American college golf team
The Nebraska Cornhuskers men's golf team represents the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference . The program was established in 1935 and has made the NCAA championships four times, most recently in 1999. Five Cornhuskers have been named first-team all-conference selections, and in 1998 Steve Friesen won the Ben Hogan Award as the best golfer in the country.
The team has been coached by Judd Cornell since 2022. [ 2]
No. Coach Tenure Accomplishments 1 Dana X. Bible 1934–36 Big Eight champion (1936) 2 Ed Newkirk 1936–41 Big Eight champion (1937) 3 Bud Williamson 1945–48 4 Marvin Franklin Jr. 1948–51 5 Ed Higgenbotham 1951–52 6 Bob Hamblet 1952–54 7 Jerry Bush 1954–57 8 Bill Smith 1957–60 9 Harry Good 1960–69 10 Larry Romjue 1969–2001 11 Bill Spangler 2001–18 12 Mark Hankins 2018–21 13 Brett Balak 2021–22 14 Judd Cornell 2022–
Name Position First year Alma mater Judd Cornell Head coach 2022 Nebraska Travis Minzel Assistant coach 2021 Nebraska Wesleyan
Steve Friesen – 1998 Jamie Rogers – 1998 (HM) Jamie Rogers – 1999 (2nd) Steve Friesen – 1999 (HM) Steve Friesen – 1997–99 Josh Madden – 1997 Jamie Rogers – 1997,1998 Steve Gutschewski – 1999 Brady Schnell – 2007
Season-by-season results [ edit ] Year Coach Conference Postseason[ a] Big Six Conference (1935–1948) 1934–35 Dana X. Bible 2nd 1935–36 1st 1936–37 Ed Newkirk 1st 1937–38 2nd 1938–39 5th 1939–40 4th 1940–41 Byron Adams 3rd 1945–46 Bud Williamson 6th 1946–47 5th 1947–48 2nd Big Seven Conference (1949–1960) 1948–49 Marvin Franklin Jr. 6th 1949–50 3rd 1950–51 Ed Higgenbotham 2nd 1951–52 2nd 1952–53 Bob Hamblet 4th 1953–54 3rd 1954–55 Jerry Bush 5th 1955–56 5th 1956–57 6th 1957–58 Bill Smith 7th 1958–59 6th 1959–60 6th Big Eight Conference (1961–1996) 1960–61 Harry Good 8th 1961–62 8th 1962–63 7th 1963–64 8th 1964–65 6th 1965–66 5th 1966–67 4th 1967–68 3rd 1968–69 8th 1969–70 Larry Romjue 3rd 1970–71 4th 1971–72 8th 1972–73 2nd NCAA University Division 18th 1973–74 3rd 1974–75 6th 1975–76 6th 1976–77 5th 1977–78 2nd NCAA Division I 20th 1978–79 4th 1979–80 5th 1980–81 3rd 1981–82 3rd 1982–83 4th 1983–84 7th 1984–85 3rd 1985–86 5th 1986–87 4th 1987–88 6th 1988–89 4th 1989–90 6th 1990–91 5th 1991–92 7th 1992–93 6th 1993–94 5th 1994–95 6th 1995–96 3rd Big 12 Conference (1997–2011) 1996–97 Larry Romjue 6th 1997–98 9th NCAA Division I 20th 1998–99 2nd NCAA Division I 14th 1999–00 12th 2000–01 12th 2001–02 Bill Spangler 12th 2002–03 11th 2003–04 12th 2004–05 12th 2005–06 6th 2006–07 6th 2007–08 11th 2008–09 11th 2009–10 T–7th 2010–11 8th Big Ten Conference (2012–present) 2011–12 Bill Spangler 12th 2012–13 9th 2013–14 11th 2014–15 13th 2015–16 13th 2016–17 12th 2017–18 11th 2018–19 Mark Hankins 5th 2019–20 Canceled [ b] 2020–21 12th 2021–22 Brett Balak 14th 2022–23 Judd Cornell 12th 2023–24 T–7th
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^ The NCAA began hosting an annual men's golf tournament in 1939 ^ Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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