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| Texas Longhorns men's golf | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2012,2013,2015,2016,2018,2019,2022,2025 | |
| NCAA Championship appearances | |
| 1933,1934,1939,1940,1941,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1957,1960,1961,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,2000,2002,2003,2004,2005,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2022,2023,2024,2025 | |
| 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) | |
TheTexas Longhorns men's golf team represents theUniversity of Texas at Austin inNCAA Division I intercollegiate men's golf competition. The Longhorns competed in theBig 12 Conference through the 2024 season and moved to theSoutheastern 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 wonnational 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 wereEd White (1935),Ben Crenshaw (1971, 1972, and 1973),Tom Kite (1972), andJustin Leonard (1994).
Longhorns who have won theU.S. Amateur include Justin Leonard andDavid Gossett. Longhorn golfers have gone on to win 12major championships as professionals: Crenshaw (2), Kite (1), Leonard (1),Mark Brooks (1),Jordan Spieth (3), andScottie Scheffler (4). Both Spieth and Scheffler have also reached thenumber one position in theOfficial World Golf Ranking.
Legendary golf instructorHarvey Penick was a long-time coach at Texas. The team has been coached by John Fields since 1998.[1]
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| Season | Coach | Conference | NCAA |
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| 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 | 4 | |
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 |
Texas has had 32 separate golfers win a conference title on 40 separate occasions, 3 of which were a shared title.
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