Texas Longhorns men's golf

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.

Texas Longhorns men's golf
Founded1927
UniversityUniversity of Texas at Austin
ConferenceSEC
Athletic directorChris Del Conte
Head coachJohn Fields (27th season)
LocationAustin, Texas
CourseUniversity of Texas Golf Club
Par: 71
Yards: 7,412
NicknameLonghorns
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 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]

Yearly record

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

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NCAA

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

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

Conference

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

National honors

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Source[2]

See also

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References

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