Texas Longhorns women's golf

The Texas Longhorns women's golf team represents the University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate women'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 women's golf
Founded1974
UniversityUniversity of Texas at Austin
ConferenceSEC
Athletic directorChris Del Conte
Head coachRyan Murphy (10th season)
LocationAustin, Texas
CourseUniversity of Texas Golf Club
Par: 72
Yards: 6,278
NicknameLonghorns
ColorsBurnt Orange and White
   
NCAA individual champions
Deborah Petrizzi (1978 AIAW)
Charlotta Sörenstam (1993)
Heather Bowie (1997)
NCAA runner-up
1982 (AIAW), 1993, 2002
NCAA match play
2019, 2021, 2023
NCAA Championship appearances
1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference champions
SWC
1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996

Big 12
1997, 2004, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024
Individual conference champions
SWC
Nancy Ledbetter (1984)
Sue Ginter (1986)
Kate Golden (1987)
Michiko Hattori (1988, 1989)
Jamie Fischer (1991)
Jenny Turner (1993)
Nadine Ash (1994)
Kelli Kuehne (1996)

Big 12
Heather Bowie (1997)
Madison Pressel (2011)
Agathe Laisné (2019)

The Longhorns have been to the NCAA Championship 32 times, seventh overall, and finished as the runner-up, or tied for runner-up, twice, in 1993 and 2002. As of 2024, they have finished in the top five on ten occasions, most recently in 2023 (t-5th) and 2021 (t-5th). In 2019, Texas won its first NCAA Regional in school history and was the stroke play medalist at the NCAA Championship.[1]

Texas women have won three individual championships. In 1978, Deborah Petrizzi won the AIAW national intercollegiate individual golf championship; and Charlotta Sörenstam and Heather Bowie won in 1993 and 1997 respectively. Former players Betsy Rawls and Sherri Steinhauer went on to win eight and two LPGA major championships respectively, with Rawls being inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.[2]

Yearly record

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AIAW

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Texas competed in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships from 1975-1982.[3]

Season Coach State National
1975 Pat Weis 4th
1976 Pat Weis 2nd 14th
1977 Pat Weis 1st 8th
1978 Pat Weis 3rd T-3rd
1979 Pat Weis 4th 14th
1980 Pat Weis 1st 8th
1981 Pat Weis 3rd 7th
1982 Pat Weis 3rd 2nd

NCAA

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Texas has competed in NCAA since 1983.[3]

Season Coach Conference NCAA
Southwest Conference
1983 Pat Weis 4th 15th
1984 Pat Weis 1st 11th
1985 Pat Weis 3rd
1986 Pat Weis 2nd
1987 Pat Weis 1st 17th
1988 Pat Weis 1st 7th
1989 Pat Weis 1st T-10th
1990 Pat Weis 1st T-15th
1991 Pat Weis 1st 7th
1992 Pat Weis 2nd 6th
1993 Pat Weis 1st 2nd
1994 Susan Watkins 1st 5th
1995 Susan Watkins 1st T-9th
1996 Susan Watkins 1st 3rd
Big 12 Conference
1997 Susan Watkins 1st
1998 Susan Watkins 2nd T-10th
1999 Susan Watkins 2nd 9th
2000 Susan Watkins T-4th 3rd
2001 Susan Watkins 2nd 3rd
2002 Susan Watkins 3rd T-2nd
2003 Susan Watkins 3rd 3rd
2004 Susan Watkins 1st T-6th
2005 Susan Watkins 2nd
2006 Susan Watkins 7th
2007 Susan Watkins 10th
2008 Martha Richards 3rd T-17th
2009 Martha Richards 6th 23rd
2010 Martha Richards 3rd T-16th
2011 Martha Richards 1st
2012 Martha Richards 2nd T-13th
2013 Martha Richards T-6th 21st
2014 Martha Richards 2nd
2015 Ryan Murphy 6th
2016 Ryan Murphy 2nd 23rd
2017 Ryan Murphy 1st 13th
2018 Ryan Murphy 1st T-12th
2019 Ryan Murphy 1st T-5th
2020 Ryan Murphy Season canceled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Ryan Murphy 5th T-5th
2022 Ryan Murphy 1st 13th
2023 Ryan Murphy 7th T-5th
2024 Ryan Murphy 1st T-11th
Total SWC: 10
Big 12: 8
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Individual champions

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National

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Year Name
1978 (AIAW) Deborah Petrizzi
1993 Charlotta Sörenstam
1997 Heather Bowie

Conference

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National honors

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Texas Women's Golf Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 47. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Texas Women's Golf Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 49. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "2019-20 Women's Golf Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 37–40. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Women's Golf Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 40. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Women's Golf Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 39. Retrieved May 29, 2020.