penick1st 5th
1935Harvey Penick1st
1936Harvey Penick1st
1937Harvey Penick1st
1938Harvey Penick1st
1939Harvey Penick2nd 14th
1940Harvey Penick1st 17th
1941Harvey Penick1st 6th
1942Harvey Penick1st
1943Harvey Penick1st
1944Harvey Penick1st
1945Harvey Penick1st
1946Harvey Penick1st
1947Harvey Penick1st 30th
1948Harvey Penick2nd 12th
1949Harvey Penick1st 2nd
1950Harvey Penick1st 11th
1951Harvey Penick1st 13th
1952Harvey Penick1st 4th
1953Harvey Penick2nd 6th
1954Harvey Penick1st 8th
1955Harvey Penick6th 23rd
1956Harvey Penick3rd
1957Harvey Penick3rd 18th
1958Harvey Penick5th
1959Harvey Penick5th
1960Harvey Penick6th 34th
1961Harvey Penick6th 20th
1962Harvey Penick4th
1963Harvey Penick3rd 6th
1964George Hannon1st 27th
1965George Hannon1st T-17th
1966George Hannon3rd T-27th
1967George Hannon3rd T-13th
1968George Hannon1st T-4th
1969George Hannon2nd 8th
1970George Hannon1st T-6th
1971George HannonDNP 1st
1972George Hannon1st 1st
1973George Hannon1st 3rd
1974George HannonT-1st 15th
1975George HannonT-1st T-17th
1976George Hannon2nd 6th
1977George Hannon4th
1978George Hannon2nd
1979George HannonT-3rd
1980George Hannon3rd T-12th
1981George Hannon1st 16th
1982Jimmy Clayton3rd 7th
1983Jimmy Clayton1st 2nd
1984Jimmy Clayton3rd T-16th
1985Jimmy Clayton3rd 5th
1986Jimmy Clayton5th 17th
1987Jimmy Clayton4th 20th
1988Jimmy Clayton2nd 11th
1989Jimmy Clayton1st 2nd
1990Jimmy Clayton1st 22nd
1991Jimmy Clayton1st T-9th
1992Jimmy Clayton1st 6th
1993Jimmy Clayton1st 5th
1994Jimmy Clayton1st 2nd
1995Jimmy Clayton1st 3rd
1996Jimmy Clayton5th 13th
Big 12 Conference
1997Jimmy Clayton2nd
1998John Fields2nd
1999John Fields3rd
2000John Fields4th 5th
2001John FieldsT-2nd
2002John Fields1st T-3rd
2003John Fields1st T-9th
2004John Fields1st 4th
2005John Fields4th 23rd
2006John Fields2nd
2007John Fields4th T-11th
2008John Fields2nd 19th
2009John Fields8th 26th
2010John Fields3rd T-21st
2011John Fields3rd T-12th
2012John Fields2nd 1st
2013John Fields1st 5th
2014John Fields1st 13th
2015John Fields1st T-5th
2016John Fields1st 2nd
2017John Fields1st 12th
2018John Fields2nd T-5th
2019John FieldsT-3rd 2nd
2020John FieldsSeason canceled due to the
Coronavirus Pandemic
2021John Fields3rd T-25th
2022John Fields3rd 1st
2023John Fields4th 19th
2024John Fields1st 13th
TotalSWC: 39
Big 12: 9
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Individual champions

[2]

NCAA

Texas has had 4 individuals claim the NCAA Individual Championship on 5 occasions, with a tie in 1972.

YearName
1935 Ed White
1971 Ben Crenshaw
1972 Ben Crenshaw, Tom Kite
1973 Ben Crenshaw
1994 Justin Leonard

Conference

Texas has had 32 separate golfers win a conference title on 40 separate occasions, 3 of which were a shared title.

National honors

Source [2]

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References

  1. "Texas Longhorns Men's Golf – 2019–20 roster" . Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "2018-19 Texas Golf Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 24. Retrieved May 26, 2020.