Arizona Wildcats men's golf

College golf team

American college golf team

Arizona Wildcats men's golf

Founded	1934
University	University of Arizona
Conference	Big 12
Athletic director	Dave Heeke
Head coach	Jim Anderson (10th season)
Location	Tucson, Arizona
Course	Tucson Country Club Par: 72 Yards: 7,022
Nickname	Arizona
Colors	Cardinal and Navy
NCAA champions
1992
NCAA Championship appearances
1941, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1981, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2022, 2024
Conference champions
BIA 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1960 WAC Pac-10/12 1987, 1991, 2000
Individual conference champions
BIA Bill Bell (1942) WAC Drue Johnson (1969) Pac-10/12 Paul Nolen (1984) Larry Silveira (1987) Manny Zerman (1991) Jason Gore (1993) Jason Gore (1994) Ricky Barnes (2001) Henry Liaw (2004) Creighton Honeck (2008) Brad Reeves (2021)

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

Source

Season	Coach	Conference	NCAA
BIA
1935	Fred A. Enke	NA
1936	Fred A. Enke	NA
1937	Fred A. Enke	NA
1938	Fred A. Enke	1st
1939	Fred A. Enke	2nd
1940	Fred A. Enke	1st
1941	Fred A. Enke	1st	18th
1942	Fred A. Enke	1st
1943	Fred A. Enke	DNP
1944	Fred A. Enke	DNP
1945	Fred A. Enke	DNP
1946	Fred A. Enke	1st
1947	Fred A. Enke	1st
1948	Fred A. Enke	1st
1949	Fred A. Enke	2nd
1950	Fred A. Enke	2nd
1951	Fred A. Enke	NA
1952	Fred A. Enke	NA
1953	Fred A. Enke	3rd
1954	Fred A. Enke	1st
1955	Fred A. Enke	2nd
1956	Fred A. Enke	4th
1957	Fred A. Enke	2nd
1958	Fred A. Enke	3rd
1959	Fred A. Enke	2nd
1960	Fred A. Enke	1st	7th
1961	Fred A. Enke	2nd	T-7th
WAC
1962	Fred A. Enke	NA
1963	Fred A. Enke	2nd	25th
1964	Fred A. Enke	4th
1965	Fred A. Enke	5th
1966	Fred A. Enke	6th
1967	Roy Tatum	4th
1968	Roy Tatum	4th
1969	Roy Tatum	2nd
1970	Roy Tatum	4th
1971	Roy Tatum	4th
1972	George Schafer	4th
1973	John Gibson	4th
1974	John Gibson	4th
1975	John Gibson	5th
1976	John Gibson	4th
1977	John Gibson	4th
1978	John Gibson	4th
Pac-10/12
1979	Rick LaRose	2nd
1980	Rick LaRose	5th
1981	Rick LaRose	6th
1982	Rick LaRose	6th
1983	Rick LaRose	4th
1984	Rick LaRose	3rd
1985	Rick LaRose	6th
1986	Rick LaRose	6th
1987	Rick LaRose	1st	18th
1988	Rick LaRose	2nd	6th
1989	Rick LaRose	2nd	6th
1990	Rick LaRose	2nd	3rd
1991	Rick LaRose	1st	T-18th
1992	Rick LaRose	4th	1st
1993	Rick LaRose	2nd	16th
1994	Rick LaRose	2nd	14th
1995	Rick LaRose	3rd	10th
1996	Rick LaRose	6th	5th
1997	Rick LaRose	5th	26th
1998	Rick LaRose	3rd	30th
1999	Rick LaRose	8th	T-20th
2000	Rick LaRose	5th	3rd
2001	Rick LaRose	3rd	3rd
2002	Rick LaRose	7th	T-9th
2003	Rick LaRose	2nd	17th
2004	Rick LaRose	1st	3rd
2005	Rick LaRose	3rd	17th
2006	Rick LaRose	5th	13th
2007	Rick LaRose	6th	24th
2008	Rick LaRose	6th
2009	Rick LaRose	T-8th	30th
2010	Rick LaRose	9th
2011	Rick LaRose	7th	29th
2012	Rick LaRose	10th
2013	Jim Anderson	T-8th
2014	Jim Anderson	9th
2015	Jim Anderson	9th
2016	Jim Anderson	10th
2017	Jim Anderson	9th
2018	Jim Anderson	9th
2019	Jim Anderson	8th
2020	Jim Anderson	Season canceled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
2021	Jim Anderson	1st
2022	Jim Anderson	11th	T-19th
2023	Jim Anderson	7th
2024	Jim Anderson	9th
Total		BIA: 9 WAC: 0 Pac-10/12:3	1

Team tournament wins (79)

Source:

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

Source:

Regional

NCAA West Regional Championship
Year	Name
1989	Robert Gamez
1992	Harry Rudolph
1993	Manny Zerman
2002	Ricky Barnes
2004	Chris Nallen

NCAA Southwest Regional Championship
Year	Name
2009	Tarquin MacManus

Conference

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

BIA
Year	Name
1942	Bill Bell

WAC
Year	Name
1969	Drue Johnson

Pac-10/12
Year	Name
1984	Paul Nolen
1987	Larry Silveira
1991	Manny Zerman
1993	Jason Gore
1994	Jason Gore
2001	Ricky Barnes
2004	Henry Liaw
2008	Creighton Honeck
2011	Brad Reeves

National honors

Source

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

Source:

Low 18-hole total in relation to par
Player	Date	Score
Trevor Werbylo	Mar 18, 2019	62 (−10)
Chris Nallen	Oct 14, 2003	62 (−9)
Brian Prouty	Jan 29, 2007	62 (−9)
Robert Gamez	Jun 7, 1989	62 (−8)

