Arizona Wildcats men's golf

The Arizona Wildcats men's golf team has a strong golf tradition, dating back to their first season in 1934. Since then they have won one national title in 1992.

On August 4, 2023, Arizona announced it would join the Big 12 Conference along with Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah beginning in the 2024–25 academic year.

Wildcats who have won the U.S. Amateur include Eric Meeks and Ricky Barnes. Besides Majors-winner Jim Furyk, a number of other former Wildcat players have gone on to win on the PGA Tour, including: Don Pooley, Dan Pohl, Robert Gamez, Mike Springer, Rory Sabbatini, Ted Purdy and Nate Lashley. Furyk is also a Champions Tour major winner, and the eighth player to win both the U.S. Open and U.S. Senior Open. In addition Wildcat Rory Sabbatini won a Silver Medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics competing for Slovakia.

Yearly record

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Team tournament wins (79)

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• 1938 Border Conference Championship
• 1940 Border Conference Championship
• 1941 Border Conference Championship
• 1942 Border Conference Championship
• 1946 Border Conference Championship
• 1947 Border Conference Championship
• 1948 Border Conference Championship
• 1954 Border Conference Championship
• 1960 Border Conference Championship
• 1969 All-America Intercollegiate Two-Ball Invitational
• 1979 United States Collegiate Two-Ball Championship
• 1981 All-America Intercollegiate Two-Ball Invitational
• 1981 Mesa McDonald's Invitational
• 1981 Central Arizona Invitational
• 1982 Arizona Collegiate
• 1982 Pima Invitational
• 1984 USIU Classic
• 1984 University of Pacific Invitational
• 1986 McDonald's Rebel Classic
• 1987 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate
• 1987 Fresno Pepsi Classic
• 1987 Western New Mexico Invitational
• 1987 ASU Thunderbird Intercollegiate
• 1987 All-America Intercollegiate Two-Ball Invitational
• 1987 Pac-10 Conference Championship
• 1988 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate
• 1988 Taylor Made Miami-Doral Intercollegiate
• 1988 United States Intercollegiate
• 1989 UCF Budget Classic
• 1989 NCAA West Regional Championship
• 1990 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate
• 1991 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate
• 1991 PING-International Intercollegiate
• 1991 UCF Budget Classic
• 1991 Rolex/Golf Digest Invitational
• 1991 Fresno Lexus Classic
• 1991 United States Intercollegiate
• 1991 Pac-10 Conference Championship
• 1991 NCAA West Regional Championship
• 1992 John Burns Intercollegiate
• 1992 United States Intercollegiate
• 1992 Golf Word/Palmetto Dunes Intercollegiate
• 1992 Perry Maxwell Intercollegiat
• 1992 NCAA West Regional Championship
• 1992 NCAA National Championship
• 1993 Golf Digest Invitational
• 1993 ASU Thunderbird Intercollegiate
• 1993 NCAA West Regional Championship
• 1996 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate
• 1996 Rolex Match Play Championship
• 1997 Missouri Bluffs Invitational
• 1997 Taylor Made Red River Classic
• 2000 Louisiana Classic
• 2000 NCAA West Regional Championship
• 2001 CGF Match Play Championships
• 2001 United States Intercollegiate
• 2003 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate
• 2003 John Burns Intercollegiate
• 2003 Oregon Duck Invitational
• 2003 Arizona NIT
• 2004 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate
• 2004 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate
• 2004 John Burns Intercollegiate
• 2004 Hall of Fame Invitational
• 2004 Pac-10 Conference Championship
• 2006 ASU Thunderbird Invitational
• 2006 NCAA West Regional Championship
• 2007 Nevada Wolf Pack Classic
• 2010 Braveheart Classic
• 2011 Anteater Invitational
• 2012 Arizona Intercollegiate
• 2018 Arizona Intercollegiate
• 2019 Arizona Intercollegiate
• 2020 Arizona Intercollegiate
• 2021 Arizona Intercollegiate
• 2021 The Prestige
• 2021 Pac-12 Championships
• 2022 Arizona Intercollegiate
• 2022 NCAA Bryan Regional

Individual champions

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Regional

Conference

Arizona has had 10 separate golfers win a conference title on 11 separate occasions.

National honors

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NCAA Coach of the Year

*1992 – Rick LaRose

Pac-10/12 Coach of the Year

*1989 – Rick LaRose

*1991 – Rick LaRose

*2004 – Rick LaRose

*2021 – Jim Anderson

U.S. Amateur champions

*1988 – Eric Meeks

*2002 – Ricky Barnes

Walker Cup Selections

*1989 – Robert Gamez

*1989 – Eric Meeks

*1991 – David Berganio Jr.

*1993 – David Berganio Jr.

*1997 – Jason Gore

*2001 – Chris Nallen

Fred Haskins Award

*1989 – Robert Gamez

Jack Nicklaus Award

*1989 – Robert Gamez

Ben Hogan Award

*2000 – Ricky Barnes

National Freshman of the Year

*2000 – Ricky Barnes

COSIDA Academic All-American

*1991 – Trev Anderson (2nd team)

*2021 – David Laskin (3rd team)

All-American (Selected by GCAA)

*1967 – Drue Johnson (3rd team)

*1969 – Drue Johnson (1st team)

*1976 – Dan Pohl (1st team)

*1987 – Larry Silveira (1st team)

*1987 – Mike Springer (2nd team)

*1988 – Larry Silveira (1st team)

*1988 – Mike Springer (2nd team)

*1988 – Robert Gamez (3rd team)

*1988 – Eric Meeks (3rd team)

*1989 – Robert Gamez (3rd team)

*1991 – Christian Pena (1st team)

*1991 – David Berganio Jr. (3rd team)

*1992 – Harry Rudolph (1st team)

*1992 – Manny Zerman (1st team)

*1992 – David Berganio (3rd team)

*1993 – David Berganio (1st team)

*1993 – Manny Zerman (1st team)

*1994 – David Howser (3rd team)

*1995 – Ted Purdy (3rd team)

*1997 – Rory Sabbatini (1st team)

*1998 – Rory Sabbatini (1st team)

*1999 – Derek Gillespie (2nd team)

*2000 – Ricky Barnes (2nd team)

*2000 – Derek Gillespie (3rd team)

*2001 – Ricky Barnes (2nd team)

*2001 – Chris Nallen (3rd team)

*2003 – Ricky Barnes (1st team)

*2003 – Chris Nallen (1st team)

*2004 – Chris Nallen (1st team)

*2018 – George Cunningham (2nd team)

*2020 – Trevor Werbylo (3rd team)

*2021 – Brad Reeves (2nd team)

Freshman All-American (Selected by GCAA)

*2000 – Ricky Barnes

*2001 – Chris Nallen

*2004 – Henry Liaw

Pac-10/12 Player of the Year

*1988 – Larry Silveira

*1989 – Robert Gamez

*1993 – David Berganio

*1998 – Rory Sabbatini

*2001 – Ricky Barnes (co-player)

*2003 – Ricky Barnes

*2021 – Brad Reeves

Pac-10/12 Freshman of the Year

*2000 – Ricky Barnes

*2004 – Henry Liaw

Individual scoring record

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Wildcats in the pros

Source: Arizona 2021-22 Golf Media Guide

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