Texas Longhorns men's golf
College golf team
American college golf team
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 1971 , 1972 , 2012 , 2022 Ed White (1935 )Ben Crenshaw (1971 , 1972 , 1973 )Tom Kite (1972 )Justin Leonard (1994 )1949 , 1983 , 1989 , 1994 , 2016 , 2019 2012 , 2013 , 2015 , 2016 , 2018 , 2019 , 2022 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 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, 2024SWC 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]
Yearly record
Source[ 2]
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 theCoronavirus 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
Individual champions
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NCAA
Texas has had 4 individuals claim the NCAA Individual Championship on 5 occasions, with a tie in 1972.
Conference
Texas has had 32 separate golfers win a conference title on 40 separate occasions, 3 of which were a shared title.
Southwest Conference
Year
Name
1928
Gib Payne
1933
Ed White
1934
Ed White
1935
Ed White
1936
Bill Welch
1937
Bill Welch
1940
Buck Luce
1941
Leonard Spitzer
1942
John Russell
1943
Bill Roden
1944
Frank Hoover
1945
Joe Ruby
1946
Hugh Dahlberg
1947
Ed Hopkins
1948
Bob Watson
1949
Bob Watson
1952
Wes Ellis
1953
Julian Oates
1954
Joe Golden
1960
Terry Dill (Tie)
1964
Pat Thompson
1965
Randy Geiselman
1966
Mason Adkins
1969
Rik Massengale
1970
Dean Overturf
1972
Ben Crenshaw
1973
Ben Crenshaw
1975
Lance Ten Broeck
1983
Brandel Chamblee
1991
Justin Leonard
1992
Justin Leonard (Tie)
1993
Justin Leonard
1994
Justin Leonard
National honors
Source[ 2]
See also
References
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