Low 18-hole aggregate total
Player	Date	Score
Robert Gamez	Jun 7, 1989	62 (−8)
Chris Nallen	Oct 14, 2003	62 (−9)
Brian Prouty	Jan 29, 2007	62 (−9)
Trevor Werbylo	Mar 18, 2019	62 (−10)

Low 72-hole total in relation to par
Player	Date	Score
Ricky Barnes	Apr 27–29, 2001	268 (−16)
Brad Reeves	Apr 26–28, 2021	272 (−16)
Ricky Barnes	May 31 − Jun 3, 2000	275 (−13)
Paul Nolen	May 2–4, 1984	276 (−12)
George Cunningham	Apr 23–25, 2018	272 (−12)

Low 72-hole total in relation to par
Player	Date	Score
Ricky Barnes	Apr 27–29, 2001	268 (−16)
George Cunningham	Apr 23–25, 2018	272 (−12)
Brad Reeves	Apr 26–28, 2021	272 (−16)
Chris Nallen	Jun 1–4, 2004	273 (−7)
Ricky Barnes	May 31 – June 3, 2000	275 (−13)

Career scoring average (min. 36 rounds played)
Player	Average	Years	Rounds
Chris Nallen	71.19	2000–04	167
Trevor Werbylo	71.44	2017–21	126
Ricky Barnes	71.48	1999–03	165
George Cunningham	71.87	2014–18	129
Henry Liaw	71.89	2003–06	123

Single-season scoring average (min. 18 rounds played)
Player		Years	Rounds
Chris Nallen	69.79	2003–04	43
Trevor Werbylo	70.04	2019–20	24
George Cunningham	70.40	2017–18	43
Brad Reeves	70.40	2020–21	25
Trevor Werbylo	70.72	2018–19	40

Wildcats in the pros

Name	Tour	Seasons as Wildcat	Post-Wildcat accomplishment
Trevor Werbylo	PGA Forme Tour	2018–21	Turned pro in 2021
George Cunningham	PGA Tour Canada	2015–18	Won 2018 Golf BC Championship
Jordan Gumberg	PGA Tour Canada	2016–17	Turned pro in 2017
Brian Prouty	Web.com Tour	2004–07	Turned pro in 2007
Nate Lashley	PGA Tour	2002–05	Won 1 PGA Tour event (2019 Rocket Mortgage Classic)
Ricky Barnes	PGA Tour	2000–03	Six-time PGA Tour top-10 finishes including T-2 at 2009 U.S. Open & 2010 Masters Tournament Set 36-hole scoring record at 2009 U.S. Open 2002 U.S. Amateur champion
Chris Nallen	Nationwide Tour	2001–04	Won 1 Nationwide Tour event
Rory Sabbatini	PGA Tour	1995–98	Six-time PGA Tour winner (2000 Air Canada Championship, 2003 FBR Capital Open, 2006 Nissan Open, 2007 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, 2009 HP Byron Nelson Championship, 2011 Honda Classic), 2020 Olympic Silver Medalist, 2003 WGC-World Cup winner
Ted Purdy	PGA Tour	1993–96	Won 1 PGA Tour event (2005 Byron Nelson Championship)
David Berganio Jr.	PGA Tour	1991–93	Four PGA Tour top-10 finishes, 3X Nike Tour winner
Manny Zerman	Foreign tour	1990–93	Turned pro in 1993
Jim Furyk	PGA Tour	1989–92	17-Time PGA Tour winner including 2003 U.S. Open, 2010 FedEx Cup Playoffs Champion, 2002 Memorial Tournament, Las Vegas Invitational (3), Canadian Open (2), RBC Heritage(2) 23 PGA Tour Top-10 Major Finishes including 2006 U.S. Open, 2007 U.S. Open & 2013 PGA Championship Runner-Up 9 Time Ryder Cup Participant (1997, 1999 (winners), 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 (winners), 2010, 2012, 2014) Ryder Cup U.S. Team Captain (2018) 7 Time Presidents Cup Participant (1998, 2000 (winners), 2003 (tie), 2005 (winners), 2007 (winners), 2009 (winners), 2011 (winners)) 3x PGA Champions Tour Winner including 2021 U.S. Senior Open Shot first round of 58 in PGA history in 2016 Ranks 4th All-Time on the PGA Tour Career Money Leaders with $71.5 Million Dollars Top 50 All-Time in PGA Tour Wins & Most Top-10s in a Career 188 (since 1980)
Christian Pena	Foreign tour	1988–91	Turned pro in 1992
Larry Silveira	PGA Tour	1987–88	Turned pro in 1989, Nike Tour winner
Robert Gamez	PGA Tour	1987–89	3X PGA Tour winner (1990 Northern Telecom Tucson Open, 1990 Nestle Invitational & 2005 Valero Texas Open
Mike Springer	PGA Tour	1985–88	2X PGA Tour winner (1994 KMart Greater Greensboro Open & 1994 Greater Milwaukee Open)
Eric Meeks	Nationwide Tour	1986–88	1998 U.S. Amateur champion
Jerry Foltz	Nike Tour	1984–85	Turned pro in 1984, Nike Tour winner
Mike Cunning	PGA Tour	1979–80	Asian Tour winner (2003 Royal Challenge Indian Open)
Dan Pohl	PGA Tour	1975–76	2X PGA Tour winner (1986 Colonial National Invitation & 1986 NEC World Series of Golf)
Don Pooley	PGA Tour	1970–73	2X PGA Tour winner (1980 B.C. Open & 1987 Memorial Tournament), 2X Champions Tour winner

Source: Arizona 2021-22 Golf Media Guide

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