Prior to his time at Texas, Fields led the University of New Mexico to nine NCAA Championship appearances in 10 seasons (1988-97). Under Fields' leadership, UT has posted 10 top-five finishes at the NCAA Championship, including NCAA team titles in 20 and runner-up showings in 20. The Fields Factor: Now in his 27th season as head coach at Texas, John Fields has guided the Longhorns to 21 NCAA Championship appearances in his 25 opportunities (no NCAA tourney in 2020 due to COVID-19). Christiaan Maas placed third in the individual standings with a 36-hole score of 7-under-par 133 (69-64), while Jacob Sosa finished fourth at 5-under-par 135 (66-69). The 15-team field featured 11 teams in the preseason Division I Coaches poll. 4 Georgia Tech took third at 3-under-par 557 (277-280). Texas finished six strokes behind UNC, while No. 1 North Carolina claimed the team title with a two-round score of 10-under-par 550 (281-269). The final round of the tourney at Olympia Fields Country Club was canceled due to weather. 15-17) with a runner-up finish in the team standings after a 36-hole total of 4-under-par 556 (280-276). Runner-Up Finish at Olympia Fields: The Longhorns concluded the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. Jacob Sosa also added a 3-1-1 mark during the event. Nathan Petronzio and Brian Stark led the way individually during the tourney, as both posted 4-1 match-play records. The Longhorns followed with a 3.5-1.5 victory over Oklahoma State in the bracket semifinals before concluding their run with the 4-1 win against Baylor in the championship match.
Texas claimed a 5-0 victory over Cincinnati and a 3.5-1.5 win against Kansas State during the pool play rounds. 9-11), the Longhorns registered an overall record of 4-1 with the only setback coming in a 4-2 defeat to then-No. 21 Baylor in the championship match at the 2023 Big 12 Match Play Tournament at the Clubs at Houston Oaks. In the championship match, Texas registered a 3-3 tie against Arizona State, but the Sun Devils earned the title by virtue of a tiebreaker based on most holes won.īig 12 Match Play Champs: Texas registered a 4-1 victory over then-No. In the eight-team event that featured a Walker Cup/Ryder Cup type format with match play, the Longhorns earned a 2-1 win in the opening-round foursomes against Georgia Tech and followed with a 2-1 victory in the semifinals fourball over Pepperdine. Runner-up at Cypress Point in Final Fall Tourney: Texas finished as runner-up at the Cypress Point Classic (Oct. The tournament field featured eight squads in the Top 25 of the national rankings, including No. Senior Nathan Petronzio also registered a season-best tournament finish with a tie for ninth at 2-under-par 214 (71-69-74). Sophomore Tommy Morrison registered a collegiate-best 18-hole score of 5-under 67 in the final round to finish in a collegiate-best tie for sixth in the individual standings with a 54-hole total of 4-under-par 212 (72-73-67). 25-27) at Southern Highlands Golf Club in Las Vegas. Last Time Out: Texas posted a 54-hole score of 2-over-par 866 (284-295-287) to finish in third place at the Southern Highlands Collegiate (Feb. 19 in the most recent national rankings provided by Scoreboard powered by Clippd (March 6). CT) with a shotgun start, followed by 18 holes on Tuesday. The three-round event includes 36 holes on Monday beginning at 8:45 a.m.
19 Texas, Augusta, Cincinnati, Kansas, Kansas State, Marquette, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, UNCG, Notre Dame, Penn State and Rutgers (tournament host). Johnnie-O Intercollegiate: Texas plays in its third event of the spring season when it competes at the 14-team Johnnie-O Intercollegiate at Sea Island's Plantation Course (St. When: Monday, March 11 – Tuesday, March 12įormat: 36 holes on Monday, 18 holes on Tuesday