Gopher Golf Accomplishments and Facilities
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NCAA Champion
James McLean |
The University of Minnesota men's golf program is one of the most consistently successful collegiate golf programs in the country. Here is a list detailing some of Minnesota's fine accomplishments:
One of just five programs in the country to have two top three national finishes in the last five yearsSeven NCAA Championship appearances since 1998 - the most of any Northern School14 consecutive trips to NCAA Regionals 2002 NCAA Team Champions Back to Back Big Ten Champions (2002 & 2003) 6 Big Ten Titles - 1929, 1938, 1963, 1972, 2002, 2003 All-Americans - 18 since 1993 NCAA Regional Medalists - Rob Kerr (1996) and
Justin Smith (2002) NCAA Individual Champions - Louis Lick (1944) and
James McLean (1998) Individual Big Ten Titles (6) Les Bolstad Award Winners, including Bronson La'Cassie in 2006
(4 - lowest seasonal Big Ten average score) Big Ten Freshman of the Year (3 since 1996) World Class Golf Facilities
Two 18-hole championship golf courses - the Tournament Players Course of the Twin Cities and the Les Bolstad University Course A first class, 20-acre learning center with three-sided range, bunkers and seven practice greens, four par-3 holes located in our practice facility. We have over 80 golf courses in the Twin Cities at our disposal, and play Hazeltine National (host of the U.S Open and U.S PGA
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| The 17th hole at the TPC of the Twin Cities. The TPC is the new home of the Golden Gopher golf team. |
Championship) and Interlachen Country Club (host of 1993 Walker Cup and 2002 Solheim Cup) weekly. Both courses are ranked in the Top 100 U.S. Courses by Golf Magazine. Needless to say, Minnesota has some of the greatest golf courses in the country. We have 12 courses that have hosted national golf events, Women's Open, tour events and many top amateur tournaments. In fact, the University of Minnesota recently hosted the 1999 NCAA Golf Championships at Hazeltine National!
University of Minnesota Athletics Achievements in 2005-06
7 National Championships won in the last six years 20 Big Ten/WCHA conference regular season or tournament championships won in the last five years |
The Golden Gopher wrestling team (above) and the women's hockey team were national runner-ups in 2005-06.
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16 of Minnesota's 25 teams finished in the top three of its conference in 2005-06 4 Conference championships won in 2005-06 (men's hockey, wrestling, women's gymnastics, women's outdoor track and field) 5 Straight top 20 finishes in the U.S. Sports Academy Director's Cup measuring overall athletic success 19 Academic All-Americans over the last three years27 First-team All-Americans in 2005-0620 Gopher programs reached NCAA postseason competition in 2005-06 including six that finished in the top 15 nationally
