The Nebraska Cornhuskers men's golf team competes as part of NCAA Division I, representing the University of NebraskaâÂÂLincoln in the Big Ten Conference. Nebraska primarily uses Firethorn Golf Course as its home course, but also lists ArborLinks Golf Club, Wilderness Ridge, and Hillcrest Country Club as affiliates.
The program was established in 1935 and has reached the NCAA Division I championship four times, most recently in 1999. Steve Friesen, the only men's golfer in the Nebraska Athletic Hall of Fame, won the 1999 Ben Hogan Award as the country's best golfer. The team has been coached by Judd Cornell since 2023.
Seven former Nebraska golfers have played on the PGA Tour. The longest-tenured was Tom Sieckmann, who spent thirteen years on the Tour and tied for eighth at the 1990 U.S. Open. Sieckmann lettered at NU in his freshman year but finished his collegiate career at national powerhouse Oklahoma State. Along with Steve Friesen, Scott Gutschewski led Nebraska to its most successful season ever in 1999 and turned professional shortly after, earning his PGA Tour card in 2005. After a decade mostly spent on the Korn Ferry Tour, Gutschewski reached the PGA Tour again in 2022.
Steve Gotsche and Mike Schuchart played multiple PGA Tour seasons, while three others (Mark Maness, Jeff Klein, and Brady Schnell) held their PGA Tour cards for a single year.