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. Individual national champions were Ed White, Ben Crenshaw, Tom Kite, and Justin Leonard.
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 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.SourceIndividual Champions
NCAA
Texas has had 4 individuals claim the NCAA Individual Championship on 5 occasions, with a tie in 1972.
| 1935 | Ed White |
| 1971 | Ben Crenshaw |
| 1972 | Ben Crenshaw, Tom Kite |
| 1973 | Ben Crenshaw |
| 1994 | Justin Leonard |
Conference
Texas has had 31 separate golfers win a conference title on 39 separate occasions, 3 of which were a shared title.National Honors
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