| Houston Cougars golf | |
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| University | University of Houston |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
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| Location | Houston,Texas |
| Course | Golf Club of Houston Par: 72 Yards: 7,422 |
| Nickname | Cougars |
| Colors | Scarlet and white[1] |
| NCAA champions | |
| Men: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1985 | |
| NCAA individual champions | |
| Men: Rex Baxter (1957) Phil Rodgers (1958) Richard Crawford (1959, 1960) Kermit Zarley (1962) Marty Fleckman (1965) John Mahaffey (1970) Billy Ray Brown (1982) | |
| NCAA runner-up | |
| Men: 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972 | |
| NCAA Championship appearances | |
| Men: 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
| Conference champions | |
| Men: Missouri Valley: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 Southwest: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985 C-USA: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2013 The American: 2023 Women: The American: 2016, 2018, 2019 | |
| Individual conference champions | |
| Missouri Valley Men: Rex Baxter (1956, 1957) Phil Rodgers (1958) Jacky Cupit (1959, 1960) Southwest C-USA The American Men: Michael Perras (2017) Santiago de la Fuente (2023) Women: Leonie Harm (2019) | |
TheHouston Cougars golf program is anNCAADivision Igolf program at theUniversity of Houston. The men's program, under head coach Jonathan Dismuke, and the women's program, coached by Lydia Gumm, both compete in theBig 12 Conference.
The men's golf program is one of the oldest sports played at the University of Houston, as it began in 1946 along with the football program. The team is one of the most successful college programs in history, with 16team national championships and eight individual national championships. This makes the team the second-most successful team of all time, behind onlyYale. The team also holds 21 conference championships and has produced 44 All-Americans.
Team members who went on to professional golf careers includeFuzzy Zoeller,Fred Couples,Steve Elkington,Nick Faldo,Butch Harmon,Bruce Lietzke, Billy Tuten,John Mahaffey,Bill Rogers,Blaine McCallister,Dave Marr,Fred Marti andBilly Ray Brown.[2] Future broadcasterJim Nantz was also a member of the team.[3]
The women's golf program began in 2013.[4]
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