Texas Longhorns men's golf

The Texas Longhorns men's golf team has a strong golf tradition, dating back to their first season in 1927. Since then they have won national titles back-to-back in 1971 and 1972 and again in 2012, 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).

Texas Longhorns men's golf
Founded	1927
University	University of Texas at Austin
Conference	Big 12
Athletic director	Chris Del Conte
Head coach	John Fields (22nd 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
NCAA runner-up
1949, 1983, 1989, 1994, 2016, 2019
NCAA individual champions
Ed White (1935) Ben Crenshaw (1971, 1972, 1973) Tom Kite (1972) Justin Leonard (1994)
NCAA match play
2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
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
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
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)

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 and Spieth, 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, 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]