Houston Cougars golf
The Houston Cougars golf program is an NCAA Division I golf program at the University of Houston. The men's program, under head coach Jonathan Dismuke, and the women's program, coached by Gerrod Chadwell, both compete in the American Athletic Conference.
Houston Cougars | |
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University | University of Houston |
Conference | The American |
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Location | Houston, Texas |
Course | Golf Club of Houston Par: 72 Yards: 7,457 |
Nickname | Houston Cougars |
Colors | Scarlet and White[1] |
NCAA champions | |
1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1985 | |
NCAA individual champions | |
Rex Baxter (1957), Phil Rodgers (1958), Richard Crawford (1959, 1960), Kermit Zarley (1962), Marty Fleckman (1965), John Mahaffey (1970), Billy Ray Brown (1982) | |
NCAA championship appearances | |
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 | |
Conference champions | |
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 | |
Individual conference champions | |
Missouri Valley: Rex Baxter (1956-1957), Phil Rodgers (1958), Jacky Cupit (1959-1960) Southwest: Keith Fergus (1974, 1976), Ed Fiori (1977), Terry Snodgrass (1978), Fred Couples (1979), Ray Barr (1980-1981), Steve Elkington (1984-1985), Tray Tyner (1987), Lance Combrink (1995) C-USA: Andy Sanders (1999-2000), Brad McIntosh (2001), Roman Robledo (2013) The American: Michael Perras (2017) |
Team members who went on to professional golf careers include Fuzzy Zoeller, Fred Couples, Steve Elkington, Bruce Lietzke, Billy Tuten, John Mahaffey, Bill Rogers, Blaine McCallister and Billy Ray Brown. Future broadcaster Jim Nantz was also a member of the team.
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 16 team national championships and eight individual national championships. This makes the team the second-most successful team of all time, behind only Yale. The team also holds 20 conference championships and has produced 44 All-Americans.
References
- "Logos - University of Houston Athletics". June 12, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
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