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
UniversityUniversity of Houston
ConferenceThe American
Head coach
  • Men's: Jonathan Dismuke (9th season)
  • Women's: Gerrod Chadwell (5th season)
LocationHouston, Texas
CourseGolf Club of Houston
Par: 72
Yards: 7,457
NicknameHouston Cougars
ColorsScarlet 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), Dick 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, 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
  1. "Logos - University of Houston Athletics". June 12, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
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