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| Texas Longhorns men's golf | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1927 |
| University | University of Texas at Austin |
| Conference | SEC |
| 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 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.
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. 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]
- ^ "Texas Longhorns Men's Golf – 2019–20 roster". Retrieved May 26, 2020.