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 BIA1935 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 18th1942 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 7th1961 Fred A. Enke 2nd T-7th WAC1962 Fred A. Enke NA 1963 Fred A. Enke 2nd 25th1964 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-10/121979 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 18th1988 Rick LaRose 2nd 6th1989 Rick LaRose 2nd 6th1990 Rick LaRose 2nd 3rd1991 Rick LaRose 1st T–18th1992 Rick LaRose 4th 1st1993 Rick LaRose 2nd 16th1994 Rick LaRose 2nd 14th1995 Rick LaRose 3rd 10th1996 Rick LaRose 6th 5th1997 Rick LaRose 5th 26th1998 Rick LaRose 3rd 30th1999 Rick LaRose 8th T–20th2000 Rick LaRose 5th 3rd2001 Rick LaRose 3rd 3rd2002 Rick LaRose 7th T–9th2003 Rick LaRose 2nd 17th2004 Rick LaRose 1st 3rd2005 Rick LaRose 3rd 17th2006 Rick LaRose 5th 13th2007 Rick LaRose 6th 24th2008 Rick LaRose 6th 2009 Rick LaRose T-8th 30th2010 Rick LaRose 9th 2011 Rick LaRose 7th 29th2012 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 theCoronavirus Pandemic2021 Jim Anderson 1st 2022 Jim Anderson 11th T–19th2023 Jim Anderson 7th 2024 Jim Anderson 9th 15th2025 Jim Anderson 12th 2026 Jim Anderson 2nd T–5 Total BIA: 9WAC: 0Pac-10/12:4 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 Championship1989Robert Gamez1992Harry Rudolph1993Manny Zerman2002Ricky Barnes2004Chris Nallen
+ NCAA Southwest Regional Championship2009Tarquin MacManus
Conference Arizona has had 10 separate golfers win a conference title on 11 separate occasions.
+ BIA1942Bill Bell
+ WAC1969Drue Johnson
+ Pac-10/121984Paul Nolen1987Larry Silveira1991Manny Zerman1993Jason Gore1994Jason Gore2001Ricky Barnes2004Henry Liaw 2008Creighton Honeck2011Brad 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